Junior Sous Chef - Chatham

Lounge Café Bars; Chatham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular café and bar chain in Chatham is seeking a Junior Sous Chef. The ideal candidate will support the Head Chef, ensuring quality food preparation with fresh ingredients and good hygiene practices. This role offers exciting perks like shared tips, paid breaks, 28 days holiday pro rata, and opportunities for career progression. Ideal for those looking to advance in the culinary field.

Benefits

Tips shared among the team

Paid breaks

Staff food on shifts

50% off food and drinks

28 days holiday

Competitions and incentives

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Staff party

Emotional and practical support

Pension scheme

Long service awards

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as a Junior Sous Chef or a Chef wanting to grow.
• Working with fresh ingredients, food prep, and hygiene practices.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef and Sous Chef in the kitchen.
• Ensure prep is ready for each day’s shifts.
• Prepare dishes to specifications.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Self-motivated

Kitchen skills

Knowledge of allergens and food safety

Job description

Junior Sous Chef - Chatham

You love real cooking. We love real cooking. Customers love real cooking. It's a no[1]brainer so you wonder why so many other places don't do it. We do it, and you'll be doing it with us - fresh, customer led, and with high-quality ingredients.

You’ll be supporting the Head Chef and Sous Chef to deliver 14 great shifts, ensuring the prep is done for each day and make each dish to spec.

Good Stuff

• Tips shared equally across the team, based on hours worked
• Paid breaks
• Staff food on every shift, regardless of hours worked
• 50% off food and drinks (including alcohol) from day one at all three of our brands - Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) pro rata
• Competitions and incentives (like jetting off on an all expenses paid trip with one of our supplier)
• Christmas and Boxing Day off!
• The best staff party - Loungefest
• Emotional and practical support via the Licenced Trade Charity
• Power over your pay with Wagestream
• Company pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Great opportunity for personal development and career progression in a fast-growing business

What you’ll bring

• You are probably an existing a Junior Sous Chef or an experienced Chef that is looking to take the next step in their career.
• You will ideally have experience of working with fresh ingredients and be able to demonstrate good chef / kitchen skills (food prep hot and cold, cleaning, knife skills, good hygiene practices).
• Good communication skills and a team player.
• Self‑motivated to work at pace, with limited supervision.
• Strong knowledge of best practice when it comes to all things Allergens, kitchen essentials and Food Safety.

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