Head Chef

Overview

You love real cooking. Loungers plc love real cooking. Customers love real cooking. It's a no-brainer, so you wonder why so many other places don't do it. Loungers plc do it, and you'll be doing it with Loungers plc - fresh, customer-led, and with high-quality ingredients. You'll be part of a dedicated, supportive team, working from Loungers plc's flexible all-day menu to give people food that'll make their day.

It'll be your responsibility to make each dish to spec, in a clean and safe kitchen, and to ensure all prep and par is completed for each shift. You'll be helping every customer leave happy, thanks to your great food.

The Good Stuff

• Overtime pay for every hour worked over contracted hours!
• 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 Loungers plc's 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!

What you'll bring

• 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 involves rolling up your sleeves and getting stuck in, leading from the front, and playing an active role in delivering excellent kitchen and food standards as part of a high-performing team.
• You will be familiar with managing through clear KPIs and making decisions considering labour, stock, food safety requirements, and more.
• You will have worked in kitchen environments where you're required to report on various metrics including GPs, labour/house, and 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.