Store Person and Preparation Chef

The Lounges; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic hospitality group in Rochdale is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to oversee store room duties, manage deliveries, and prepare the kitchen each day. The ideal candidate will have kitchen or catering experience, maintain high food safety standards, and support breakfast and brunch services. Enjoy perks like shared tips, paid breaks, and staff discounts.

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

Staff parties

Emotional and practical support through company charity

Wagestream for pay flexibility

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Opportunities for personal development

Qualifications

• Kitchen or catering experience is required.
• Familiar with managing the receipt of morning deliveries including invoices.
• Knowledge on how to store, label and rotate goods correctly.
• Experience of working alongside Head Chefs and Sous Chefs to update stock availability.
• High standards for cleanliness and food safety.
• Availability to support with breakfast and brunch service.
• Attention to detail to complete necessary deep cleaning jobs.
• Admin support for Back of House book completion.

Responsibilities

• In charge of the store room and deliveries.
• Ready the kitchen for the day by 9am service.
• Complete food preparation in line with guidelines.
• Support the kitchen team for daily success.

Job description

You love real cooking. We love real cooking. Customers love real cooking. It's a no[1]brainer so you wonder why so many other places don't do it. We do it, and you'll be doing it with us - fresh, customer led, and with high-quality ingredients.

You'll be in charge of the store room, deliveries and readying the kitchen for the day ahead. As well as setting up the kitchen by 9am service, completing prep in line with prep and par, batch cooking and supporting the team to set them up for success for that day and the ones to follow.

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:

• You'll need to live locally to get to site for an early start.
• Kitchen or catering experience is required
• Familiar with managing the receipt of morning deliveries including invoices
• Knowledge on how to store, label and rotate goods correctly
• You will have experience of working alongside Head Chefs and Sous Chefs to update stock availability and ordering requirements
• High standards when it comes to ensuring the walk-in fridge, freezers and all dry store areas are sparkling clean and to all Food Safety standards
• Availability to support with breakfast and brunch service
• Attention to detail to complete any deep cleaning jobs that need attention
• Admin support to complete Back of House book for the morning including all temperature and probe checks

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