You love real cooking. We love real cooking. Customers love real cooking. It's a no-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. We also love our real people who run Lounges. The person who runs these brilliant people has to be super-brilliant, and that'll be you. Your standards will be as high as ours, but exactly how you do it will be unique to you.
Responsibilities
* You are probably an existing Head Chef, Kitchen Manager or Sous Chef looking for your first step into a Head Chef role.
* You will have experience of working with fresh ingredients and be able to demonstrate good chef/kitchen skills (food prep hot and cold, cleaning, knife skills, good hygiene practices).
* Your work ethic is rolling your sleeves up and getting stuck in and leading from the front; playing an active role in delivering excellent kitchen and food standards as part of a high performing team.
* Familiar with managing through clear KPIs and making decisions considering labour; stock; food safety requirements plus others.
* You will have worked in kitchen environments where you're required to report on various metrics including GPs; labour/house; food preparation.
* You will have demonstrated successful delivery of training and recruitment for kitchen teams including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs and Sous Chefs.
Benefits
* Staff food on every shift.
* 50% off staff discount to enjoy outside working hours from day one.
* Paid breaks.
* 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) pro rata.
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after 2 years service.
* The most talked-about staff party in hospitality - Loungefest!
* Competitions and incentives (like jetting off on an all expenses paid trip with one of our suppliers).
* Company pension scheme.
* Long service awards.
* Power over your pay with Wagestream.
* Emotional and practical support via the Licenced Trade Charity.
* Great opportunity for personal development and career progression in a fast growing business.
* Achievable bonuses.
* Tips shared equally across the team, based on hours worked.
* Christmas and Boxing Day off!
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