KITCHEN TEAM MEMBER

Mill Race Moto
Colchester, Essex (CO6)

Salary: Competitive and dependent on experience, + Tronc, Paid Overtime, Company Pension Scheme

Hours: Full-time and Part-time opportunities available, including weekends

Opening August 2026

Help build something different!
Mill Race Moto isn’t just another café…
We’re creating an independent destination that brings together artisan baking, specialty coffee and automotive culture in a beautifully designed space just outside Colchester.

By day, we’ll be serving exceptional food and coffee, surrounded by a carefully curated collection of classic cars and motorcycles, regular enthusiast meets, and a welcoming community of people who appreciate craftsmanship, quality and doing things properly.

We’re founded by two hospitality professionals with over 25 years’ experience who also happen to be lifelong car and motorcycle enthusiasts. We’re building the kind of place we’d want to spend our own weekends in.

And at the heart of it all will be a kitchen team that genuinely cares about quality.
We’re looking for founding Kitchen Team Members to join us from the beginning and help build something genuinely special.

The Opportunity

We’re recruiting across our entire kitchen team, from Kitchen Porters and Dishwashers through to Commis Chefs and Chefs de Partie.

This isn’t a fine dining kitchen, and it’s not a high-volume chain operation. We’re creating a daytime destination centred around great ingredients, excellent baking, quality brunch and lunch dishes, and a team that enjoys working together.

Whether your strengths lie in preparation, service, organisation or keeping everything spotless and running smoothly, every role in our kitchen matters.

You’ll have the opportunity to help shape standards, contribute ideas and become part of a business that’s being built carefully and deliberately, with quality and people at its centre.

The Role

Depending on your experience and position, responsibilities may include:

  • Preparing ingredients and supporting food production

  • Cooking and plating dishes to consistently high standards

  • Assisting with bakery and pastry preparation

  • Maintaining exceptional cleanliness and food hygiene standards

  • Washing dishes, equipment and keeping service areas organised

  • Receiving and storing deliveries correctly

  • Supporting colleagues across all areas of the kitchen

  • Taking pride in presentation, organisation and attention to detail

  • Helping create a positive, professional and enjoyable working environment

About You

You’ll ideally have:

  • Previous experience in a kitchen, bakery or hospitality environment

  • A positive attitude and willingness to learn

  • High standards and great attention to detail

  • Reliability and a strong work ethic

  • The ability to work calmly and efficiently as part of a team

  • Pride in doing things properly, even when nobody is watching

Most importantly, we’re looking for good people. People who care about quality, enjoy working as part of a team and want to help build something from the ground up.

What We Offer

  • Competitive rates of pay dependent on experience

  • Tronc and paid overtime

  • Company pension scheme

  • Full and part-time opportunities available

  • Ongoing training and development

  • The opportunity to join an exciting independent business from day one

  • A genuinely enjoyable and supportive working environment

  • The chance to help shape a kitchen and culture from the very beginning

Opening August 2026 – come and help us build something special.

To apply, click the link below.
Please include with all applications a CV of your relevant experience along with a cover letter about you, who you are, what you’re into and why you think you’d be a good fit for Mill Race Moto. We’re people people and so are our community.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you.

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