Restaurant•11-50 employees
Hiring with us since June, 2019
We have one of the best burgers in London, focus on quality and make everything fresh, there is nothing frozen on our menu! We have a fun and positive team and always looking to take on great people in our 4 sites!
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Black Bear Burger is not your typical burger joint – our ethos is ‘simple, done well’ – we don’t mess around with gimmicks. We use the best beef we can get our hands on and everything in our burgers is there to enhance the flavour of that beef! We've built a huge following of fans (both in person and online) and get daily burger pilgrims travelling from across the country to try our food. We've featured on Netflix's Million Pound Menu and most recently BBC's Masterchef the Professionals. As a company we currently have six sites with more on the horizon. We're on a really great journey, and at this 'early' stage we're looking to bring pro-active, dynamic and career driven people on board to grow with us on that journey. THE ROLE As Sous Chef, you'll be working closely with the Head Chef in leading your team from the front, drawing on previous chef and management experience. We want to bring in someone who is going to be proud of what we do, as we're continually working hard to be top of our game in the competitive burger market. Key responsibilities for the role are to assist the Head Chef in: Running the service element of the kitchen (cooking standards, prep levels, managing the team) Hygeine and Cleanliness levels + Health and Safety Standards (Due Diligence, Record Keeping, overall compliance.) Stock Management (Ordering, minimising wastage, staying on top of rotation) Management of the team (development and training, rotas, recruitment, maintaining great team culture) Menu Development with the group head chef, designing specials. Systems Food Alert (Due Dilligence), MarketMan and Rekki (ordering and stock), Planday (Rotas), Flow(Training and development), Lightspeed/Deliverect/Deliveroo (Tills) Perks Competitive share of service charge and tips 28 days holiday Employee referral scheme (refer someone in and get £200) Friends and Family Discount Career Progression planning. Our ideal candidate is someone hungry for development into a Head Chef, ready to take the role in one of the new openings we have planned in the next 12 months. Free staff meals + Swaps with other exciting businesses. Top Staff Parties Management Meals out. The role is hourly paid and based on 45-48h/wk, made up from £16/h ( £12.50 basic + £3.50 Service charge).
Black Bear Burger is a serious contender for London’s best burger! Our mantra of ‘simple done well’ has won us many loyal customers and a big buzz online. It’s important to us for you to know we’re serious about burgers so all trial shifts get a burger and chips so you can taste what we're all about. We are looking for motivated people to join our team in Canary Wharf. About you -looking for full time (around 40h/wk)- -Full availability- -Previous experience as a grill Chef or CDP- -Looking to join somewhere you can be proud of working- -Ability to work in a fast paced, high volume operation- About the role -Opening/closing shifts- -Grill section / fry section- -Fulfilment of all mis en place for service- -Maintaining cleanliness of your section and the wider kitchen- -Paid every 2 weeks- -£12/hr We’re growing too, with two new sites planned this year, and we’re looking to bring on board some great new people to grow with us. If this sounds like something that excites you get in touch!
Black Bear Burger is a serious contender for London’s best burger! Our mantra of ‘simple done well’ has won us many loyal customers and a big buzz online. It’s important to us for you to know we’re serious about burgers so all trial shifts get a burger and chips so you can taste what we're all about. About you -looking for full time (around 40h/wk)- -Full availability- -Previous experience as a grill Chef or CDP- -Looking to join somewhere you can be proud of working- -Ability to work in a fast paced, high volume operation- About the role -Opening/closing shifts- -Grill section / fry section- -Fulfilment of all mis en place for service- -Maintaining cleanliness of your section and the wider kitchen- -Paid every 2 weeks- -£12/hr We’re growing too, with two new sites planned this year, and we’re looking to bring on board some great new people to grow with us. If this sounds like something that excites you get in touch!!
I’m We're looking for a dynamic new Kitchen Manager 👩🍳 👨🍳 to take the reins at our first ever site, the O.G, Shoreditch Boxpark QSR location 🍔 . If you're a Head Chef / Kitchen Manager with great energy, leadership skills and entrepreneurial spirit, you'll thrive in this role. The location is in the heart of the bustling Shoreditch Boxpark with a strong mix of in house 🍴 and delivery 🥡 sales. - About the Role All the usual Head Chef stuff,: Ordering + Stock Management 🧮 - Recruitment + Training + Team Management Maintaining 🧑🤝🧑 - Hygiene standards 🧽 + Due Diligence ✅ Making sure we have everything on the menu, all the time. Building on and maintaining our great company culture. Work life balance and autonomy are really important to us and we're constantly looking to support you to achieve that not just for yourself but your team too. Systems we're using are Planday (Rotas), MarketMan (ordering and stock managemenet), Flow Hospitality (Training), Lightspeed / Deliveroo (EPOS) Google Sheets (reporting) Pay + Contract This is an hourly paid position, you’ll write you’re own rota so you have flexibility but would be expected to work around 45h/wk full time with a mix of opens/closes over 5 days a week. Whilst you write your own rota, we'll need you to lead from the front and have a presence over all operating hours. Previous Head Chef or Management experience is essential, with at least 2-3 years in a similar sized QSR location. Passion for service, people and food. Our burger is insanely good and we're famous for it, but the atmosphere and team are just as important to the guest experience. Great leadership skills. This really will be your kitchen and a big part of your role is to inject your energy and positivity into the atmosphere. Taking the time to train and mentor your team. Great initiative and confident to take ownership of your site. The big advantage of joining an independent is that we want to give you autonomy over your site. Black Bear is where you can really have a voice and input into the future of your site. Working closely with Head Office on projects to move the business forward. We love giving you the opportunity to present ideas and proposals for anything from events, building work and restructuring. If this sounds like something you're interested in we'd love to hear from you!
Black Bear Burger is a serious contender for London’s best burger! Our mantra of ‘simple done well’ has won us many loyal customers and a big buzz online. It’s important to us for you to know we’re serious about burgers so all trial shifts get a burger and chips so you can taste what we're all about. We are looking for motivated people to join our team in Canary Wharf. About you -looking for full time (around 40h/wk)- -Full availability- -Previous experience as a grill Chef or CDP- -Looking to join somewhere you can be proud of working- -Ability to work in a fast paced, high volume operation- About the role -Opening/closing shifts- -Grill section / fry section- -Fulfilment of all mis en place for service- -Maintaining cleanliness of your section and the wider kitchen- -Paid every 2 weeks- -£12/hr We’re growing too, with two new sites planned this year, and we’re looking to bring on board some great new people to grow with us. If this sounds like something that excites you get in touch!
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