Chef

The Lounges; Congleton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading kitchen team at The Lounges, where you'll prepare high-quality dishes with fresh ingredients. We're looking for a passionate Kitchen Porter or Assistant who thrives in a supportive environment and offers great food to happy customers. Enjoy competitive benefits, including staff meals and holiday perks.

Benefits

Tips shared equally

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% off food and drinks

28 days holiday pro rata

Competitions and incentives

Christmas and Boxing Day off

The best staff party

Emotional and practical support

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Opportunities for personal development

Qualifications

• Kitchen experience as Kitchen Porter/Kitchen Assistant/Commis Chef is preferred.
• Driven attitude and good communication skills expected.
• Strong knowledge of allergens and food safety practices required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare dishes to specification in a clean kitchen.
• Follow the Head Chef's lead for prep and par completion.
• Ensure customer satisfaction through quality food.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Good communication

Team player

Self-motivated

Knowledge of food safety

Job description

You love real cooking. We love real cooking. Customers love real cooking. It's a no-brainer so you wonder why so many other places don't do it. We do it, and you'll be doing it with us - fresh, customer led, and with high-quality ingredients.

You'll be part of a dedicated, supportive team, working from our flexible all-day menu to give people food that'll make their day. It'll be your responsibility to make each dish to spec, in a clean and safe kitchen, and to follow the lead of your Head Chef to ensure all prep and par are completed for each shift. You'll be helping every customer leave happy.
Which they tend to do. Thanks to your great food.

The Good Stuff

• Tips shared equally across the team, based on hours worked
• Paid breaks
• Staff food on every shift, regardless of hours worked
• 50% off food and drinks (including alcohol) from day one at all three of our brands - Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) pro rata
• Competitions and incentives (like jetting off on an all-expenses-paid trip with one of our suppliers)
• Christmas and Boxing Day off!
• The best staff party - Loungefest
• Emotional and practical support via the Licenced Trade Charity
• Power over your pay with Wagestream
• Company pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Great opportunity for personal development and career progression in a fast-growing business

What you'll bring:

• You may already have some kitchen experience as either a Kitchen Porter/Kitchen Assistant/Commis Chef, or this might be something brand new to you.
• Driven and relentless, with a positive can-do attitude.
• Good communication skills and a team player.
• Self-motivated to work at pace, with limited supervision.
• Strong knowledge of best practices when it comes to allergens, kitchen essentials, and Food Safety.

If you want to find out more about us, follow us on LinkedIn or @life.at.loungers on TikTok and Instagram.