Kitchen Assistant

Our Kitchen Assistants play an essential role in delivering exceptional customer experience across our Restaurants - delivering tasty food, ensuring food hygiene and maintaining high operational standards.

Responsibilities Preparing and presenting food in line with menu specificationWorking proactively and supporting general kitchen dutiesWorking alongside the kitchen team to ensure your customers are presented with their meal to a high standard and on timeDeveloping your knowledge of dietary requirements, allergies and health & safetyWho we are looking for You are passionate about all things food and delivering the best possible experience for our customersA team player and confident communicator who is eager to learn new skills and gain new experiencesFlourish in a busy, fast-paced environmentExperience of working in food serviceKnowledge and understanding of kitchen health, safety and hygiene ruulesRelevant food safety qualifications would be idealCan demonstrate our values at all times - we're one team, getting better everyday. We bring a smile. We live and breathe gardens. We make it work for our customers.What we offer Generous annual leave entitlement. Use your holidays when you want with limited statutory days off requiredTreat yourself with generous uncapped discount across our stores with 50% off in our Restaurants, 25% off in the Garden Centre and 10% off in our food hallsAccess to Wagestream – support your financial wellbeing, with ability to access earnings ahead of pay day, save for the future and financial adviceAccess to Retail Trust – seek confidential support, access to a virtual GP, free counselling service and discounted retail rewards with our employee wellbeing platformAccess to Dobbies Academy – continue your development with our eLearning platform and development programmesThriving culture; the Dobbies team are passionate, diverse and committed to making it work for our customersAbout us At Dobbies, we're proud to have a history dating back to 1865. We were founded by James Dobbie and are the only garden centre retailer to have stores in every nation across the UK.

Our passion and joy for gardens and plants is what makes us special. In our stores, we showcase this through own brand and branded products,concession partners and services. We champion garden living all-year-round.

Many of our stores feature a restaurant or coffee shop, where customers can enjoy refreshments or meals in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

We offer a calendar of events and experiences that bring people and communities together, and we have a national charity partner that both our colleagues and customers raise money for.

We're committed to being a great place to work. We're one team and we encourage our colleagues to be the best version of themselves, every day; to share their wins and celebrate success. Together, we make it work for our customers.

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