Kitchen Assistant – Dessert Production (Full-Time)
Role Overview
We are an established family dessert business seeking an enthusiastic Full-Time Kitchen Assistant to join our growing bakery team in Kilmessan, Co. Meath.
In this role, you will help produce our high-quality dessert products. This is a permanent, year-round position offering an excellent opportunity to work in a truly positive working environment.
Key/ Core Responsibilities
- Mix and prepare batch ingredients: Measure, scale, and mix ingredients for large-scale dessert production.
- Bake and monitor products to ensure perfect consistency and quality.
- Operate and clean bakery and production equipment.
- Package and label finished desserts safely for storage and distribution.
- Maintain hygiene standards by keeping work areas spotless and compliant.
Essential Attributes
- Team Player: Ability to work together smoothly and build great relationships with coworkers.
- Detail-Oriented: A natural eye for quality control and high presentation standards.
- Reliable & Committed: Dedicated to maintaining consistency in a fast-paced environment.
- Efficiency: Carrying out work tasks in a timely and efficient manner.
- Active Worker: This role involves moderate physical/ active work and light manual handling (on-the-floor environment).
Requirements & Qualifications
- Experience: Food industry or similar experience is a bonus, but not essential. The right eager candidate will get full training. We are looking for an all-rounder.
- Availability: Must be available full-time Monday through Friday. Starting from 7/9am – 3/5pm. Not a part time role.
- Flexibility: Willingness to work occasional Saturdays and Sundays as needed.
What We Offer
- Supportive positive environment: of a passionate family-run team.
- Full training: The right eager candidate will get full training.
- Stable schedule: with semi-flexible weekday hours.
- Work-Life Balance: Work local, remove the daily commute.
The Ideal Candidate
- Well-Rounded Skillset: Adaptable worker who enjoys both prep and detailed finishing work.
- Team-First Mindset: Collaborates actively with the bakery team to hit final daily goals. The ability to work well within an established team and build and maintain good working relationships with others.
- Ability to work on own initiative: Carry out tasks on own or within a team.
- Detail-Driven: Natural focus on hygiene, accuracy, and neat presentation.
- Experience: Food sector or similar background is a plus, but not essential as full training will be provided.
- Eager to learn: The right eager candidate will get full training.
- Close commuting distance: Currently live relatively close to the place of work at Kilmessan, Co. Meath (Own car transport required. The working location is based in a rural area with no public transport)
Unfortunately, this is not a summer or part-time work role.
Pay: €14.30-€15.00 per hour
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