We are Hiring a Chef!

August 22, 2018Ian O'Brien

Chef - Full Time, Permanent

JustPlay are hiring a Chef to run our newly fitted kitchen!

In the 2.5 years we've been open, we've never done things by halves. We don't want the JustPlay Cafe to be serving greasy spoon burgers and fried breakfasts; we want it to be much more than that. Our vision is to serve a variety of simple and delicious food that customers can enjoy whilst playing their favourite games.

We are looking for someone who has a passion for creating delicious food, as well as the skills to manage a small kitchen end-to-end. Our ideal candidate will take pride in establishing their kitchen as a leader in the games cafe industry, maintaining through all aspects of the job the high standards that JustPlay are known for.

We want the JustPlay Cafe to develop as a combined vision between us and our Chef - so if you'd love an opportunity to run a kitchen with full input and plenty of autonomy, this could be the job for you!

The Role

Your responsibilities will include:

Preparing food for JustPlay customers
Creating and maintaining exciting menus
Sourcing ingredients and dealing with suppliers
Ordering and Stock Control
Creating and managing an HACCP-compliant process
Adhering to the highest standards of cleanliness and safety
Managing a small team
Shift Work as appropriate

You must have the following:

1+ years experience in a similar role (references are required)
Level 3 Supervising Food Safety for Catering or equivalent qualification
Reliable, flexible and punctual
High standard of written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable with technology - we're a tech heavy company!

The following would be beneficial:

You are an active gamer with some knowledge of what JustPlay does!
A full driving license

What We're Offering

This is a full time permanent role circa 38 hours per week with opportunity for overtime. We're very flexible and accommodating and if you're working hard for us, we'll work hard for you.

We think we're a pretty awesome employer. We work collaboratively rather than in a "top down" manner, meaning that we want our staff to have a say in how things should be done. This goes doubly for this role where you will have a large amount of input into every area of managing the kitchen.

We offer a hefty staff discount on gaming products.

How to Apply

Send an email to hello(at)justplaygames.uk, attaching your CV and giving us as brief or in-depth an introduction to yourself as you'd like to write. Please use the title "JOB APPLICATION - CHEF" - this is important, as our mail filter won't catch your application otherwise.

Applications close 31st August. We're looking to recruit someone as soon as possible for this role, so expect things to move quickly. We won't be able to respond to all applicants, so thank you in advance for applying!

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