Kitchen Team

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Congleton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A vibrant hospitality group in Congleton seeks a Kitchen Assistant to support daily kitchen operations. Your role is vital to ensure cleaning and food preparation standards are met, enabling the kitchen to function effectively. Ideal candidates should possess a passion for hospitality and knowledge of food safety. This position offers tips, paid breaks, discounts, and a company pension scheme, alongside opportunities for personal development and career growth.

Benefits

Tips shared across the team

Paid breaks

50% discount on food

28 days holiday pro rata

Career progression opportunities

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Natural talent and passion for hospitality.
• Extremely driven in overcoming challenges.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and allergens.

Responsibilities

• Ensure kitchen cleaning and food prep standards.
• Support Head Chef in daily kitchen operations.
• Help deliver freshly cooked food on time.

Skills

Passion for hospitality

Good communication skills

Self-motivator

Knowledge of food safety

Job description

At Lounge you'll be joining a team of real people who love real cooking - fresh, customer led, and with high-quality ingredients. As Kitchen Assistant, you'll be making sure all kitchen cleaning and food preparation standards are top notch, supporting our team of talented chefs to make sure every customer leaves happy.
It's pretty simple. Without you, the kitchen just doesn't operate properly. You'll support the Head Chef in the day-to-day running of a clean and well organised kitchen, and jump in when needed to help the rest of the team deliver freshly cooked food on-spec, on-time, every time. Simple!

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

• A natural talent and passion for hospitality.
• Extremely driven and relentless at overcoming challenges or obstacles.
• Good communication skills with the ability to build rapport and trust.
• Self-motivator working at pace with limited supervision whilst adhering to pressure and timescales.
• Strong knowledge of best practice on all things allergens, kitchen essentials and food safety.

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