# Supermarket Assistant Branch Cook

**Company**: Waitrose & Partners
**Location**: Newton Mearns
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: £14.31 Hourly
**Category**: Retail
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

As a Supermarket Assistant Branch Cook at Waitrose & Partners in Newton Mearns, you'll work in the back-of-house kitchen, preparing hot and cold food for Partners during their breaks. You'll also support the shop floor team as a Supermarket Assistant, providing excellent customer service and maintaining a high level of food presentation.

**Key Responsibilities** When working as a Branch Cook, you'll be responsible for:

- Ensuring the smooth operation of the kitchen with support from the management team

- Maintaining a clean, tidy, and safe kitchen environment

- Implementing portion control, preparation, and storage methods to minimize food waste

- Adhering to high food hygiene standards

When not in the kitchen, you'll assist with various shop-keeping tasks, including:

- Stock replenishment to ensure shelves are full and products are easily accessible

- Fulfilling online customer orders for delivery

- Reducing waste by monitoring product expiration dates and applying markdowns

- Supporting the wider shop team with tasks such as checkout assistance and Click & Collect order management

- Maintaining a safe and organized working environment

**Requirements**

- Experience working as a cook in a catering or hospitality environment

- Passion for food and serving a varied, nutritious menu

- Customer-focused with the ability to engage with Partners about the food offered

- Commercial awareness to drive sales while controlling costs and waste

- Flexibility to work between the kitchen and shop floor as needed

**Desirable Qualifications**

- City & Guilds 706 1 and 2 or NVQ equivalent

- Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2

**Additional Information**

- Pay: £14.31 per hour

- Contract Type: Permanent

- Hours of Work: 22.5 hours per week, 09:00-15:00 across four days, including alternate weekends

- Job Level: Partnership Level 10

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## Skills

### Required
- food preparation
- customer service
- stock management
- time management

### Nice to have
- City & Guilds 706 1 and 2
- Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2

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