Chef

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

Job summary

Join a leading company in the culinary industry where you'll be essential in the kitchen team as a Kitchen Porter or Assistant. You'll prepare delicious, high-quality dishes while enjoying great perks like staff food, shared tips, and significant discounts. This role offers a supportive environment with opportunities for development and career growth.

Benefits

Tips shared equally across the team

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% off food and drinks from day one

28 days holiday pro rata

Competitions and incentives

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Loungefest staff party

Emotional and practical support via the Licenced Trade Charity

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Great opportunity for personal development

Qualifications

• Some kitchen experience as a Kitchen Porter/Kitchen Assistant/Commis Chef preferred.
• Driven and positive can-do attitude.
• Strong knowledge of allergens and kitchen essentials.

Responsibilities

• Prepare dishes to spec in a clean, safe kitchen.
• Follow Head Chef's lead for prep and organization during shifts.
• Help customers leave happy with great food.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Food Safety Knowledge

Self-motivated

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 make sure all prep and par is 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 supplier)
• 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 ski lls and a team player.
• Self-motivated to work at pace, with limited supervision
• Strong knowledge of best practice when it comes to all things Allergens, kitchen essentials and Food Safety.

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