Commis Chef - Southbank

Caravan Restaurants; Greater London; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals & drinks on shift

50% dining discount with up to 4 mates

20% coffee retail discount

Extensive wellbeing support

Financial health education & support

Leadership training & development

Dining voucher on start date, birthday

Internal career progression

Job summary

Caravan Southbank in London is hiring a Commis Chef to join a brand new kitchen team as we open our tenth Caravan restaurant. The role focuses on cooking with fresh ingredients, teamwork, and striving for exceptional dining experiences.

You’ll work closely with the Head Chef to keep the kitchen running smoothly, uphold health and safety standards, and help develop colleagues from day one in a dynamic, two-floor setting with multiple bars.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Commitment to health & safety standards.
• Willingness to learn and develop with the team.

Responsibilities

• Following health & safety standards and delivering kitchen excellence.
• Ensure every dish is prepared to specification and consistently.
• Support new team members and help develop their skills.
• Maintain stock, cleanliness and overall kitchen hygiene.

Skills

Teamwork

Hardworking

Cooking passion

Job description

Commis Chef – Hiring now!

Caravan Southbank, London

Overall earnings up to £15 per hour

Full time

ThisNovember, we’re opening our tenth, and biggest, Caravan at the Southbank. Andwe’re looking for a brilliant Commis Chef to join our brand new kitchen team.We’re after someone kind, hard working and generally passionate about a career in cooking. Someone who is passionate about fresh ingredients, developing their skills,and gets a kick out of helping their team give our guests the best experiencepossible.

You’llbe joining Caravan as we open a special new restaurant, with two floors,multiple bars and plenty of opportunity to make your mark from day one.

Therole

AsCommis Chef, you’ll work with your Head Chef and the management team to makesure the kitchen runs brilliantly every day. That means following standards forhealth & safety, culture, hospitality and developing yourself and the teamaround you to make sure every dish sent out is one we’re proud to serve. You’llknow how to work collaboratively as a team member and help your team deliverfor your guests.

Whatyou'll be doing as Commis Chef

• Following thestandards for health & safety, and delivering excellence from the kitchen
• Making sureevery dish is made consistently, confidently and to spec
• Giving newteam members a helping hand, welcoming them aboard and inspiring theirdevelopment
• Keeping ontop of stock, cleanliness, health & safety and all the brilliant basicsthat make a great kitchen work

WhyCaravan?

Since2010, we’ve been serving well-travelled food, specialty coffee and drinksinspired by flavours and ideas from around the world.

We’re a businessbuilt around curious people. People who care about what they do, look out foreach other and aren’t afraid to try something new. With more openings ahead anda big focus on developing our own people, there’s plenty of room to grow with ustoo.

Plus,when you work at Caravan you enjoy:

• Free meals& drinks when on shift
• 50% diningdiscount with up to 4 mates
• 20% coffeeretail discount
• Extensivewellbeing support
• Financialhealth education & support
• Leadershiptraining and development
• A dining voucherwhen you start, on your birthday and your work anniversary, to spend in any ofour restaurants
• Real careerprogression - 80% of our management roles are filled internally

Ourvalues

We live by four core values, and our Commis Chef, and every teammember would live, promote and role model them:

• All welcome -We make space for everyone at our table
• No boundaries- Grow, develop and thrive, just a little bit each day
• Caravan ofLove - Bring the energy, and be part of the change you want to see in the world
• Well-travelled- Be curious; learn, taste, experiment and share that knowledge with those youmeet along the way

Sustainability

We're all in on both environmental and social sustainabilitypractices. Every team member plays their part in maintaining our B-Corp certificationtargets.

Diversity& Inclusion

Everyone's welcome at Caravan. We respect individual differences inidentity, culture and experience, with our team, and with every guest.