Job Description
Company description
At woody's we are all about great tasting, quality fish & chips and friendly service to all of our customers.
We are a family run business and we like to treat our team the right way, come and be part of our family.
We prepare and cook our food from fresh which makes us a firm favourite with our local customers and holiday makers in the summer with prime location on the corner of the promenade in Leysdown-on-sea.
We can get very busy at weekends also in the summer and on school holidays, the kitchen and front of house can be a high pressure environment.
We are Looking for keen individuals with great communication skills who work well under pressure and can work well in a team.
Job description
Do you want a career cooking Fish and Chips? Woody's are looking for a chef/fish and chip fryer to come and work in our busy fish and chip shop in the popular seaside town of Leysdown-on-sea. Proprietors luke and Gary are passionate about cooking fish & chips we are looking for a qualified chef or fryer to join our team, why not take your skills to the next level and develop your career.
Fish and chips is more than just a job at Woody's, it is our vocation and we want someone who wants to build or has come from a career in frying and catering, who is quick to learn, thrives under pressure, has pride in what they do and shares our desire to cook food to the highest standard consistently.
Woody's is a family run but ambitious business who takes fish and chips seriously and our priority is to find the right person with the right aspirations to fit in with our team. If you have some experience in the catering industry or are fully qualified chef, we are interested in hearing from you.
Duties include:
- Food cooking and preparation including
- cutting fish
- making batter
- oil management
- cooking fish, chips and other menu items
- Maintaining high standards of food hygiene and following the rules of health and safety
- Stock control – including stock rotation
- Monitoring portion and waste control to maintain profit margins
- Understanding all aspects of the business both back and front of house.
- Undertake all training given both internal and external.
- Following the Woody's bible to the letter.
Catering/fish frying qualifications preferred as we are approaching the start of a busy season.
As a member of the Woody's team you will also need to demonstrate strong communication skills, be flexible at all times and thrive when working under pressure (it gets busy and hot in our kitchen). You should also show initiative, have pride in all aspects of your work and your happy to part of our team.
Woody's is proud to offer internal training and external training programmes to give assessment to all new starters to our business to ensure your role, career progression are clear and you are able to attain the high levels of competency and professionalism we require. Training is offered to all and if completed satisfactorily, external courses and active support for further education in the areas of frying, hygiene and general catering will be discussed and supported on a case by case basis.
We are a small team and you will be expected to help and support other Crew Members, the Manager and Proprietors as and when needed.
The salary/rate of pay is dependant on experience and willingness to learn, we will aim to give to consecutive days off with 5 weeks holiday per year.
The Woody's ethos is to give the best Fish and chip experience. This means providing outstanding quality, service, cleanliness and value and to make every customer smile.
Work remotely
Job Type: Part-time
Contract length: 12 months
Salary: £150.00-£300.00 per week
Benefits:
- Company events
- Free parking
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
Experience:
Licence/Certification:
- catering qualification level 2 (preferred)
Shift availability:
- Day shift (required)
- Night shift (required)
Work Location: In person