Grill Chef - Kingston Upon Thames

Honest Burgers; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular restaurant chain in Kingston upon Thames is seeking a Grill Chef to manage the grill section in a fast-paced kitchen environment. You will ensure high food quality and safety standards while supervising junior team members. This role provides an opportunity for progression to Grill Master and offers a competitive salary alongside various employee benefits such as flexible working hours, enhanced pay, and a supportive team culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Complimentary team food & soft drinks

Birthday off work

28 days holiday

Refer a Friend scheme

Online GP access

Employee discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Craft Exchange Programme

Progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment, focused on grill operations and food preparation.
• Understanding of health and safety regulations in a restaurant setting.
• Ability to manage stock and adhere to cost of goods sold (COGS) management.

Responsibilities

• Run the grill section effectively to maintain high standards.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Develop junior team members and assist in their growth.
• Monitor and meet set KPIs to improve restaurant performance.

Skills

Grill cooking

Health & safety management

Team leadership

Stock management

Communication

Job description

GRILL CHEF - Kingston upon Thames

Grill Chef - London, Kingston-upon-Thames

What we offer you:

• 12.50 - 17.50 per hour OTE (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 first year with Honest
• Enhanced maternity or paternity pay, after your first 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.