Chef
Role Overview
The chef works as part of a kitchen team, preparing food with consistency, creativity, precision, and care.
The role includes managing ingredients and costs and contributing to a kitchen culture of high standards and continuous learning.
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About Second Nature
Second Nature is part of Lamington Group, which designs and operates hometels focused on practical, comfortable stays and attentive guest care.
The role
The chef works as part of a kitchen team, preparing food with consistency, creativity, precision, and care.
The role includes managing ingredients and costs and contributing to a kitchen culture of high standards and continuous learning.
What you’ll bring
- Solid cooking experience in a fast-paced kitchen; experience at a large hotel is not required.
- A passion for cooking and food quality, a strong work ethic, and composure under pressure.
- Attention to detail, ability to follow standards, positive teamwork, and openness to feedback.
- Solid food safety knowledge or willingness to learn it quickly.
What you’ll do
- Deliver consistently good food at every service and follow recipes and plating standards.
- Maintain food safety, hygiene, and allergen protocols.
- Keep the station organised, prioritise effectively, and work accurately under pressure.
- Maintain portion and plating consistency and check food quality and presentation during service.
- Support teammates, use sustainable local ingredients, and help reduce waste.
Benefits and development
- The employer offers hands-on training, onboarding, and potential progression to Senior Chef, Kitchen Supervisor, or wider kitchen leadership roles.
- Benefits include increasing annual leave with service, company benefits, two paid volunteer days annually, company sick pay, pension contributions, wellbeing support, Cycle to Work, and gym access.
- Team members receive friends-and-family rates at hometels and one free stay.
Hiring process
- The employer describes its hiring process as short and straightforward.
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