Job details
* Job Ref: 640565
* Job Title: Kitchen assistant
* Pub: Harpsfield Hall, Hatfield
* Salary: £12.41
* Closing Date: 30-10-2025
Role and responsibilities
The role involves working as part of a team to prepare and cook food, and help to keep the kitchen running smoothly while maintaining high standards of cleanliness, safety and customer service. The pubs open early and close late, offering flexible shift patterns including mornings, evenings, weekends and late finishes.
Duties Include
* Preparing, cooking and presenting food to the correct spec
* 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, 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
Most Wetherspoon team leaders and managers started in the kitchen or behind the bar. If you’re looking to progress, we can support your development with:
* 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
Wetherspoon promotes an inclusive working environment where everyone is welcome. When you’re at work, we want you to feel comfortable being yourself. Whatever your background, preferences or beliefs, we’ll ensure that you have the skills and knowledge you need for a great career with us.
Under-18s may attract a lower rate of pay, always in line with, but usually above, national guidelines.
Hours
* Hours Per Week: 20
* Typical Weekly Hours: Flexible
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Part-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
Industries
* Hospitality
Note: This description has been reformatted for clarity and to meet formatting standards. It retains the core responsibilities, benefits and requirements of the role.
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