Kitchen Assistant

Evolve Staffing Ltd. is currently hiring energetic, reliable, and hygiene-conscious Kitchen Assistants to join our healthcare catering and institutional food service teams across Salisbury. Operating within care home kitchens, hospital catering departments, assisted living dining facilities, and nursing home food preparation environments, Evolve Staffing Ltd. supplies dependable catering support staff who ensure smooth daily kitchen operations. Working under the guidance of Head Chefs and Catering Managers, you will play an indispensable role in food preparation, portioning, kitchen hygiene, pot washing, stock handling, and dietary compliance, ensuring that residents receiving specialized medical diets, textured soft meals, and specific nutritional plans receive safe, wholesome, and nutritious meals. Core Responsibilities: Assisting chefs and cooks with meal preparation, chopping ingredients, operating commercial dishwashers, washing kitchen utensils and cookware, cleaning food preparation surfaces, maintaining immaculate kitchen sanitation, rotating food stock according to food safety guidelines, adhering to Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point standards, and clearing kitchen waste efficiently. Candidate Criteria: Proven experience as a Kitchen Assistant, Kitchen Porter, Catering Assistant, or Food Service Assistant, ideally within a healthcare, care home, or commercial hospitality environment, holding a valid Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate, demonstrating strong knowledge of kitchen safety standards, and possessing a reliable, punctual work ethic. Professional Perks: Flexible working schedules, stable shift patterns, diverse placement opportunities across top care facilities, uniform guidance, and ongoing career assistance from Evolve Staffing Ltd.