Sous Chef

We have an exciting opportunity for a chef to join our outstanding café team and become part of our very busy, well-established café, your role will be to work alongside our kitchen team to prepare customers orders to a high standard.
The kitchen is our engine room and you as a Chef help keep the engine going, our menu is nice and simple,

sandwiches, paninis, jacket potatoes, salads, breakfast and daily made specials.
We are currently looking for a well organised and reliable chef to prepare and cook dishes to company standards, you will be working in a friendly 60-seater café, with daytime hours.
Longacres Garden Centre is family-run and the business has grown to include Six stores in the South East of England. From a few employees in 1979 to over 700 employees in 2024, Longacres is a growing company with opportunities for staff to develop and learn. Our diverse team is friendly, supportive and inclusive. We value our loyal customers, high quality products and ability to offer competitive prices.
Responsibilities would include but not limited to:
Prep various ingredients in line with our menu
Complete customer orders in a timely manner
Clean the kitchen space after cooking each meal and ensuring the prep area and kitchen is cleaned and sanitized at the end of your shift
Rotate stock items as per established procedures
Restock the pantry and fridge as necessary
Properly store food items at appropriate temperatures
Nice to have:
No experience necessary as training will be provided
We are looking for organised individual who thrive working in a team.
We are keen for all levels to apply; salary will be dependent on experience and level of responsibility given
Benefits
Competitive hourly rate.
2 days off
Benefit/Reward systems
Fantastic opportunity for advancement and progression
You will benefit from retail style hours with no evenings or split shifts
Free on-site parking
Store:

Shepperton
Department:

Greenhouse Café
Contract:

Full-time
Includes:

Weekend working
Hours:

40

hours per week

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