Assistant Chef

Location: Malvern area, Worcestershire

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent (5 days per week)

Salary: £13.00 – £14.00 per hour

Hours: Approx. 40 hours per week (Split Shifts: 07:30–13:30 & 17:30–20:00)
 

About Us & The Client

At Pineapple, we are working alongside a brilliant client in the Malvern area to find an Assistant Chef.

Our client is nestled in the Malvern Hills, providing a supportive, high-quality environment for both students and staff.
 

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Assistant Chef to work 5 days per week on a split-shift pattern (07:30–13:30 & 17:30–20:00). Previous experience within a kitchen is essential for this role to effectively support the Head Chef and take ownership of kitchen operations over the weekend.

Weekend availability is ideal to support the college's schedule, though this is not a strict deciding factor.

Accommodation Note: This position can include residential accommodation by request.
 

Purpose

To support the Head Chef in delivering high-quality meals and an excellent dining experience for students, staff, and visitors. The Assistant Chef will assist with food preparation, cooking, food service, and maintaining the highest standards of hygiene, safety, and customer service while ensuring compliance with food safety regulations. The Assistant Chef will also be the chef on the weekend.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and present meals to the required standards, following approved recipes and portion controls.
• Act as the weekend chef.
• Ensure methods of food preparation and presentation are of a consistently high standard whilst working within agreed budgets.
• Assist the Head Chef with the planning and preparation of breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special event catering.
• Prepare all working, service, and dining areas prior to service, ensuring equipment and products are available throughout the service period.
• Assist with serving food and beverages to students, staff, and visitors, maintaining excellent customer service at all times.
• Assist with stock control, stock rotation, stock-takes, and the checking and receiving of deliveries.
• Assist with ordering food and kitchen supplies as directed by the Head Chef.
• Attend daily briefings to ensure awareness of menus, dietary requirements, and operational requirements.
• Ensure deliveries are received, checked, and stored in accordance with College procedures and HACCP regulations.
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene, cleanliness, and organisation throughout the kitchen, dining areas, and food preparation areas.
• Clean and maintain kitchen equipment, utensils, preparation areas, and storage facilities to the required standards.
• Ensure all areas under your responsibility are left clean, safe, and tidy at the end of each shift.
• Work within all Food Safety, HACCP, COSHH, and Health & Safety regulations at all times.
• Support menu development by contributing ideas for new dishes, themed menus, and seasonal events.
• Assist with the preparation and delivery of catering for College functions, hospitality events, open days, and evening events.
• Build positive relationships with students, staff, and visitors by providing a professional, courteous, and friendly service.
• Report customer feedback, complaints, maintenance issues, or health and safety concerns promptly to the Head Chef.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and demonstrate flexibility in supporting other catering duties when required.
• Maintain high standards of personal presentation and professional conduct.
• Attend meetings and training sessions as required.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties requested by the Head Chef or College Management.

Site-Specific Duties

• Assist in the delivery of vending services in line with company standards.
• Clean, rotate stock, replenish, and record stock to the standards required.
• Report any faults to the Manager or Supervisor in charge.

Key Experience and Knowledge Required

• Experience in similar catering or kitchen operations.
• Proven excellent customer care skills.
• High levels of numeracy.

(Note: As this role is based within an educational environment, the successful candidate will be required to undergo standard safer recruitment background checks, including an Enhanced DBS check.)

Pineapple Recruitment are recruiting for this role on behalf of our client and are acting as a Recruitment Agency.