Full Time Brunch Chef

Trading Post Coffee; Horsham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No late evening shifts

Free food and coffee on shift

50% off food & beverage

Retail discount on in-house coffee

Wellness scheme

Employee progression plans

Company pension scheme

Job summary

Trading Post Coffee Roasters in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Brunch Chef to lead kitchen operations with no evening shifts, ensuring top-quality food and presentation across our busy brunch service.

You will work with the Head Chef to maintain food safety standards, mentor the team, and uphold our high standards while delivering happiness to guests.

This role offers staff benefits including free meals and coffee on shift, generous discounts, wellness access, and pension options.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to quickly prioritise tasks.
• Ability to use initiative to problem solve and work well under pressure.
• Dedicated team-player with an 'all in this together' attitude and results-driven.
• Mindful of observing and safeguarding safety standards.
• Enthusiastic with an eagerness to learn new skills.
• Commitment to personal and professional development.
• An effective communicator to enable dialogue with teammates and customers.

Responsibilities

• Managing all aspects of a high-volume and fast-paced kitchen in the absence of the Head Chef.
• Lead the team to follow the company specification for all food in the absence of the Head Chef.
• Motivate all team members in the absence of the Head Chef.
• Display a smart and professional appearance, always representing Trading Post Coffee Roasters positively.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Initiative

Team-player

Safety standards awareness

Eagerness to learn

Commitment to 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.