Kitchen Assistant

at  Pasta Evangelists

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Our Kitchen Assistants/Team Members are responsible for preparing our food offering to the highest quality and standards.
Their role is crucial in maintaining a smooth and efficient operation in the kitchen.

ABOUT PASTA EVANGELISTS

Pasta Evangelists was born seven years ago out of a desire to become the authority in fresh pasta. We’re on a mission to reimagine and elevate pasta as a category, which is worth a staggering £3.8bn yet has seen little innovation for decades.
Since launching our original fresh pasta recipe kit service in 2016, we have built a cult following of British pasta lovers – our Evangelists – who are passionate about discovering the breadth and variety of pasta, as well as the irresistible stories behind it.
Today, Pasta Evangelists is backed by Barilla (the world’s biggest pasta company) and is proud to be the UK’s biggest pasta brand by revenues, as well as one of the UK’s fastest-growing startups. In addition to our website, our recipe kits are also available for customers to purchase through major online retailers like Ocado & Amazon Fresh. Londoners can also treat themselves to fine Italian dinings at our high-end Harrods Pasta Bar, or learn to make our signature dishes from scratch at our viral Pasta Academy, where we welcome thousands of pasta lovers every month.
Most recently, we’ve been busy disrupting Britain’s pizza-centric Italian takeaway market with a brand new fresh pasta takeaway concept, available on pastaevangelists.com as well as major delivery players like Deliveroo, UberEats and JustEat. With more than 40 kitchens across the UK, we’re expanding coverage to new cities on an almost weekly basis (including our first openings in Scotland and Wales!). We’ve also opened the UK’s biggest pastificio (which, in Italian, means pasta factory, but ‘pastificio’ better reflects the type of fresh, artisanal pasta we produce) in Acton, West London, allowing us to make ever more exciting and ambitious pasta and sauces for our customers.
Given our ambitions, we are looking for exceptional professionals to lead our business through its next growth chapter

• Ensuring that the kitchen is set up and ready for each service with the right amount of prepared Pasta Sauces and other ingredients that ensure the right amount for quick service but does not negatively impact food costs i.e. wastage. Including preparing par levels in the pre-prepared cold delivery fridge
• Wear a full smart clean uniform to the brand standard at all times whilst on shift and protective clothing as required.
• Ensure the full Pasta Evangelists Standard is adhered to, thereby ensuring our Pasta and other Products are kept to the highest possible standard for Best product quality to our customer.
• To ensure that the kitchen is exceptionally clean and complies with all Health and Safety / Quality and Safety regulations.
• To keep an eye on the Availability and Inform the Team leaders and wider team in advance.
• Document and keep a record of information on food as appropriate to the company policy and effective date labelling and make sure stock rotation principles (FIFO) are fully adhered to.
• Ensure that all par levels are maintained.
• Ensure any food wastage is recorded accurately.
• Utilise the SOP to maximise the quality and speed of food readiness.
• For all equipment i.e. Fridges, Pasta Boiler, Ovens, Microwaves etc ensure that the right temperature records are kept and the correct procedures are followed for safe food handling.
• Ensure all equipment is maintained to the SOP standard. E.g. Kitchen management system, oven, fridges, freezers etc.
• Preparing and cooking food to the highest of standards and complying with the preparation of all food that meets Pasta Evangelist’s requirements as laid out within “How to Cards”
• Ensure all food is prepared quickly, in the correct order, to the How to Card standard and in line with all SOP’s.
• Full Checking deliveries into the Store and reporting any issues to the Team Leader/ Manager. To Ensure that all deliveries are Received & stored appropriately and storage requirements are adhered to.
• Full Operating the wash-up area effectively and ensuring any equipment used is thoroughly cleaned.
• Full Use correct signage whilst cleaning is taking place.
• Full Ensure that all rubbish is disposed of correctly at all times, following the company waste management processes in relation to recycling and adhering to Local Authority requirements.
• Reporting of any equipment defects quickly to Team leader or Area Manager.
• Full Ensure that all close down kitchen procedures are followed and that the kitchen is always clean and prepared as possible for the next shift.
• Full Regularly organise pest checks and report any concerns to the Team leader and higher management.