Chef

Hot Numbers Coffee Ltd is a vibrant and independent coffee roasting business serving fresh and exciting food at our three busy cafés in Cambridgeshire. Our Roastery, in Shepreth, is also the base for our commercial bakery and pizzeria. We are looking for creative and efficient individuals to join us. We are a continually expanding kitchen looking for passionate, hardworking chefs to help us produce the highest quality dishes. For this role you will be based at our Roastery Cafe.

Main Duties and Skills:

• Food preparation of our daily menu items.
• Cooking our brunch menu to order.
• Maintaining excellent food presentation.
• Maintaining a high level of food safety and cleanliness.
• Stock control and management.

Personal Attributes:

• Experience of working in a food preparation environment.
• Skilled in multi-tasking and time management.
• Adhering to SFBB standards.
• Passion for food and an understanding of modern brunch.
• Enthusiastic and engaged with an ability to cope under pressure.
• Must be able to work independently or as part of a team.
• Have a flexible approach to the job.
• Excellent timekeeping standards and attention to detail being critical.
• Takes pride in their work and the products that they produce.

Along with our brunch menu we also run a pizza menu weekly from 12pm-3pm and 12pm- 9pm Fridays and Saturdays. Within this role you will have the opportunity to widen your culinary skills and work alongside our Bakery within our Pizza section. You will be fully trained so although experience would be preferred it is not essential for this sector of the role.

Work Benefits:

• Variety of shifts patterns (early and late starts) with no split shifts.
• Opportunity to cross-train between Kitchen and Bakery.
• Actively encourage product development.
• Innovative Kitchen and Pizza Menu.
• Referral program.
• Cycle to work.
• Casual dress code.
• Free lunch and hot drinks on shift.
• Discounted food and retail products for staff at all three cafés.
• Friendly and vibrant team.
• Flexible working hours.
• The ability to grow your skills and expand your knowledge within the business.

Availability and hours of work: We are looking for both full time and part time applicants. A successful part time applicant should be available at least 3 times a week, with weekend availability. Furthermore if it is full time work you are looking for, our full-time contracts are 32-40 hours based on a 5 day working week out of 7. Weekend and early morning availability, again, is essential. Usual full-time hours would be 6.30am - 4.00pm, ready for opening at 8am. The ideal candidate must have the ability to work early mornings and weekends . We operate as a business seven days a week.

Employment: Your starting pay will be reviewed with successful completion of a 3-month probationary period within your role.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From £12.10 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Day shift

Application question(s):

• Are you looking for Part-Time or Full-Time work?

Please note: This role is Full Time- Please do not apply if you have plans to travel or study any time soon.

Experience:

• Food preparation: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person