Details
1108640
University of Warwick
01/03/2026
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Shift work, Monday to Friday typically between hours of 9am and 3pm Roughly 25 to 30 hours per week, dependent on business.
Uniform Provided
Pay
£12.60
£1.52
Description
Role
Warwick Food Group operates eating and drinking spaces across campus; for example, Café Library, District (at WBS), NEXUS Café and Gibbet Hill Café, amongst others.
We are looking for an individual with experience of working in food preparation and service to work predominantly in District kitchen.
The roles will involve standard food service tasks such as cutting up items, preparing and cooking dishes to set recipes, serving the food to customers from counters, cleaning food service equipment and well as some portering duties like dishwashing and clearing rubbish in the Kitchens to maintain food hygiene standards.
The role is relatively physical and requires manual handling as well as being on your feet.
Start and End Date:
Term 2: ASAP to Friday 20th March
Term 3: Monday 27th April to Friday 26th June
End date for Term 3 is dependent on business levels.
District Kitchen does not operate during Easter vacation – we may be able to provide some hours in another outlet but cannot guarantee this as vacation is significantly quieter.
Duties and responsibilities
- Food preparation as required; this will involve standard tasks, such as cutting up items, cooking items under instruction and guidance.
- Traying/plating of food items as required, serving customers on food serveries, taking orders and checking for allergies or intolerances.
- Clean areas as required: wash up duties, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and adopt a ‘clean as you go’ approach to kitchen and service equipment in line with departmental Standing Operating Procedures.
- Assist with stock movement as required and in line with correct manual handling techniques and food safety storage
- Ensure compliance with: Departmental standards and legislation and all food health and safety regulations including COSHH, Natasha’s Law, etc
- Maintain a safe working environment by observing Health & Safety Regulations and other relevant Food Hygiene legislation.
Skills and experience
- Experience in a similar Kitchen role, some simple/basic cooking or food preparation experienceWilling to be trained in Basic Food Hygiene (certificate), COSHH, Manual handling, Health & Safety, Fire Safety and Food Allergens
- Ability to work in a team
- Good verbal communication skills
- Ability to follow written Standard Operating Procedures
- Ability to work to deadlines
Desirable
- Knowledge / working within the industry Kitchen, café, restaurants
Other Information
- Please note that Kitchens are fast-paced and often noisy environments, that can operate at very warm temperatures.
- You will be required to work with all kinds of food, including raw meat.
Location
Campus
Additional information
Applications close midnight 01/03/26 (this may close early due to a high number of applicants)