Chef

The Lounges; Wivelsfield Green; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading kitchen team at a fast-growing restaurant where real cooking is a passion. You'll prepare fresh dishes with high-quality ingredients and contribute to a supportive environment, ensuring customers leave happy. Enjoy competitive benefits like shared tips, paid breaks, and 28 days of holiday.

Benefits

Tips shared equally across the team

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% discount on food in all brands

28 days holiday pro-rata

Competitions and incentives

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Long service awards

Company pension scheme

Great personal development opportunity

Qualifications

• Some kitchen experience required as Kitchen Porter/Kitchen Assistant/Commis Chef.
• Good communication skills and a positive attitude.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and allergens.

Responsibilities

• Make each dish to spec following the Head Chef's guidance.
• Maintain a clean and safe kitchen environment.
• Help ensure customer satisfaction through quality food.

Skills

Communication

Team Player

Knowledge of Food Safety

Self-Motivated

Education

Kitchen experience

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—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% discount on food in all three brands from day one
• 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 practice when it comes to all things Allergens, kitchen essentials, and Food Safety.

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