At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our kitchen team to prepare delicious Christmas products and support food production.
- Company: Family-owned B Corp committed to sustainability and community.
- Benefits: Free lunch, paid leave for special occasions, staff discounts, and wellbeing programs.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with opportunities for personal growth and fun team events.
- Why this job: Be part of a friendly team during the festive season and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Comfortable with raw meat, attention to detail, and teamwork skills.
The predicted salary is between 14 - 14 £ per hour.
- Join our Cook Family working in our Food Preparation department
- Contract length – casual contract approximately 26-06-26 – 04-12-26
- Pay rate : £14.00 per hour
Join a Friendly and Supportive Kitchen Team This Christmas Season!
Are you looking for a hands‑on role in a welcoming food production environment?
We are recruiting Casual Kitchen Prep Assistants to help prepare premium Christmas products, including centrepieces, turkeys, ducks, and geese, for one of the busiest and most exciting times of the year.
Based at Sittingbourne Business Park, Cook Kitchen is located just a 10‑minute walk from Sittingbourne train station, making it easily accessible for those travelling by public transport.
The Role
As a Kitchen Prep Assistant, you'll play a vital role in preparing products to the highest standards. Duties include:
- Carefully cutting, weighing, and measuring ingredients following clear instructions.
- Preparing meat, poultry, and seafood by cutting and processing ready for cooking.
- Preparing Christmas centrepieces, turkeys, ducks, and geese.
- Chopping using kitchen knives safely and confidently.
- Maintaining cleanliness throughout the kitchen, including workstations, equipment, utensils, and dishes.
- Following food safety, hygiene, and health & safety procedures at all times.
- Supporting the wider kitchen team with a variety of preparation tasks.
- What We’re Looking For
- Comfortable handling and working with raw meat products.
- Good attention to detail and ability to follow instructions accurately.
- Confident using kitchen knives and food preparation equipment.
- Reliable, punctual, and able to work as part of a team.
- Previous kitchen, catering, food production, or food manufacturing experience is beneficial but not essential.
If you tick most of these boxes but not all—don’t stress. We’re all about potential.
- Excellent Benefits including
- free cooked from fresh lunch for all employees
- Free car park
- Paid leave on your birthdays, moving house, become grandparent or your child starts school for the first time
- staff profit share
- Wellbeing program
- 30% staff discount
- Access to Cookie Jar Smart Spending discounts and free food perks.
- Team meals , events & away days
- Be part of a B-Corp-certified business that values sustainability, people, and the community.
And many more.
What Cook is About
We’re a proudly independent, family-owned B Corp, which basically means we care.
Alot.
About our food.
About our people.
And about doing the right thing—even when it’s not the easy thing.
Our vision for COOK has always been that we are a place where EVERYONE is welcome.
We want everyone to feel like they belong at COOK.
We all have different roles, different abilities and different personalities.
By collaborating we can do remarkable things.
Whatever your story.
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