Chef - New Opening

The Lounges; New Milton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the exciting new team at a leading restaurant group, dedicated to real cooking with high-quality ingredients. As a key member, you'll be responsible for food preparation and maintaining kitchen standards, ensuring every customer has a great experience. With competitive benefits including shared tips, paid breaks, and career development opportunities, it's a perfect start or progression in the culinary world.

Benefits

Tips shared equally across the team

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% discount on food

28 days holiday pro-rata

Competitions and incentives

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Best staff party - Loungefest

Emotional and practical support

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Opportunities for personal development

Qualifications

• Previous kitchen experience as a Kitchen Porter/Kitchen Assistant/Commis Chef is beneficial.
• Strong knowledge of allergens and kitchen essentials.

Responsibilities

• Prepare dishes according to specifications in a clean and safe kitchen.
• Follow the lead of the Head Chef for food prep and operations.

Skills

Good communication skills

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 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 Licensed 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 practices regarding Allergens, kitchen essentials, and Food Safety.

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