Kitchen Assistant
The Lock, Basin Road, Heybridge Basin, Maldon, Essex, CM9 4RS
Up to £10.42ph + tips
Working hours: 4 days per week; 9:00am to 5:00pm including one weekend day each week.
Wilkin & Sons / Tiptree is a quintessentially British business that grows, makes and sells remarkably good food. Our aim has always been to make the best products and to provide a service to match. This is just as true today as it was yesterday and this is certainly what we want to be true tomorrow.
Wilkin & Sons Ltd boast 10 Tea Rooms and a Jam Shop across Essex and Suffolk. We are now looking to recruit for our Maldon based Tea Room, for a part time Kitchen Assistant including weekend cover.
We are ideally seeking someone with previous kitchen experience so they can hit the ground running although training will be provided.
Responsibilities (but not limited to):
- Food preparation including meals, cakes, and hot and cold drinks.
- Helping to keep the everyday operations running smoothly
- Maintaining excellent standards of personal, food and kitchen hygiene
- Adapting and producing dishes to meet special dietary, religious and allergenic requirements
- Communicating internally and externally with customers and colleagues
We are looking for great people to join us to uphold our high standards of exceptional service, ensuring our dining customers have a pleasant and comfortable experience. Our team members are role models for outstanding service and make each customer feel valued, whether they are visiting the tea room for the first or the twentieth time.
If you would be a hardworking and dedicated colleague and feel you would complement our team and business we would love to hear from you.
Interested?
Please submit your application via Indeed.
Jobseeker: Please be assured that we value your application and will strive to respond to everyone directly, however if we experience high volumes this may not be possible.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 32 per week
Salary: Up to £10.42 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Discounted or free food
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- COLCHESTER: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Kitchen experience: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 22/08/2026
