Job Description
About us...
Voodoo Chicken is dedicated to serving premium quality grilled Cajun chicken, hand cut fries and homemade hot sauces at London’s top street food locations. Since our creation at magical Gottwood Festival in 2017, we have grown a legion of fans and won several awards.
We’re proud of how our locations become a part of the community in the areas we serve. Whether it’s by remembering our regulars names or through our annual Day of Giving where 100% of the day’s sales are donated to local charities. Our company’s mission is hospital-ity - caring for strangers like a hospital does - and we expect everyone at Voodoo to have a keen interest in doing the same.
Our street food locations are in Waterloo, Victoria and Southbank plus we have a prep kitchen in Kingston.
Awards…
- National Great Taste Award 2022 - Guild of Fine Food
- Best Fries at Glastonbury Festival 2022
- Community Favourite at Lower Marsh Market - We Are Waterloo
The role...
We're looking for an experienced individual to join our fantastic street food team. The ideal candidate must have a genuine passion for food and a keen eye for detail. Voodoo Chicken has proven to be a hit in street food, so to be successful in this role you must not be afraid of hard work and have experience working in catering, street food, or a high-volume restaurant.
Key responsibilities…
- Cooking Voodoo Chicken’s award-winning food for our regular guests
- Ensuring our locations are EHO 5* standard at all times
- Basic food preparation
- Supervising and working with a team
- Multi tasking with daily set up, different cooking stations and pack down
- Ensuring every guest leaves us satisfied
- Daily ordering and stock control
Our Team...
- Experienced, passionate and fun individuals
- Trained and experienced staff
- A family-feel culture and working environment
- We work hard, with an emphasis on team
Skills and attributes...
- 1 year of cooking or hospitality experience is desired
- Full training will be provided
- Must cope well under pressure
- You are a team player
- You are well presented, friendly, enthusiastic and willing to learn
- Must be fluent in English and are able to communicate effectively
- You are someone who loves to engage and work with people face to face
- You will be expected to promote and maintain the reputation of our company
- Must have a can-do attitude and be prepared to get your hands dirty
- Driving licence is a bonus
Hours....
- Full-time and flexible hours available
- Must be available weekdays, weekends and bank holidays
- We are open seven days per week
Salary...
- We offer the industry’s top rates of hourly pay for the right skills and experience
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £12.20-£15.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Every weekend
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus
- Quarterly bonus
- Tips
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 21/03/2023