Junior Sous Chef

You love real cooking. We love real cooking. Customers love real cooking. It's a no[1]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.

You'll be supporting the Head Chef and Sous Chef to deliver 14 great shifts, ensuring the prep is done for each day and make each dish to spec.,

• You are probably an existing a Junior Sous Chef or an experienced Chef that is looking to take the next step in their career.
  
  You will ideally 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)


• Good communication skills and a team player.


• Self-motivated to work at pace, with limited supervision


• Strong knowledge of best practice when it comes to all things Allergens, kitchen essentials and Food Safety.
  
  Lounge is an award winning all-day café and bar and we pride ourselves on having the best hospitality team around. Founded in Bristol in 2002 by three friends who simply wanted to create a neighbourhood café-bar they would want to go to. Lounges are all about community and we encourage our team to make friends of their customers and hold local events and fundraising.


Why work with us?

We're the kind of place where a job naturally turns into a career, as we're growing so rapidly there are plenty of opportunities. It really is down to you how far you go! And we're a caring bunch. Our managers know that a happy team makes for a happy lounge, so you're their number one priority. We ensure you get solid training so you never feel out of your depth, a meal for each shift worked, and there's plenty of incentives, including trips abroad!

Learning and Development

Due to our rapid growth plans, there is potential for growth at all levels of the business.

To support this we have recently introduced the following programmes


• Tips shared equally across the team, based on hours worked


• Paid breaks


• Staff food on every shift, regardless of hours worked


• 50% discount on food in all of three brands from day one


• 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) pro rata


• Competitions and incentives (like jetting off on an all expenses paid trip with one of our supplier)


• Christmas and Boxing Day off!


• The best staff party - Loungefest


• Emotional and practical support via the Licenced Trade Charity


• Power over your pay with Wagestream


• Company pension scheme


• Long service awards


• Great opportunity for personal development and career progression in a fast-growing business