Overview
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
* Lead kitchen operations with a hands-on approach, delivering excellent kitchen and food standards as part of a high performing team.
* Demonstrate good chef/kitchen skills (food prep hot and cold, cleaning, knife skills, good hygiene practices) with experience of working with fresh ingredients.
* Manage through clear KPIs and make decisions considering labour, stock, and food safety requirements.
* Report on metrics such as GP, labour/house, and food preparation.
* Deliver training and recruitment for kitchen teams including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs and Sous Chefs.
Qualifications
* You are probably an existing Head Chef, Kitchen Manager or Sous Chef looking for your first step into a Head Chef role.
* Your work ethic is to roll up sleeves, lead from the front, and actively contribute to a high standard of kitchen and food.
* Familiar with managing through KPIs and making decisions on labour, stock, and food safety.
* Experience in kitchen environments where you report on metrics like GP, labour/house, and food prep.
* Successful delivery of training and recruitment for kitchen teams including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs and Sous Chefs.
The Good Stuff / Benefits
* Overtime pay for every hour worked over contracted hours
* Staff food on every shift
* 50% off food and drinks (including alcohol) from day one at all three brands - Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside
* 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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