Junior Sous Chef - Hitchin

Lounge Café Bars; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading café bar as a Junior Sous Chef in Hitchin, where real cooking matters. You'll support the Head Chef and ensure high-quality food prep while enjoying great perks like shared tips, paid breaks, and opportunities for career growth in a vibrant team culture.

Benefits

Tips shared across the team

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% discount on food

28 days holiday pro rata

Competitions and incentives

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as a Junior Sous Chef or aspiring Chef ready for the next step.
• Demonstrated kitchen skills with a focus on fresh ingredients.
• Strong knowledge of allergens and food safety.

Responsibilities

• Support Head Chef and Sous Chef in kitchen operations.
• Ensure food prep is completed to specifications.
• Maintain hygiene and safety standards in the kitchen.

Skills

Food preparation

Knife skills

Food safety knowledge

Good communication

Team player

Self-motivated

Job description

Junior Sous Chef - Hitchin

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.

The Good Stuff

• Tips shared equally across the team, based on hours worked
• Paid breaks
• Staff food on every shift, regardless of hours worked
• 50% discount on food in all of three brands from day one
• 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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