Kitchen staff

Overview

Job 645344

Job Title Kitchen staff

Pub The Cooper Rose, Sunderland

Salary £12.41

Closing Date 29-01-2026

• Preparing, cooking and presenting food to the correct spec
• Operating kitchen work stations, including grills, fryers, microwaves and more
• Working as a team to keep to time and quality targets
• Following food hygiene and allergen, as well as health and safety, standards
• Cleaning as you go, including full kitchen clean-downs
• Rotating stock and storing food safely
• Completing required induction, role-specific and ongoing refresher training and contributing to continuous improvement

• Competitive rate of pay
• A free meal and a drink, when working
• 20% discount on all food, drinks and hotel accommodation (for you and up to three guests), when not working
• £1 extra per hour for hours worked during midnight-5.59am
• Bonus scheme - earn up to 19% of your pay
• Availability of guaranteed-hours contracts and variable-hours contracts
• Paid holiday
• Free shares (after a qualifying period)
• Loyalty reward scheme

At a glance, your role is to work as part of a team to prepare and cook food and to help to keep the kitchen running smoothly, all while maintaining high standards of cleanliness, safety and customer service. Our pubs open early and close late, so we offer great flexibility with shift patterns, including mornings, evenings, weekends and late finishes.

• Preparing, cooking and presenting food to the correct spec
• Operating kitchen work stations, including grills, fryers, microwaves and more
• Working as a team to keep to time and quality targets
• Following food hygiene and allergen, as well as health and safety, standards
• Cleaning as you go, including full kitchen clean-downs
• Rotating stock and storing food safely
• Completing required induction, role-specific and ongoing refresher training and contributing to continuous improvement

Most Wetherspoon team leaders and managers started in the kitchen or behind the bar.

If you`re looking to progress, we can support your development with:

• Structured on-the-job training.
• Apprenticeships and management academies.
• Cross-training into other areas (bar, floor, hotel).
• Opportunities to move into team-leader, kitchen-shift-leader and/or pub-manager roles.

Wetherspoon promotes an inclusive working environment where everyone is welcome. When you`re at work, we want you to feel comfortable being yourself. Whatever your background, preferences or beliefs, we`ll ensure that you have the skills and knowledge you need for a great career with us.

Under-18s may attract a lower rate of pay, always in line with, but usually above, national guidelines.

If a high number of applications is received, this vacancy may close early.

Read more about our kitchen associate role

Hours Per Week 30

Monday Hours Flexible

Tuesday Hours Flexible

Wednesday Hours Flexible

Thursday Hours Flexible

Friday Hours Flexible

Saturday Hours Flexible

Sunday Hours Flexible

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