Charlie Bigham's | B-Corp
Preparation and Cooking Team Member

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Job Introduction
The Preparation and Cook Team manage the preparation of ingredients and then go on to ensure everything is perfectly cooked ready for our assembly teams to put the dishes together.
Working Hours
5 days in 7 (9 hour shifts)
Role Responsibility
As a Preparation and Cooking Team member you will be:
- Weighing ingredients
- Hand cutting or slicing fresh ingredients
- Following recipe cards
- Managing and operating the cooking equipment, ensuring that specific cooking times and methods are followed
- Maintaining high hygiene levels and keeping a tidy workspace
- Maintaining food preparation records and logs
- Conducting quality checks to ensure that the Bigham’s standards are met
- Carrying out effective and accurate shift handovers
- Flagging any issues with the equipment within your area
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
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Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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What You’ll Need:
- High level Safety and Quality focus
- Highly motivated team member
- Confident, determined and ambitious
- Excellent communication skills
- Work to the Bigham’s values of Respect, Daring, Involvement, Goal Focused, Passion and Pride
Package Description
What you’ll receive:
- A competitive salary of 14.03
- Overtime payments, paid at 1.25x the hourly base rate
- 28 days annual leave, increasing each year
- Free Bigham’s meals to take home
- Pension scheme
- Discounts with popular high street retailers
- Access to our Simply Health app and an online GP service
- Life assurance benefits


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About The Company
Inspired by his travels and love of cooking, Charlie Bigham set up shop in 1996 with the sole aim of creating really delicious dishes. Twenty-five years later Bigham’s is now the number one brand in the chilled pre-prepared meal category. With over 50 dishes available in major supermarkets.
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