At a Glance
- Tasks: Cook delicious meals and assist customers in a vibrant supermarket environment.
- Company: Join the UK's largest employee-owned business, John Lewis Partnership.
- Benefits: Earn £14.31 per hour with flexible working hours and night premium pay.
- Other info: Enjoy a supportive workplace where you can thrive and grow.
- Why this job: Be part of a team that values food passion and customer service.
- Qualifications: Experience in cooking and a love for serving nutritious meals.
The predicted salary is between 14 - 14 £ per hour.
As a Supermarket Assistant Branch Cook, you'll be working in our back-of-house of one of our shops in the Partner Dining Room, providing hot and cold food for Partners to enjoy during their break times. When not working in the kitchen, you'll support the wider shop floor team as a Supermarket Assistant, providing the distinct service and passion for food that our competitors can't compete with. In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract Night Premium at a rate of £3.75 per hour.
Key Responsibilities
- The smooth running of the overall kitchen with support and direction from the management team.
- Maintaining a clean, tidy, and safe kitchen environment.
- Ensuring portion control, preparation, storage methods and due diligence to avoid food wastage.
- Helping to protect our profits.
- Adhering to high food hygiene standards.
- When not working in the kitchen you’ll be helping to provide great service to our customers and support with a variety of shop-keeping related tasks including:
- Stock replenishment - ensuring our shelves remain as full as possible and products are in the right place at the right time for our customers.
- Fulfilling online customer orders ready for our drivers to deliver their shopping direct to their doors.
- Reducing wastage by following product due diligence and markdowns to those reaching their sell by dates.
- Working with the wider shop team to support when needed including; checkout support, managing Click & Collect orders, fulfilling on-demand customer orders and more.
- Maintain a safe and tidy working environment with general shopkeeping tasks.
Essential skills/experience you’ll need
- Experience of working as a cook in a catering or hospitality environment.
- Passionate about food and serving a varied and nutritious menu.
- Customer Focussed with the ability to engage partners with the food on offer.
- Demonstrate commercial awareness, driving sales within the partner dining room, whilst also controlling costs and wastage.
- Flexible and adaptable to be able to work between kitchen and shop floor as required.
Desirable skills/experience you may have
- City & Guilds 706 1 and 2 or NVQ equivalent.
- Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2.
Pay: £14.31 Hourly
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours of Work: Part time vacancy, working 30 hours a week, 4 various days a week between Tuesday and Saturday, working the hours of 06:30-14:45
Job Level: Partnership Level 10
Where You’ll Be Working: High Wycombe (Waitrose & Partners), Marlow Hill, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1TJ
Branch Cook, Supermarket Assistant employer: John Lewis plc
John Lewis plc is an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture at The Odney Hotel in the picturesque setting of Cookham, Berkshire. Employees benefit from competitive pay, flexible part-time hours, and opportunities for growth within a renowned company known for its commitment to customer service excellence. Join us to be part of a team that values your contributions and fosters a rewarding career in hospitality.
