Chef

We’re looking for a Chef to join the kitchen team at Blue Valentines, our independent bar and street-food venue in Hartlepool.

This isn’t a kitchen where you’ll be cooking the same generic pub menu every day. We run a collection of our own food concepts from the venue, covering everything from smash burgers and parmos to Mexican-inspired street food, Asian dishes and New York-style pizza.

We’re looking for somebody who enjoys cooking, works well in a busy kitchen and takes pride in sending out consistently good food.

You don’t need to be a fine-dining chef or have years of senior experience. We’re much more interested in finding somebody who is reliable, capable, organised and genuinely interested in food.

The job

You’ll be involved in both prep and service, working across our menus alongside the rest of the kitchen team.

The role includes:

• Preparing and cooking food to our recipes and standards
• Working confidently through busy services
• Keeping your section clean, organised and ready for service
• Following food hygiene, stock rotation and kitchen procedures
• Helping with prep and getting the kitchen set up properly
• Working as part of a small team where everybody pulls their weight

There’s also plenty of opportunity to learn different styles of food and get involved with new dishes and menu development if that interests you.

Who we're looking for:

Some professional kitchen experience is preferred, but attitude and reliability matter just as much to us as the number of years on your CV.

You’ll suit us if you’re somebody who turns up, works hard, stays composed when it gets busy and cares about the food you put out.

In return, you’ll be joining an independent business where there’s room to learn, contribute ideas and become an important part of the kitchen rather than simply being another chef on a rota. We're also open to profit share and partnerships for the right people.

Pay: £12.71-£14.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Company events
• Employee discount
• Profit sharing
• Store discount

Work Location: In person