Branch Cook

About the role

As a Supermarket Assistant Branch Cook, you'll be working in our back-of-house of one of our shops in the Partner Dining Room, providing hot and cold food for Partners to enjoy during their break times.

When not working in the kitchen, you'll support the wider shop floor team as a Supermarket Assistant, providing the distinct service and passion for food that our competitors can't compete with.

In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract Night Premium at a rate of £3.75 per hour. This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements.

Responsibilities, Skills and Experience

Key Responsibilities

When taking on the role of Branch Cook, you'll be responsible for:

• The smooth running of the overall kitchen with support and direction from the management team.
• Maintaining a clean, tidy, and safe kitchen environment.
• Ensuring portion control, preparation, storage methods and due diligence to avoid food wastage. Helping to protect our profits.
• Adhering to high food hygiene standards.

When not working in the kitchen you'll be helping to provide great service to our customers and support with a variety of shop-keeping related tasks including:

• Stock replenishment - ensuring our shelves remain as full as possible and products are in the right place at the right time for our customers.
• Fulfilling online customer orders ready for our drivers to deliver their shopping direct to their doors.
• Reducing wastage by following product due diligence and markdowns to those reaching their sell by dates.
• Working with the wider shop team to support when needed including; checkout support, managing Click & Collect orders, fulfilling on-demand customer orders and more.
• Maintain a safe and tidy working environment with general shopkeeping tasks.

Essential skills/experience you'll need

• Experience of working as a cook in a catering or hospitality environment.
• Passionate about food and serving a varied and nutritious menu.
• Customer Focussed with the ability to engage partners with the food on offer.
• Demonstrate commercial awareness, driving sales within the partner dining room, whilst also controlling costs and wastage.
• Flexible and adaptable to be able to work between kitchen and shop floor as required.

Desirable skills/experience you may have

• City & Guilds 706 1 and 2 or NVQ equivalent.
• Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2.

The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

*Important points to note:*

*It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.*

*We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.*

*We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.*

Where you'll work

This is where you'll be based, whether that's in a shop, distribution centre or one of our head offices.

Beckenham (Waitrose)
1 Southend Road
London, BR3 1SD

Popular Benefits

We believe in ensuring our Partners have access to a complete spectrum of benefits whilst in the business. After all, our Partners make our Partnership what it is.

Benefits

#### Leisure Learning

Enjoy learning a new skill or hobby even more by claiming up to £200 towards certain tutored courses.

(Applies to courses which you pay for in advance yourself).

#### PARTNER DISCOUNT

25% off at John Lewis and 20% at Waitrose. We knew you’d like this one!

(some exclusions apply). (Partner discount is only available following successful completion of your 90-day Earning Membership period once you have started).

#### Clubs & Societies

From arts & crafts to fishing, from skiing to running, we have so many clubs and societies bringing Partners with shared interests together.

#### HOLIDAY & LEAVE

Enjoy a generous holiday provision. Plenty of time for some rest and relaxation.

(The amount of holiday you’ll get depends on your role and working hours. It increases over time).

#### PENSION & LIFE ASSURANCE

Secure your future with our comprehensive pension scheme and life assurance.

#### EXCLUSIVE HOTELS

Recharge and reconnect at our exclusive Partnership hotels in locations across the UK!

#### PENSION & LIFE ASSURANCE

Secure your future with our comprehensive pension scheme and life assurance.

#### EXCLUSIVE HOTELS

Recharge and reconnect at our exclusive Partnership hotels in locations across the UK!

#### Leisure Learning

Enjoy learning a new skill or hobby even more by claiming up to £200 towards certain tutored courses.

#### PARTNER DISCOUNT

25% off at John Lewis and 20% at Waitrose. We knew you’d like this one!

#### Clubs & Societies

From arts & crafts to fishing, from skiing to running, we have so many clubs and societies bringing Partners with shared interests together.

#### HOLIDAY & LEAVE

Enjoy a generous holiday provision. Plenty of time for some rest and relaxation.

#### PENSION & LIFE ASSURANCE

Secure your future with our comprehensive pension scheme and life assurance.

#### EXCLUSIVE HOTELS

Recharge and reconnect at our exclusive Partnership hotels in locations across the UK!

#### Leisure Learning

Enjoy learning a new skill or hobby even more by claiming up to £200 towards certain tutored courses.

#### PARTNER DISCOUNT

25% off at John Lewis and 20% at Waitrose. We knew you’d like this one!

#### Clubs & Societies

From arts & crafts to fishing, from skiing to running, we have so many clubs and societies bringing Partners with shared interests together.

#### HOLIDAY & LEAVE

Enjoy a generous holiday provision. Plenty of time for some rest and relaxation.

#### PENSION & LIFE ASSURANCE

Secure your future with our comprehensive pension scheme and life assurance.

#### EXCLUSIVE HOTELS

Recharge and reconnect at our exclusive Partnership hotels in locations across the UK!

Meet Our People

We’re powered by positive Partner networks

#### Ability

Championing workplace disability inclusion by creating a supportive environment and offering peer communities for those with diverse needs.

#### Unity

Our BAME Network supports Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Partners, celebrate their contributions and create a more inclusive workplace.

#### Faith & Belief

FAB (Faith & Belief) is aimed at educating, celebrating and increasing awareness of all faiths and beliefs.

#### Gender Equality

Promoting Gender equality, empowering Partners to overcome barriers and be more involved in topics outside of their day job.

#### Linkages

Our intergenerational or age network aiming to build awareness of the benefits and opportunities of an intergenerational workforce.

#### Pride

Our first network that we developed. Designed to support the LGBTQ+ community and their allies.

#### Working Parents

Our Working Parents’ Network supports and inspires working parents throughout their parenting journey.

#### Care Experience

Providing a safe and supportive community for Partners with experience in the care system.

#### Carers Network

The network aims to raise awareness and support Partners who are carers, and their allies.

#### Care Experience

Providing a safe and supportive community for Partners with experience in the care system.

#### Carers Network

The network aims to raise awareness and support Partners who are carers, and their allies.

#### Ability

Championing workplace disability inclusion by creating a supportive environment and offering peer communities for those with diverse needs.

#### Unity

Our BAME Network supports Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Partners, celebrate their contributions and create a more inclusive workplace.

#### Faith & Belief

FAB (Faith & Belief) is aimed at educating, celebrating and increasing awareness of all faiths and beliefs.

#### Gender Equality

Promoting Gender equality, empowering Partners to overcome barriers and be more involved in topics outside of their day job.

#### Linkages

Our intergenerational or age network aiming to build awareness of the benefits and opportunities of an intergenerational workforce.

#### Pride

Our first network that we developed. Designed to support the LGBTQ+ community and their allies.

#### Working Parents

Our Working Parents’ Network supports and inspires working parents throughout their parenting journey.

#### Care Experience

Providing a safe and supportive community for Partners with experience in the care system.

#### Carers Network

The network aims to raise awareness and support Partners who are carers, and their allies.

#### Ability

Championing workplace disability inclusion by creating a supportive environment and offering peer communities for those with diverse needs.

#### Unity

Our BAME Network supports Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Partners, celebrate their contributions and create a more inclusive workplace.

#### Faith & Belief

FAB (Faith & Belief) is aimed at educating, celebrating and increasing awareness of all faiths and beliefs.

#### Gender Equality

Promoting Gender equality, empowering Partners to overcome barriers and be more involved in topics outside of their day job.

#### Linkages

Our intergenerational or age network aiming to build awareness of the benefits and opportunities of an intergenerational workforce.

#### Pride

Our first network that we developed. Designed to support the LGBTQ+ community and their allies.

#### Working Parents

Our Working Parents’ Network supports and inspires working parents throughout their parenting journey.

#### Care Experience

Providing a safe and supportive community for Partners with experience in the care system.

#### Carers Network

The network aims to raise awareness and support Partners who are carers, and their allies.

How To Apply

Applying for a job can feel daunting, we don’t want that to be a case as you look to join the Partnership. We want you to perform at your best.
To help you prepare for our application process, take a look at our ‘How to Apply’ page below.

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