Food services assistant pay in Manchester May 2025

How much do food services assistants in Manchester get paid?

food services assistants in Manchester earn

£5.92-11.16 per hour

Based on 45 employee reviews

food services assistant salaries can range between £5.92-11.16 per hour in the Manchester area. This data is based on quiz results from 45 employees who live in and around Manchester.

What do top employers pay food services assistants?

Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate
£11.11-15.71
See more about Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate pay
Squires Garden Centres
£8.54-16.17
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Who are the top food services assistant employers?

  1. Northgate Healthcare
    8.5
  2. Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate
    8.1
  3. Squires Garden Centres
    7.6

Who are the worst food services assistant employers?

  1. Muffin Break
    2.5
  2. Midshire Signature Services
    3.3
  3. Planet Ice
    3.4

Recent food services assistant Jobs in Manchester

  1. Kitchen staff / 1473 - The Bishop Blaize, Stretford at JD Wetherspoon posted 13 days ago
  2. Food & Beverage Associate at Marriott posted 12 days ago
  3. Kitchen Assistant at BaxterStorey posted 7 days ago
  4. Service Supervisor at BaxterStorey posted 10 days ago
  5. Part Time Kitchen Assistant at Mitchells & Butlers posted 11 days ago
  6. Kitchen Assistant at Mitchells & Butlers posted 12 days ago
See all food services assistant jobs in the Manchester area

How are people paid?

By the hour 93% of people report they get paid by the hour.

Based on 45 employees

What contracts are people on?

42%
27%
31%

Based on 48 employees

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What do food services assistants do?

Kitchen assistants have the job of helping a kitchen team. This can include preparing food and keeping the kitchen clean.

Other names for kitchen assistants include:

  • Catering assistants
  • Crew members
  • Kitchen associates
  • Kitchen porters (KPs)
  • Food and beverage assistants
  • General kitchen hands

Kitchen assistants work in kitchens which can be found in:

  • Restaurants
  • Cafes
  • Pubs
  • Bars
  • Hotels
  • Ships
  • Hospitals
  • Schools/ colleges
  • The military
  • Private catering events

This type of job may involve:

  • Washing and preparing ingredients
  • Unpacking deliveries into the storeroom
  • Cleaning and maintaining hygiene in the kitchen
  • Washing dishes

You may be on your feet a lot, and you may work long shifts.

You might have to work late nights, on weekends and bank holidays.

Kitchen assistant is an entry level job.

If you want to apply for a kitchen assistant job, you might need the following:

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