Seasonal Chef - Canary Wharf, London

Dishoom Limited; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant chain in the United Kingdom seeks a Chef/Demi Chef de Partie who loves cooking and thrives in a busy kitchen. You will prepare and ensure your section is ready for service, keeping everything clean and organized while contributing to a culture of inclusiveness and community support. The role offers competitive pay and benefits, including career training and a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Weekly wage advances

Discounts for friends and family

Free fitness sessions

Annual team events

Paid holidays including extra for children's first school day

Qualifications

• Passion for cooking and a desire to learn new skills.
• Ability to maintain a clean and organized kitchen.
• Experience in various kitchen sections like Grill, Fryer, or Tandoor.

Responsibilities

• Prepare sections for first-class service.
• Work efficiently in a busy kitchen environment.
• Contribute to community initiatives through meal donations.

Skills

Cooking skills

Food safety

Catering experience

Teamwork

Job description

As a Chef/ Demi Chef de Partie:

• You love to cook and learn new skills; and enjoy the buzz of working in a busy kitchen environment.
• You are a master of your section. Whether it is Breakfast, Grill, Fryer, Curry or Tandoor, you ensure it's prepped and ready for a first-class service, clean and organised at all times.

At Dishoom - everyone is welcome. We are committed to having an inclusive and diverse workplace and strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to apply for roles with us.

Kitchen, Cooking, Catering, Food & Beverage, Food Safety, Food Preparation, Sanitation, Hospitality, Food Quality, Chef, Cook, Catering, Cook Chef, Line Chef, Section Chef.

We are proud to be recognised as one of the best places to work in Hospitality. Looking after people is at the core of what we do and we work hard to make life at Dishoom the best it can be. Since 2010, our restaurants have celebrated the Irani cafes and all of the food and drink of Bombay. We have Dishoom Cafes across London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow. Our Permit Rooms can be found in Brighton, Cambridge, Oxford and Portobello! Plus, we have kitchens in across London to ensure our guests can enjoy our food at home! As well as running busy sites with big teams, we also understand the importance of doing more. From planting trees with our teams in the UK & India, tying Rakhis with our guests, to our dedication to helping to feed children through Meal for a Meal. As of January 2024, we have donated 20 million meals (and counting) to children in the UK and India. As a Dishoomwalle, you contribute 55 meals per shift to this cause.

How we'll support you

• Financial Free weekly wage advances and emergency cash.
• Access to our savings support & financial health planning tool.
• Up to 50% off when dining at Dishoom with friends and family.
• Mental & Physical All Babus (Managers) are fully trained in mental health support & First Aid.
• Dedicated support from our confidential advice helpline - available to you or someone in your household - 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.
• Free fitness sessions every month (including yoga and spin classes).
• Calling all cricket fans, we have our very own Dishoom Premier League (an in-house cricket tournament) where you get to compete with your team at Lord's.
• Social We're a growing company and love nothing more than bringing our teams (and families) together to celebrate everyone's hard work across the year. You'll be invited to our:

• Family Mela (Family summer festival)
• Huge Christmas celebration
• Plus, we host regular team events across our cafes.
• Team members who work at Dishoom for 5 years are invited to attend Bombay Bootcamp - an incredible once-in-a-lifetime guided tour of Bombay with our co-founders (over 200 people attended last year)!

What to expect

• 13.46 per hour inclusive of tronc. We pay on a monthly basis.
• We're an all day dining Cafe, meaning our teams work a variety of daytime and evening shifts (not the usual always late nights!)
• Access to our award-winning training programmes and support. We focus on your development from day one and proudly promoted 211 Dishoomwalles last year!
• The usual number of days holiday a year - paid for, including tronc. Our sites are closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and if you have children, we'll provide one extra day to take them to their first day at school.
• We'll provide the Chef whites- Kitchen safety shoes required!

Have you got Seva? We believe we are at our happiest when we are contributing to the world to the best of our abilities. This goes beyond just serving people, we take them in and truly look after them. Guests and team alike.