Full Time Brunch Chef

Trading Post Coffee Roasters; Billingshurst; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No late shifts

Free food & coffee on shift

50% off all food & beverage

Retail discount on in-house coffee

Wellness Scheme

Employee progression plans

Company pension scheme

Job summary

Trading Post Coffee Roasters is hiring a Senior Brunch Chef to oversee kitchen operations during shifts with no evening hours. You will ensure top-quality food, presentation, and adherence to safety standards while collaborating with the Head Chef to keep the kitchen running smoothly and profitably.

The role offers the chance to support in multiple kitchen areas, enjoy free meals and coffee on shift, and benefit from staff discounts and a wellness scheme.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills with ability to prioritise tasks.
• Problem solving under pressure and fast-paced environments.
• Team player attitude with collaborative mindset.
• Mindful of safety standards in food preparation and handling.
• Enthusiastic about learning new skills and development.
• Committed to personal and professional development.
• Clear communicator with teammates and customers.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of a high-volume, fast-paced kitchen in the Head Chef's absence.
• Lead the team to follow company specifications for all food when Head Chef is away.
• Motivate the team and maintain high standards of food quality and presentation.
• Represent Trading Post Coffee Roasters with a smart, professional appearance.

Skills

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Team player

Safety standards

Willingness to learn

Personal and professional development

Effective communicator

Job description

Senior Brunch Chef - No Evening hours

Are you the type of person that gets outof bed on the right side every day? If so, we’d like you to come and join ourhappiness as ourSenior Brunch Chefin one of our kitchens!

Trading Post Coffee Roasters is an artisancoffee roasting and hospitality business that, since opening in 2017, hasexpanded to serve freshly roasted coffee, brunch, and cocktails across Brightonand Sussex.

Exceptional coffee and quality food is atthe heart of everything we do and who we are. We always aspire to deliver thebest quality, consistency, and service in all our Coffee Houses.

We believe that small change can make abig difference with sustainability and our environment. We roast organic andRainforest Alliance certified coffee beans. This directly helps the farmers andthe community they live in.

Why Join Us...

• No lateevening shifts
• Free food and coffee whilst on shift
• 50% off all food and beverage atevery Trading Post Coffee Roasters Coffee House
• Retaildiscount on our in-house coffee blends and single origins
• Accessto Wellness Scheme
• Employeeprogression plans
• Companypension scheme

AsSenior Brunch Chef,you will ensure the quality and presentation of the food served from theKitchen is of the highest standard at all times. You will work with the HeadChef to ensure a smooth running daily kitchen operation, maintaining andenhancing service to the guests and to maximise profit at all times. You willalso work to ensure that all areas of the venue are working to the highest foodsafety levels at all times.

You will be a team player and whererequired e flexible and adaptable to support in our kitchen areas as thebusiness needs dictates.

We’re more concerned with what’s in theglass not whether it’s half full or empty so come and pour some happiness intoyours by joining our team!

The Skills We are Looking For...

• Strongorganisational skills and the ability to quickly prioritise tasks
• Abilityto use initiative to problem solve and work well under pressure
• Dedicatedteam-player with an 'all in this together' attitude and results-driven
• Mindfulof observing and safeguarding safety standards
• Enthusiasticwith an eagerness to learn new skills
• Commitmentto personal and professional development
• Aneffective communicator to enable dialogue with teammates and customers

What You Can Expect Your Responsibilities to Be...

• Managingall aspects of a high-volume and fast-paced kitchen in the absence of the HeadChef
• Lead theteam to follow the company specification for all food in the absence ofthe Head Chef
• Motivateall team members in the absence of the Head Chef
• Displaya smart and professional appearance, always striving to represent TradingPost Coffee Roasters in a positive way

Only those eligible to work in the UK orhave a valid UK work permit/visa will be considered for this position.

Trading Post Coffee Roasters is an equalopportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating aninclusive environment for all candidates and employees.