Kitchen and catering assistant pay in Leeds January 2025

How much do kitchen and catering assistants in Leeds get paid?

Kitchen and catering assistants in Leeds earn

£5.28-10.98 per hour

Based on 53 employee reviews

Kitchen and catering assistant salaries can range between £5.28-10.98 per hour in the Leeds area. This data is based on quiz results from 53 employees who live in and around Leeds.

What do top employers pay kitchen and catering assistants?

Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate
£11.11-15.59
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Aberdeenshire Council
£11.59-16.38
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Squires Garden Centres
£8.00-14.88
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Who are the top kitchen and catering assistant employers?

  1. Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate
    8.1
  2. Aberdeenshire Council
    7.8
  3. Squires Garden Centres
    7.5

Who are the worst kitchen and catering assistant employers?

  1. Midshire Signature Services
    3.3
  2. Kaspa's
    3.7
  3. Bob & Berts
    3.8

Recent kitchen and catering assistant Jobs in Leeds

  1. Food Service Assistant (Fixed Term, Part-Time) at Leeds City College posted 6 days ago
  2. Kitchen Porter at Tattu posted 5 days ago
  3. Nursery Kitchen Assistant at Busy Bees posted 11 days ago
  4. Caterlink - Catering Assistant - Outwood Grange Academy - Zero Hours at Caterlink posted yesterday
  5. Caterlink - Catering Assistant - Outwood Grange Academy at Caterlink posted yesterday
  6. Caterlink - Catering Assistant - Outwood Grange Academy (20 hrs) at Caterlink posted yesterday
See all kitchen and catering assistant jobs in the Leeds area

How are people paid?

By the hour 94% of people report they get paid by the hour.

Based on 53 employees

What contracts are people on?

50%
18%
28%
4%

Based on 50 employees

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What do kitchen and catering 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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