Chef - Lytham

Lounge Café Bars; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company in Greater London is seeking a motivated Chef to join their dedicated team. You'll create fresh, high-quality dishes while ensuring customer satisfaction in a clean and safe kitchen. Experience in a kitchen role is advantageous, and you'll need a positive attitude, good communication skills, and knowledge of food safety practices. Enjoy benefits like shared tips, paid breaks, and opportunities for career progression within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Tips shared equally

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% off food and drinks

28 days holiday pro rata

Competitions and incentives

Company pension scheme

Great personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as a Kitchen Porter, Kitchen Assistant, or Commis Chef is beneficial.
• Ability to work at pace with limited supervision.
• Knowledge of allergen management and kitchen essentials.

Responsibilities

• Prepare dishes to specification in a clean and safe kitchen.
• Support the Head Chef in meal preparation.
• Ensure customer satisfaction with food quality.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Good communication skills

Self-motivated

Knowledge of Food Safety

Job description

Chef - Lytham

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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