Grill Chef - Wimbledon

Honest Burgers Ltd; Wimbledon; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Service charge shared

Birthday off

28 days holiday

Staff discounts

Refer a Friend scheme

Job summary

Honest Burgers Wimbledon is seeking a Grill Chef to lead the grill station, cooking our flagship burgers to order and maintaining high standards of food quality and kitchen hygiene. You’ll work closely with the Head Chef and team to deliver great guest experiences.

Progression opportunities include moving towards a higher grill role with increased pay. The role is on-site in Wimbledon with full-time or part-time contracted hours and a strong focus on teamwork and service.

Qualifications

• Experience grilling burgers and managing a grill station.
• Knowledge of food safety and kitchen hygiene standards.
• Able to work well in a fast-paced hospitality environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the grill section and maintain cooking quality.
• Monitor health and safety compliance in the kitchen.
• Meet KPI targets for service speed and waste.
• Mentor and develop junior kitchen staff.
• Oversee stock control and COGS related tasks.
• Support overall restaurant performance improvements.

Skills

Grill cooking

Food prep

Team player

Health & safety awareness

Job description

Grill Chef - Wimbledon

What we offer You:

• £13 - 18 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 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