Kitchen Team - New Opening

The Lounges; Warminster; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant group in the UK is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support kitchen operations in a new opening. You'll ensure top-notch cleaning and food prep standards while assisting chefs to deliver quality meals to customers. Join a passionate team and enjoy perks like shared tips, paid breaks, and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Tips shared equally across the team

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% discount on food

28 days holiday pro rata

Incentives for competitions

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Company pension scheme

Opportunity for career progression

Qualifications

• Passion for hospitality.
• Driven to overcome challenges.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Communication

Self-motivated

Knowledge of food safety

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join our new opening and become part of one of the most successful restaurant groups in the UK.

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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