Chef - Ripon

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

Job summary

A leading café and bar company in Ripon seeks a dedicated Chef to create high-quality dishes with fresh ingredients. This full-time role involves working in a supportive team, ensuring food preparation meets specifications, and taking pride in customer satisfaction. Ideal candidates should possess a strong knowledge of food safety and allergens and a can-do attitude. This position offers competitive pay, shared tips, and numerous employee benefits including 28 days holiday and staff meals.

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

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as Kitchen Porter/Kitchen Assistant/Commis Chef preferred but not required.
• Driven attitude with good communication skills.
• Knowledge of food safety and allergens essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare each dish to specification in a clean kitchen.
• Work collaboratively with the Head Chef.
• Ensure all preparation is completed for each shift.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Positive can do attitude

Good communication skills

Self-motivated

Strong knowledge of Allergens and Food Safety

Job description

Chef - Ripon

Employer
Lounge Café Bars

Location
Ripon, North Yorkshire

Salary
13.00/hr

Closing date
23 Dec 2025

Sector
Bar & Pub jobs, Chef jobs, Chef de Partie, Commis Chef, Chef and Cook (Bar & Pub)

Job Type
Full Time

Job Details

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.

If you want to find out more about us, follow us on LinkedIn or @life.at.loungers on TikTok and Instagram.

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