Gunpowder, a vibrant, home-style independent restaurant group in East London, is looking to hire a number of full time roles to join its team.
The culture is friendly, professional, honest and with a ‘Muck in’ attitude – these character traits are arguably more important than your previous experience.
Assistant Chef
Our Assistant Chef will provide support to our Head Chef and Executive Chef, drawing on their deep knowledge of food preparation activities, ingredients and food combinations to assist in preparing exceptional meals.
The main duty of an Assistant Chef is to ensure that all ingredients are available so that meals can be prepared without any hindrances or delays. The Assistant Chef will also ensure that clean cooking utensils, chopped ingredients and clean work areas are set up so that the Head Chef can deliver aesthetically pleasing plates and accurate portions every time.
Finally, the Assistant Chef must monitor food budgets and make sure that all supplies are bought within the set budget, storing all food items in a safe and orderly manner.
Pantry/Counter Chef
The Pantry/Counter Chef in Gunpowder will work closely with our Head Chef to prepare all meats, seafood, poultry, vegetables and fruits according to our recipes and standards.
Key skills are: washing; chopping; dicing; and carving; ensuring the preparation area is clean and equipment is sterilised as per health code standards.
This role may also involve the supervision of other kitchen staff or filling in at other stations if needed. Our Pantry Chef is expected to keep up with current culinary trends and the latest techniques.
Supervisors x2
Our Restaurant Supervisors in Gunpowder will motivate our Waiting Staff to deliver an exceptional service and maximize customer satisfaction.
Our Supervisors will oversee the smooth and efficient running of day-to-day restaurant operations, as well as maintaining high productivity and quality, efficient shift management and best in class customer-service standards.
We’ll expect you to estimate future needs for goods, kitchen utensils and cleaning products. You’ll also ensure compliance with sanitation and safety regulations through training and monitoring new and current employees regarding proper customer service practices
Waiting Staff
We are looking for a team of engaging, friendly, positive Waiting Staff to prepare the restaurant for service, take orders and deliver food and drinks to our customers. You will greet and serve customers, providing detailed information on our menus, multi-tasking various front-of-house duties and providing the bill.
Effective communication with chefs is essential in order to ensure orders are accurate and delivered promptly.
There will be shift and weekend work and all relevant Health and Safety Regulations training will be provided, along with a thorough induction to our way of working.
We’d love to hear from you if you think you fit the bill and are free on the 4th September 2022 to join us for our recruitment open day.
Please note the closing date for applications is 28th August 2022. We will respond to all successful applicants between 30-31st August with details of the next stage.
All applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.