Store​/Kitchen Cleaner

Hours per week: 17 hours per week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday 16:00 - 20:00;
Sunday 12:00 - 17:00 (The role is a part-time position will be offered on a zero-hours contract basis.) Reporting to:
Kitchen Team Leader and Shop Manager

The role is responsible for promoting the highest degree of cleanliness and hygiene set by the Company by cleaning the kitchen and shop floor area. They are required to strictly adhere to the legal requirements of health and safety as they contribute to a safe and clean working environment, ensuring all food production is safe for consumption.

• Meticulous cleaning of the entire kitchen area:
• All appliances, including oven, stove, etc.
• All work surfaces, including wall, etc.
• Hobs, including pan supports.
• Exhaust fans.
• The sink.
• Kitchen floor.
• Ventilation, including the filter.

• Use electrical and mechanical equipment, chemicals when necessary after appropriate training.
• Use stepladders when necessary and with due regard to health and safety of themselves or others.
• Comply with rules and regulations in Korea Foods Company;
  Employee Handbook, health and safety manual.
• Manage the recycling and waste.
• Wear protective clothing provided.
• Follow reasonable instructions from Kitchen Team Leader and Shop Manager.
• Ad-hoc cleaning tasks on the shop floor as requested.
• Previous experience in a similar role would be beneficial, but not essential. Good hygiene standards are required.
• Have good attention to detail, able to work under own initiative ensuring the kitchen is thoroughly clean.
• Build positive working relationships with other kitchen team members, ensuring cleaning does not interfere with their responsibilities.
• Be organised with excellent time management.
• Be aware, adhere to and understand Food Hygiene regulations, personal safety procedures.
• Handle physically demanding workload; able to handle heavy goods.

Korea Foods Company is the leader in the supply of Korean food in the UK. A family‑run business, established in 1999, it has over 500 employees working within its Head Office, Logistics Centres, and Retail Stores. We import from key brands in Korea and distribute to the Asian community, focusing on East Asian consumers. We have also seen substantial growth within the supermarket multiples, securing significant listings with Tesco, Morrisons, Asda, and Costco.

We also operate our own retail store network, Seoul Plaza, currently with 21 stores within the estate, with more opening in 2026. Growth has been consistently double‑digit, with a sales turnover in excess of £85 million.

The company is an incredibly dynamic and fast‑paced place to work, with ambiguity and transparency that is often associated with family‑run businesses. It is, also, whilst not for the faint‑hearted, a rewarding workplace where personal achievements are recognised due to the relatively flat management structure.