Kitchen Team

The Lounges; Gainsborough CP; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant team at a leading restaurant as a Kitchen Assistant, where you'll support a skilled team, ensure high kitchen standards, and deliver delicious food. With competitive perks like tips, discounts, and a company pension scheme, this is a great opportunity for personal growth in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Tips shared equally

Paid breaks

Food provided on shift

50% discount on food

28 days holiday pro rata

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Company pension scheme

Emotional and practical support

Long service awards

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Passion for hospitality.
• Strong knowledge of allergens and food safety.

Responsibilities

• Support Head Chef in running a clean kitchen.
• Assist with food preparation and organization.

Skills

Communication

Self-motivation

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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