Chef

Lounge Café Bars; Chatham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular café chain is looking for a dedicated Chef in Chatham to deliver fresh, high-quality dishes. You'll prepare meals based on specifications, maintain kitchen cleanliness, and work collaboratively with a supportive team. This role offers competitive perks including paid breaks, 28 days holiday, and a chance for personal development in a fast-growing business.

Benefits

Tips shared equally

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% off food and drinks

28 days holiday

Competitions and incentives

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Staff party

Emotional support

Wagestream pay flexibility

Company pension

Long service awards

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• May have kitchen experience as a Kitchen Porter, Assistant, or Chef.
• Driven and relentless with a positive attitude.
• Good communication and team player skills.
• Self-motivated to work with limited supervision.
• Strong knowledge of allergens and food safety best practices.

Responsibilities

• Prepare dishes to specification in a clean kitchen.
• Follow the Head Chef's lead for prep and par completion.
• Help ensure every customer leaves happy.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Positive attitude

Good communication

Self-motivated

Knowledge of allergens and food safety

Job description

Chef - Chatham

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 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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