1st Kitchen Assistant

Start Date: August 2025

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mondays to Fridays

Contract: Open Ended

Salary: £12.60 per hour

Location: Aztec West Studio, Bristol

The Role:

The Catering team are responsible for the provision of an effective & healthy food & beverage service across the 2 main Aardman sites – representing excellent value for money.

The 1^st Kitchen Assistant works as part of the catering team to undertake the provision of daily fresh sandwiches, Panini, pizza and other food preparation tasks as required. Additionally, to be responsible for some aspects of washing up and specific cleaning in addition to carrying out other general tasks within the kitchen & canteen areas. Barista experience an advantage.

The Candidate:

We’re looking for candidates ideally with a minimum of 12 months’ experience working in a medium size catering/hospitality function.  You will need to be flexible and have an adaptable approach as well as being resilient.

Strong communication/interpersonal skills are essential in dealing with the customers, the kitchen team and suppliers.

This role requires a high level of understanding of the implementation and management of Health and Safety and Food Hygiene regulations within a catering function.

We will be reviewing applications as they're submitted.

Closing Date for applications is 5pm on Thursday 24^th July 2025.

About Aardman:

Aardman is an independent and multi-Academy Award® and BAFTA® award winning studio. It produces feature films, series, advertising, games and interactive entertainment.

Its productions are global in appeal, novel, entertaining, brilliantly characterised and full of charm reflecting the unique talent, energy and personal commitment of the Aardman team. The studio’s work is often imitated, and yet the company continues to lead the field producing a rare brand of visually stunning content for cinema, broadcasters, digital platforms and live experiences around the world.

In November 2018, Aardman became an Employee Owned organisation, ensuring that the studio remains independent and securing the creative legacy and culture of the company for the future.

Our Diversity & Inclusion Charter is our commitment to building a workforce that is truly reflective of society, underpinned by the belief that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential in delivering on our mission: to create entertainment for all and to be the most inspirational animation company in the world. We welcome applications from all individuals and are always happy to discuss flexible working needs.  We've signed the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, a nationwide programme run by the Centre for Ageing Better to make workplaces age-friendly, and Aardman is also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and a Living Wage Employer.