Chef - New Opening

The Lounges; Letchworth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant group is seeking individuals passionate about real cooking to join their new opening in Letchworth. As part of a supportive team, you'll be responsible for preparing high-quality dishes and ensuring customer satisfaction. Enjoy competitive perks, including tips, discounts, and opportunities for career progression in a thriving business.

Benefits

Tips shared among the team

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% discount across all brands

28 days holiday pro-rata

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Company pension scheme

Opportunities for personal development

Qualifications

• Some kitchen experience preferred (Kitchen Porter, Kitchen Assistant, Commis Chef).
• Positive, driven attitude.
• Knowledge of allergens and kitchen essentials.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Good communication skills

Team player

Self-motivated

Knowledge of food safety

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join our new opening and become part of one of the most successful restaurant groups in the UK.

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 ensure all prep and par are 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% discount on food across all three brands from day one
• 28 days holiday (including 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 Licensed Trade Charity
• Power over your pay with Wagestream
• Company pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Great opportunities for personal development and career progression in a fast-growing business

What you'll bring:

• You may already have some kitchen experience as a Kitchen Porter, Kitchen Assistant, Commis Chef, or this might be something 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 practices regarding allergens, kitchen essentials, and food safety.

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