GRILL CHEF - EAST DULWICH

Honest Burgers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Service charge

Team meals

Birthday off

28 days holiday

Refer a friend

Online GP

Discounts

Cycle to work

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced parental pay

Craft Exchange

Job summary

Honest Burgers in East Dulwich is seeking a Grill Chef who takes pride in cooking burgers to the Honest standard. You’ll manage the grill section, work with Head Chef and team, and ensure food quality, safety and kitchen standards.

The role offers progression to Grill Master after probation, with pay increases, and a range of benefits including paid birthday, service charge sharing, and staff meals. You’ll join a busy kitchen focused on fresh, great-tasting burgers.

Qualifications

• Experience as a grill chef in fast-paced kitchens.
• Ability to manage grill section and keep standards high.
• Committed to food quality and kitchen cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Running grill section.
• Managing health & safety on shift.
• Meeting set KPI’s for the restaurant.
• Assisting in developing junior team members.
• Team responsibility for stock and COGS management.
• Ensuring compliance with hygiene and safety rules.
• Driving continual improvements in service and performance.

Skills

Grill operation

Team collaboration

Food quality

Health & safety

Job description

Grill Chef -East Dulwich

What we offer You:

• £13 - 15 per hourOTE (including service charge - our data says you can earn between £1 to £5 per hour on top of your pay)

• Service charge split equally (100% goes to the employees)

• Guaranteed full time or part time contracted hours

• Complimentary team food & soft drinks while on shift

• VIB (Very Important Burgers) – £100/month, food & drink allowance off shift

• Your birthday off work, fully paid

• 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)

• Up to £1000 “Refer a Friend” scheme (T&C apply)

• Access to online 24/7 GP

• Hospitality, retail and gym membership discounts

• Cycle to work scheme

• Enhanced company sick pay, after your 2nd year with Honest

• Enhanced maternity or paternity pay, after your 1st year with Honest

• Craft Exchange Programme - where you can get paid for jobs around Honest that you may have an interest, for example sign-writing, social media, etc.

Progression opportunities:

Once you pass your probation and master the art of cooking our famous medium-rare burger and rosemary chips, you will have the opportunity to progress to our Grill Master position, accompanied by a pay increase.

The role and You:

We’re looking for a Grill Chef who believes in the power of great, fresh food and “old school” hospitality to make someone’s day. There's an art to cooking burgers and chips the Honest way and our Grill Chefs take responsibility to control a grill section, whether their Head Chef is on shift or not. You will be the key player in the kitchen, working closely with your Head Chef, Sous Chef and the rest of the team, assisting in making sure that kitchen standards, health & safety, and food quality are at the highest level. Once you will complete your probation and prove championing the grill section, you will be nominated to a promotion to the position of a Grill Master. We want you to help generate a culture of loyalty, positivity and opportunity whilst recognising the positive impact you can have on your team and consumers.

Areas of responsibility:

• Running grill section

• Managing health & safety

• Meeting set KPI’s

• Assisting in developing junior members of the team

• Team responsibility for stock and COGS management

• Compliance

• Constant improvement to the service and restaurant’s performance

We believe in equal access to support and opportunity that exists for all. We celebrate our differences and want you to help us to continually strive for diversity, inclusivity and a warm welcome for everyone.This means your name, age, race or gender doesn’t need to be on your CV. If you’d rather take it off, that’s good with us.