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Job Ref: 639165
Job Title: Kitchen staff
Pub: The Paddle Steamer, Largs
Salary: £12.41
Closing Date: 11-10-2025
The ideal applicant: 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.
What`s in it for you?
* 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
* availability of guaranteed-hours contracts and variable-hours contracts
* paid holiday
* free shares (after a qualifying period)
* loyalty reward scheme
The role: At a glance, your role is to work as part of a team to prepare and cook food and to help to keep the kitchen running smoothly, all while maintaining high standards of cleanliness, safety and customer service.
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. Under-18s may attract a lower rate of pay, always in line with, but usually above, national guidelines.
Hours Per Week: 20
Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Part-time
Job function: Management and Manufacturing
Industries: Hospitality
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