Responsibilities and Qualifications
- Existing Head Chef, Kitchen Manager or Sous Chef looking to step into a Head Chef role.
- Experience working with fresh ingredients and ability to demonstrate good chef/kitchen skills (food prep hot and cold, cleaning, knife skills, good hygiene practices).
- Strong work ethic, rolling sleeves up, leading from the front and actively 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, etc.
- Experience reporting on metrics (GPs, labour/house, food preparation).
- Successful delivery of training and recruitment for kitchen teams including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs and Sous Chefs.
- Responsible for ensuring each dish is made to specification in a clean and safe kitchen, and that all prep and par is completed for each shift; help every customer leave happy.
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 of our 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.
- Staff party – Loungefest!
- Competitions and incentives (e.g., 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 Licensed Trade Charity.
- 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.
