Kitchen Assistant
Location: The Standing Order, Stevenage
Salary: £12.41
Closing Date: 03-11-2025
Job Overview
We’re looking for fun, enthusiastic, passionate people to join our hard‑working teams. No experience is needed, just a good attitude, a willingness to learn and a calm head under pressure. As a UK Top Employer with an award‑winning training programme, we can teach you the skills you need to succeed.
Whether you’re looking for a long‑term career or just some extra shifts, if you’re reliable, friendly and love working as part of a team – this role could be perfect for you.
Benefits
* Competitive rate of pay
* A free meal and a drink when working
* 20% discount on all food, drinks and hotel accommodation (for you and up to three guests) when not working
* £1 extra per hour for hours worked during midnight‑5.59am
* Bonus scheme – earn up to 19% of your pay
* Guaranteed‑hours contracts and variable‑hours contracts
* Paid holiday
* Free shares after a qualifying period
* Loyalty reward scheme
Role Summary
Your role is to work as part of a team to prepare and cook food and help keep the kitchen running smoothly, maintaining high standards of cleanliness, safety and customer service. Our pubs open early and close late, so we offer great flexibility with shift patterns, including mornings, evenings, weekends and late finishes.
Duties
* Preparing, cooking and presenting food to the correct specification
* Operating kitchen work stations, including grills, fryers, microwaves and more
* Working as a team to keep to time and quality targets
* Following food hygiene and allergen standards, as well as health and safety standards
* Cleaning as you go, including full kitchen clean‑downs
* Rotating stock and storing food safely
* Completing required induction, role‑specific and ongoing refresher training and contributing to continuous improvement
Progression and Development
* Structured on‑the‑job training
* Apprenticeships and management academies
* Cross‑training into other areas (bar, floor, hotel)
* Opportunities to move into team‑leader, kitchen‑shift‑leader and/or pub‑manager roles
Working Hours
Hours per week: 16
Schedule: Flexible – available on all days of the week.
Legal Notice
Under‑18s may attract a lower rate of pay, always in line with, but usually above, national guidelines.
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