Job Description

At Pret, We Believe in Growing Good Things.
Growth is at the heart of everything we do. From the freshly hand-made food we create every day, to supporting our teams, we help our people grow in confidence, skills and to pursue their unique paths.
What we're looking for
We're looking for passionate team players to bring joy to our customers every day. Our Food Coordinator is a key member of the food team. You'll spend most of your time in the heart of where it all happens at Pret - our development kitchen! We are also in the process of building a new kitchen space so you will be a part of setting up this new space.

• Preparing Pret products in our development kitchen - from testing multiple recipe versions to timing production runs and creating items for marketing or PR meetings.
• Managing the development kitchen through following HACCP and Pret Kitchen standards, collecting ingredients from our local Pret shop, restocking packaging and ingredients, performing weekly deep cleans and maintaining a safe, organised, and efficient workspace.
• Supporting Food Developers and the Executive Chef with small-scale projects, including research and product development.
• Managing internal systems to ensure How-to cards and other operational tools are up-to-date and available for each launch.
• Assisting in the creation of How-to cards - taking step-by-step photos and drafting layouts that guide our Pret Kitchen teams.
• Keeping the 'pantry list' (our shop kitchen ingredients) current as it evolves with each new launch.
• Support the running of our weekly 'Food Meeting' where we spend every Thursday tasting every product that is being worked on! You will support through setting up the agenda and note taking during the session.
• Ordering ingredients weekly to ensure the kitchen is fully stocked for the food team's needs.
• Coordinating logistics for incoming samples and preparing them for use.
• Collaborating with the culinary team to refine recipes based on internal feedback.
• Maintaining the Pret innovation library - tracking new book releases and sharing updates with the wider team.
• Working 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM - starting early to set up the kitchen for the day ahead.

About you

• Be kind, honest and generous: bring genuine warmth and your authentic self to work every day.
• Bring your passion: share our passion for exceptional customer service.
• Spread joy every day: small acts of kindness are a big part of what makes the Pret experience special.
• Happy in the kitchen: you should be happy cooking and building products. You will be required to regularly make products for meetings (whether this is salads, flatbreads or sandwiches).

We offer

• Gold Card: We love making people's day through our food and drinks. That goes for our teams too. That's why everyone gets a Gold Card. When you're in the office, your food and drinks are on us. And when you're not, you can use your Gold Card to get up to 5 Barista-made drinks a day, and 50% off everything else (food, snacks, bottled drinks - the lot).

A few more perks

• Up to 38 days of holiday including (flexi) Bank Holidays
• Free private medical cover, with the option to add family or partner at an additional cost
• 4% of your pension contribution matched by Pret
• Life assurance at 3x annual salary
• Loyalty award for 5, 10, 15, 20 years' service
• Flexi-time and hybrid working (3 days in the office, two days at home)
• Lifestyle savings
• Season ticket loans
• Healthcare cash plan
• Financial wellbeing provisions
• Free mortgage services
• Sabbatical after 3 years
• Opportunities to support our charity, The Pret Foundation

We also offer

• Individual ways to grow - We offer lots of opportunities for learning, whether you join us for a short stint or the long game, you're good to grow with us. Including fully funded professional qualifications, leadership development and mentoring.
• Diversity and belonging - Everyone is welcome at Pret, we want you to feel confident and valued for who you are and to truly belong.
• Pace and variety - Our work is fast paced with lots of variety, you'll build a diverse skill set and learn a lot!
• At Pret, we're proud to make a positive impact through The Pret Foundation. From tackling homelessness to reducing food waste, you'll be part of meaningful change in your community and beyond.

Our values

• Happy Teams Happy Customers
• Amazing Standards Every day
• Never Standing Still
• Doing The Right Thing

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