Team Member Kitchen/chef/cook/kitchen

**Team Member Kitchen**

If you're passionate about cooking and want to learn, progress, and give customers an epic experience, check out our Kitchen team role. We have a culture unmatched in the industry and we need people who want to help us elevate our business to the next level.

Your main responsibilities will be to prepare, cook and present food quickly and efficiently, meet our standards, assist in keeping the kitchen clean, hygienic, and tidy, always, keep up to date with all new products, specials, promotions, and events offered in the unit.

As a business, we are focussed on maintaining controls and standards regarding Health and Safety procedures. You will need to maintain excellent knowledge of all company and site-specific policies & work safely around kitchen equipment and report any maintenance issues to the manager.

Complete all appropriate company documentation and key tasks, on every shift. Always adhere to company specifications & contribute ideas to help develop an innovative business.

**Essential requirements**

**You must**:

- Be eligible or have all necessary documentation in which to be legally employed in the country, which you are based.
- All Documentation required by any Local/Regional/National certifying or governing bodies in which to operate legally within your units’ country.
- Have an up to date/active bank account in your own name.
- Be able to converse Fluently in English.
- Where “live in” accommodation is not provided. Have a fixed place of residence and live within a reasonable travelling distance of the unit.

**Person Specification**

**Drive**
- Be confident and self-motivated.
- Demonstrate a passionate commitment to the business.
- Welcome and embrace change, with a positive attitude.
- Be able to work unsupervised in a busy environment.
- Be able to prioritise duties.

**Personal integrity**
- Be honest and reliable.
- Be trustworthy and respectful.
- Be immaculately dressed.
- Maintain excellent timekeeping and attendance.
- Be always professional.

**Team work**
- Always be a good team player.
- Build and maintain good relationships with all team members.
- Work together with the team to ensure that the pub is the best it can be.
- Be willing to take on jobs to balance the team workload.
- Be able to communicate well with people of all levels.
- Developing self and others
- Be motivated to learn and develop yourself.
- Seek feedback and invest time in personal development.
- Supervise, train and develop others.
- Support, encourage and motivate others.
- Coach, guide and give feedback to others.

**Managing change**
- Welcome and embrace change, with a positive attitude.
- Understand the need for change.
- Look for opportunities to improve areas of the pub and business.

**Gaining commitment**
- Communicate clearly to colleagues and customers.
- Gain commitment from others by using your own knowledge.
- Act as a role model.

**Analysing and decision-making**
- Understand information quickly and accurately.
- Resolve problems using current guidelines.
- Be able to work independently and know when to escalate issues.

**Perks & Benefits Section**:
Beds and Bars is an internationally-known travel brand that operates 21 backpacker hostels and 16 bars and pubs across Europe. If you want to work for a business that’s dedicated to building your skills and knowledge of the hospitality industry, then we could be the company for you.

**Our industry-leading benefits include;**
- 50% off Food and Drink in all of our bars
- 50% off St Christopher’s Inns accommodation in Europe (and other partners across the world)
- Industry-recognised training
- Regular incentives and trips away
- Employee of the Month, Quarter and Year awards with cash rewards
- Free mental health support, counselling and care
- Award-winning company development schemes

**We love to work hard and play hard, and we’re always on the lookout for the next rising stars in hospitality. If you think you could be a good fit, please do get in touch