Cafe Kitchen Team Member

What’s the secret behind our big breakfast or perfectly toasted teacake? Sure, fresh ingredients help — but the real magic comes from the hard‑working, organised Back of House team who keep our kitchen running like the engine room it is.

In our busy café, the kitchen is where the action happens. It’s fast and focused. As part of this team, you’ll be right at the heart of it: preparing great food, keeping on top of orders, sticking to the menu, and making sure every plate that leaves the pass is something our customers will love.

Let’s be real

it’s a fast‑paced environment. You’ll need to be efficient, switched on and ready to deliver consistent quality while keeping the kitchen clean, safe and legal. It’s a varied role where your work genuinely makes every day a little better.

And what do you get in return? We’ll give you the support you need to thrive, real career options, flexible working, and a team that genuinely has your back. It all adds up to a place where you can do good, feel good, and grow.

Please note that you need to be 18 or over to apply for this role.

Whilst specific responsibilities will be dependent upon the changing needs of Our Cafe, the following provides an overview of the role’s key responsibilities and measures:

• Prepare, cook and serve food to our café’s exact specifications, ensuring every dish looks and tastes as intended.
• Know the menu inside and out, delivering consistent quality and keeping all food products available throughout the day.
• Stay fully aware of orders and work efficiently in a fast‑paced kitchen, keeping service smooth and timely.
• Follow all food safety and hygiene regulations, completing daily due‑diligence records accurately and on time.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness, keeping equipment, utensils and work areas spotless and safe.
• Accept deliveries and store food safely, using FIFO stock rotation to keep everything fresh and compliant.
• Follow all operational policies and procedures, ensuring the kitchen stays safe, legal and well‑run.
• Serve customers quickly, efficiently and with genuine care, supporting great service across the café.
• Resolve customer complaints professionally, passing key information to the Café Manager when needed.
• Stay up to date with business communications, new initiatives and any changes to processes or standards.
• A commitment to excellent customer service.
• Experience of working in a kitchen environment would be ideal
• Knowledge of Health and Safety standards.
• The ability to work efficiently and maintain a clean environment.

Personal

• Comfortable working in a team.
• Great communicator with a proactive attitude.
• Ability to multitask and work well under pressure.
• Confident using your initiative to improve ways of working.
• Good at planning and keeping things organised.

With 329 cafés across the country and counting, our teams work closely to make sure that the customer experience is to the best standard and service; no two days are ever the same! Tesco Cafés are a great place to work, with a genuine family feel - truly a place to get on.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco Café where everyone is welcome and truly feels able to be themselves. In our cafés, we not only celebrate diversity, but we strive to create a workforce that reflects our customers not only here in the UK, but worldwide. Our aim is to attract and welcome a diverse range of applicants from all walks of life, offering many varying working patterns across our business and we would love to hear from you.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome chats about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We’re proud to have been accredited as a Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

On occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.