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Kitchen Assistant - Gatwick Airport
Location: Crawley
Industry: Catering
Looking for your next role? The Best Connection is currently recruiting Kitchen Assistants for a major airline catering company based near London Gatwick Airport. Join a busy, friendly team helping to prepare the meals served to passengers travelling worldwide.
Pay & Shifts
- 12.50 per hour
- Overtime: 18.75 | Bank Holidays: 25.00
- Shift patterns available: 06:00-15:00, 07:00-16:00, 08:00-17:00
- Rotas: 5 on / 3 off or 4 on / 2 off
- Flexibility is essential
- Long-term role with the possibility of becoming permanent
- Start dates available once airport clearance is complete
Benefits
- Free parking on-site
- Complimentary hot meals and drinks during your shift
- Full uniform and PPE provided
- Supportive, diverse, and welcoming environment
- Full training given with opportunities to progress into other roles
Responsibilities of the Kitchen Assistant:
As a Kitchen Assistant, you'll work in a fast-paced airport kitchen, helping to prepare and organise in-flight meals. Daily tasks include:
- Preparing ingredients: washing, peeling, chopping, and slicing
- Assisting with simple cooking tasks and keeping workstations tidy
- Receiving and sorting deliveries, rotating stock, and checking expiry dates
- Following hygiene standards and ensuring correct PPE is worn
- Working closely with the team to keep production running smoothly
Requirements of the Kitchen Assistant:
- Reliable, punctual, and hardworking individuals
- Comfortable working on your feet in a busy production environment
- Able to use basic kitchen tools safely
- Capable of lifting and handling catering equipment when needed
- Positive, team-focused attitude
- No previous experience required - just enthusiasm and willingness to learn
We'll guide you through all necessary security checks:
- Criminal Record Check (provided by TBC)
- 5-year background check
- Valid photographic ID
- Paid Aviation Security Training
- Right to work in the UK
If you are interested in working in the Catering industry at Gatwick Airport click the APPLY NOW button.
