Junior Sous Chef - Penrith

Lounge Underwear Ltd.; Penrith; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality brand in Penrith is seeking a Junior Sous Chef to support the Head Chef and Sous Chef. You will focus on preparing high-quality dishes with fresh ingredients, while maintaining excellent hygiene standards. The ideal candidate will have strong kitchen skills, good knowledge of food safety, and thrive in a team environment. Enjoy perks like paid breaks, staff meals, and 50% off food and drinks across our brands. This is a great opportunity for career progression in a growing business.

Benefits

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% off food and drinks

28 days holiday

Competitions and incentives

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Great staff party

Emotional and practical support

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working with fresh ingredients.
• Ability to demonstrate good kitchen practices.
• Strong knowledge of allergens and food safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef and Sous Chef.
• Prepare dishes to specification.
• Maintain high hygiene standards.

Skills

Good chef/kitchen skills (food prep hot and cold)

Communication skills

Knife skills

Self-motivated

Knowledge of food safety

Job description

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.,

• 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 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 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.
  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