Chef - Hitchin

Lounge Underwear Ltd.; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular café bar chain in Hitchin is seeking a Chef to join their team. In this role, you'll be responsible for preparing high-quality dishes using fresh ingredients in a clean kitchen. The position offers shared tips, paid breaks, and various employee benefits including discounts and holiday pay. Ideal candidates should have a positive attitude, and kitchen experience is a plus, but not essential.

Benefits

Tips shared across team

Paid breaks

Employee meals on shift

50% off food and drinks

28 days holiday pro rata

Opportunities for personal development

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Some kitchen experience preferred, but not mandatory.
• Driven with a positive can-do attitude.
• Strong knowledge of allergens and food safety.

Responsibilities

• Prepare dishes to specification in a safe kitchen.
• Follow the Head Chef's lead on prep and par.
• Ensure customer satisfaction with food quality.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Positive attitude

Good communication skills

Self-motivated

Knowledge of Food Safety

Job description

Overview

Employer
Lounge Café Bars

Location
Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Salary
10.00 - 12.21/hr

Closing date
15 Oct 2025

Sector
Chef and Cook (Bar & Pub)

Job Type
Full Time

Job Details

Chef - Hitchin

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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