ITALIAN CHEF with experience

Super Tuscan; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An Italian restaurant in London seeks a full-time chef with over 5 years of Sous Chef experience. Responsibilities include food preparation, cooking, and maintaining hygiene. The position offers a competitive salary of £15 – £17 per hour, with meals provided during shifts. You will work Monday to Friday with weekends off. Immediate start available.

Benefits

Meals included during shifts

Friendly working environment

Weekends off

Qualifications

• Minimum experience of 5 years / Sous Chef level is required.
• Ability to work professionally in an open kitchen.
• Must maintain hygiene and cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food and manage kitchen hygiene and cleaning.
• Deliver and serve food to customers.
• Rotate stock and monitor fridge temperatures.

Skills

Professional training

Calm under pressure

Quick learner

Kitchen hygiene

Food preparation

Education

Evidence of professional training

Job description

Overview

We are a very small family run Italian restaurant based near to Liverpool Street Station. We are looking for a full-time Italian chef, working in a very small team of just two chefs. Together you will be responsible for everything in the kitchen from food preparation, deliveries, orders, hygiene, cooking all dishes in service, cleaning of kitchen including pots and pans and deep cleaning of the kitchen once a week.

Schedule

• Open for lunch and dinner service Monday to Fridays only.
• You will be required to work Mondays to Fridays from 10:30am to about 3:00pm and then again from 6:00pm until about 10/10:30pm.
• You will have EVERY weekend off and Bank Holidays as well as 2 weeks holiday over Christmas and New Year and 2 weeks in August when the restaurant is closed.

Requirements / Qualities

• Minimum experience of 5 years / Sous Chef level. Evidence of professional training is required for this role.
• Must be clean, hygienic and able to work in a professional manner in an open kitchen with customers watching.
• Able to work calmly under pressure and with quick-based energy and enthusiasm.
• Quick learner; we will teach you our menu dishes (which change frequently) and how we work.
• Looking to stay in the same job for a minimum of 1 year.
• As a small restaurant, the kitchen operates with 2/3 chefs who are responsible for everything in the kitchen: food preparation, food service, kitchen hygiene and cleaning, delivery of food, stock rotation, fridge temperatures and cleaning.

Please note there is no KP.

This role will begin asap and we are inviting candidates to apply now for interview.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE OF 5 YEARS / SOUS CHEF LEVEL. SALARY BASED ON EXPERIENCE. EVIDENCE OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ROLE.

In return you will receive a highly competitive salary and all your meals will be included whilst on duty.

Compensation & Start

Salary: £15 – £17 hourly. Starting time: Immediate start. Salary based on experience.

About Super Tuscan

Quaint, family run Italian restaurant with a great passion for authentic food and wine. Friendly place to work, open Monday to Friday. Come and join our enthusiastic team!