At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our kitchen team to create fresh, delicious Eastern Mediterranean dishes from scratch.
- Company: Megan's Restaurants, a vibrant and inclusive collection of neighbourhood eateries.
- Benefits: Earn £13.50 per hour, enjoy 50% off meals, and access professional development.
- Other info: Exciting growth opportunities and regular team socials await you!
- Why this job: Escape pre-made food and learn to cook with high-quality ingredients in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Passion for cooking and a willingness to learn; experience not essential.
The predicted salary is between 13.5 - 13.5 £ per hour.
Are you a Chef within a branded restaurant, gastro pub or bar? Do you dream of escaping the cycle of overnight defrosts and premade food? Eager to work with high quality, fully fresh ingredients to create fantastic Eastern Mediterranean dishes? Want to work in a busy kitchen with a great team, in a business that genuinely focuses on your training, development & progression? You’ve found it!
Here at Megan’s we are keen to find Commis Chefs who want to learn how to make everything themselves. We don’t care what style of cuisine you’ve worked with or how much was delivered pre‑made, as long as you’re passionate about learning to be a Chef who makes dishes from scratch! We’re opening new restaurants in fantastic neighbourhoods across the South, so due to our continued growth and expansion we’re now looking for a Commis Chef for our beautiful site.
What’s in it for you?
- Pay £13.50 per hour plus amazing uncapped tronc
- Benefits: 50% off when visiting with your friends & family, amazing team socials, long service awards, access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme including a free, confidential helpline/webchat available all day, every day of the year, early access to your pay if required through WageStream, auto‑enrolment in our pension scheme and free food & drinks on shifts
Career progression
- Ongoing professional training & development, with real career progression
- Freedom to get involved with new openings
- Opportunity to move between sites and grow with the group
About us…
- An independently‑owned, dog‑friendly collection of over 20 neighbourhood restaurants open for brunch, lunch, dinner & cocktails
- Passionate about serving delicious fresh food inspired by the Mediterranean and made with the highest quality ingredients
- Exciting growth plans, meaning amazing opportunities for your career development
- Regular team parties – work hard, play harder!
- A diverse and inclusive company that makes sure everyone is genuinely welcome
- Focused on supporting local charities and really being a force for good in our communities
As a Commis Chef here you'll be an essential part of the kitchen team. That means you'll be involved with mise en place (prep) and learning to cook and work across all sections. We’re also keen that you have high standards of food hygiene and enjoy learning new things. We think attitude is more important than experience so no matter what kind of kitchen you've worked in, as long as you’re a CDP, Line Chef, Commis Chef, Prep Chef or Cook who wants to create delicious dishes then we want to hear from you!
If you’re ready to be part of our amazing team then take the next step in your career and apply to be our next Commis Chef today!
Megan’s Restaurants is an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees.
