Restaurant jobs in Wigan

Job Title: Kitchen Assistant / Kitchen Porter – Bar and Restaurant
Location: Bolton

Reports to: Head Chef / General Manager
Salary: £12.71 Per Hour
Hours: 25 hrs - Monday- Friday

About the Role:

We are looking for a reliable and hard-working Kitchen Assistant / Kitchen Porter to join our kitchen team at AO world. This is a vital role in supporting the smooth running of the kitchen, keeping it clean, organised, and safe, while assisting the chefs where needed and FOH where needed.

It’s a great opportunity for someone looking to gain kitchen experience in a friendly, community-focused environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain the cleanliness of all kitchen areas, including equipment, surfaces, floors, and utensils.
• Operate the dishwasher and hand-wash pots, pans, and other kitchen items as required.
• Support the kitchen team with basic food prep (peeling, chopping, portioning) where needed.
• Take in deliveries, check stock, and ensure items are stored safely and correctly.
• Dispose of waste and recycling in line with kitchen hygiene standards.
• Basic food preparation
• Assist with stock rotation and help maintain a tidy, organised storage area.
• Ensure high standards of food hygiene and health & safety are always followed.
• Be a positive and dependable member of the kitchen team, supporting the Head Chef and colleagues as needed.

Skills & Experience:

• No formal experience required – just a good work ethic and willingness to learn.
• A strong sense of cleanliness, organisation, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure and follow instructions.
• Reliable, punctual, and a team player.
• A positive attitude and pride in doing a good job behind the scenes.

About TNS Catering

As a Top 100 Best Company to work for we know that our people are our greatest asset. TNS was founded to create a working environment where it’s encouraged to have fun at work which creates a platform for our teams to provide fantastic service based on a genuine love for what they do.

We are an award-winning company creating and enhancing a new style of management for the provision of catering services in business & industry, healthcare and education sectors of the food service market.

From the very beginning it has been our goal to produce and serve creative, affordable food prepared with passion by a well-trained and supportive team of catering people. After all, with TNS it’s about food & so much more. We pride ourselves in all our services including hospitality, internal functions and themed events.

We are passionate people delivering excellent food and outstanding experiences, for the school children, inspiring and nurturing our teams with an honest and flexible approach.

Our Culture:

Our ability to provide excellent support both locally and nationally

• To produce locally sourced foods as close to service time as possible
• To provide an environment in which all our employees develop to their full potential
• To always deliver on our promises, to offer our clients a catering service which is based on trust and partnership

If this sounds like the perfect role for you; we’d love to hear from you!

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. If you have not heard anything 28 days after applying, unfortunately you have been unsuccessful on this occasion’

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Job Type: Permanent

Pay: £12.71 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Work Location: In person