🍽️ Kitchen Assistant

📍 Location: Sunderland
🕒 Full-time | On-site

Do you love keeping things organised, working at pace, and being part of a small but mighty team that fuels the rest of the business? Our kitchen team plays a huge role in daily life at tombola, keeping colleagues happy and energised with fresh, delicious food and barista-quality coffee every day—and we’re on the lookout for a new Kitchen Assistant to join us.

Whether you’ve worked as a Kitchen Assistant, Catering Assistant, or even a Barista, if you’ve got strong organisational skills, a great eye for cleanliness, and you thrive in a fast-paced environment—we’d love to hear from you.

🚀 What You’ll Be Doing

In this hands-on, varied role, you’ll support the day-to-day operations of our in-house café and kitchen team. You’ll help keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes and front-of-house, whether it’s preparing coffee, serving lunch, or making sure everything is spotless.

✅ Replenish food and supplies throughout the café
✅ Serve fresh, barista-style hot drinks
✅ Prepare and present food with a keen eye on dietary and allergen information
✅ Keep the kitchen clean, safe, and organised
✅ Maintain correct food prep and delivery timings
✅ Communicate clearly and professionally with colleagues and visitors

🔍 What We’re Looking For

✔ Strong time management and organisation—you’ll juggle multiple tasks in a fast-paced setting
✔ Confidence in food preparation and understanding of basic hygiene requirements
✔ Great communication skills and a friendly, approachable attitude
✔ A reliable, trustworthy team player who understands the importance of discretion and cleanliness
✔ Awareness of Health & Safety and COSHH standards
✔ Ability to interpret written instructions and chemical labels, and use the correct PPE

🌟 Bonus Points If You Have:

🎯 Up-to-date Food Hygiene certification
📈 Previous experience working in a commercial kitchen
☕ Ability to use a barista-style coffee machine
📲 Basic IT skills (you’ll order stock online and use Teams occasionally)
🥦 Understanding of dietary and allergen requirements

🤝 Why Join tombola?

At tombola, we do things a bit differently—from our in-house development teams to our legendary lunch offering, we’re proud to create a workplace where people are happy, healthy, and well-fed. Our café isn’t just a perk—it’s a vital part of how we support colleagues every day.

✨ Competitive salary
🍽️ Free breakfast and lunch, every day
🧢 tombola merch & perks
🏥 Private healthcare
🎁 Bonus opportunities
👩‍🍳 A friendly, down-to-earth kitchen team

Ready to Keep the Heart of tombola Running?

If you’re practical, people-focused and enjoy working where no two days are the same, this could be a great opportunity to join a close-knit team that keeps our whole business moving.

We’d love to hear from you.