Kitchen Team - Bournemouth

Lounge Café Bars; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular café chain in Bournemouth is looking for a Kitchen Assistant to ensure high standards of food preparation and cleanliness in the kitchen. You will support the Head Chef and work as part of a dedicated team, bringing your passion for hospitality and food safety knowledge. Enjoy benefits like shared tips, paid breaks, and opportunities for career growth in this fast-growing business.

Benefits

Tips shared across the team

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% discount on food and drinks

28 days holiday

Competitions and incentives

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Company pension scheme

Career progression opportunities

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in a clean and well-organised kitchen.
• Ensure kitchen cleaning and food preparation standards are maintained.
• Assist the team in delivering freshly cooked food on time.

Skills

Natural talent for hospitality

Driven to overcome challenges

Good communication skills

Self-motivated

Strong knowledge of food safety

Job description

Kitchen Team - Bournemouth

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 so 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 suppliers)
• 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‑motivated 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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