Kitchen Team

Lounges; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular restaurant chain in Lancaster is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to ensure a clean and efficient kitchen environment. You will support the Head Chef and contribute to delivering high-quality, freshly prepared dishes. The ideal candidate has a passion for hospitality, strong communication skills, and knowledge of food safety standards. This role offers great perks, including shared tips and substantial discounts, alongside opportunities for career growth within a vibrant and expanding team.

Benefits

Tips shared across the team

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% off food and drinks

28 days holiday pro rata

Competitions and incentives

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Best staff party

Emotional support via Licenced Trade Charity

Wagestream pay flexibility

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Passion for hospitality and a team player.
• Ability to overcome challenges effectively.
• Good communication and rapport-building skills.
• Ability to work independently under pressure.
• Knowledge of food safety and allergens.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in running a clean kitchen.
• Maintain high cleaning and food preparation standards.
• Assist team members to ensure timely service.

Skills

Natural talent for hospitality

Driven and persistent

Good communication skills

Self-motivated

Strong knowledge of allergens and 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% 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

• 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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