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The Cheese Bar are looking for a talented Head Chef to join and lead the Back of House team at our floating haven of cheese - The Cheese Barge - in Paddington Central. We’re an extremely passionate, creative and determined team, with an eye for detail and a strong focus on the customer experience. If you’re passionate about British produce, have a strong understanding of the London restaurant scene, and love cheese as much as we do, we want to hear from you. We’re looking for a dynamic and creative Head Chef to lead and inspire our team and work alongside the Executive Chef to come up with interesting and exciting dishes centred around British cheese. Full training on cheeses is provided, including industry recognised qualifications through the Academy of Cheese, as well as a range of benefits. Duties include: Running service, overseeing the day-to-day running of the kitchen, and leading and motivating the BOH team. Preparing and serving our menu to a high standard, as per Company specs where applicable, training junior staff on new dishes and SOPs where necessary. Working on menu development, management and implementation of costings, managing food purchasing and storage including liaising with suppliers. Maintaining positive relationships and workflow within BOH team, and between FOH & BOH. Continuously improve product knowledge and understanding of Company ethos, training junior staff where necessary. Maintaining the highest food hygiene and H&S standards within the business and promoting a positive perception of the company at all times, both internally and externally. A strong knowledge of flavours and palate, with 2-3 years' experience working as a Head or Sous chef in a good calibre of restaurant. An awareness of British Cheese, with an interest to learn and develop a deeper understanding of it as well as a strong understanding of the London restaurant scene, seasonality and British produce. You should be creative, driven and passionate, with the ability to manage and motivate a team. The ideal candidate would have an excellent work ethic, organisation and communication skills and be friendly and approachable.

Job Title: Head Baker Pastry Chef Location: Boxcar Baker & Deli Hours: 48 hours per week Salary: Very competitive pay Location: Marylebone, London About Us: Boxcar Bread and Wine is a premium dining destination known for its dedication to excellence and innovation in artisanal pastries and high-quality brunch offerings. Everything we serve is made fresh daily in-house, ensuring exceptional quality and craftsmanship. The Role: We are seeking an exceptional Head Baker / Pastry Chef to lead our pastry kitchen and oversee the production of high-end pastries that embody creativity and precision. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the pastry menu at Boxcar, contribute to our growing reputation, and work with a team that values excellence in every detail. The role consists of night nights or late evenings depending on the operation requirements. Responsibilities: • Lead the bakery kitchen operations, ensuring the highest standards of quality, consistency, and presentation. • Develop, test, and execute a range of high-end pastries, including laminated products such as croissants, danishes, and puff pastry. ( you must be highly skilled in this area ) • Manage daily production schedules and ensure all pastries are fresh and ready for service. • Maintain and refine recipes, ensuring precision and consistency in all baked goods. • Train, mentor, and inspire the pastry team, fostering a positive and productive work environment. • Oversee inventory, ordering, and cost control to minimize waste and maximize efficiency. • Ensure all health, safety, and hygiene standards are strictly adhered to. • Collaborate with the management team to create seasonal menus and innovative new products. Requirements: • Proven experience as a Head Baker and Pastry Chef or Senior Pastry Chef in a high-end establishment. • Expert laminating skills, with a deep understanding of techniques and processes for producing world-class pastries. • Passion for creating innovative and visually stunning pastries. • Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and develop a team. • Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to maintaining the highest quality standards. • Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines. • A creative mindset with the ability to adapt to evolving trends and customer preferences. • Strong understanding of food safety and hygiene regulations. What We Offer: • Very competitive pay. • Opportunity to work with a passionate and professional team. • A chance to shape the pastry offerings at a renowned venue. • Supportive and dynamic working

As Head Chef, you will be the creative force behind our kitchen, orchestrating every aspect of food preparation and presentation. At The Counter Soho, we pride ourselves on offering a menu that is not just a collection of dishes, but a culinary journey through the rich and vibrant flavors of the Aegean. Each plate is a tribute to the region’s heritage, deeply inspired by the childhood experiences of our Executive Chef, Kemal Demirasal. Your leadership will be pivotal in ensuring that this vision is consistently brought to life with every service. What You’ll Do: - Lead the kitchen with passion and precision, ensuring that every dish meets our high standards of quality, flavour, and presentation. - Develop and refine the menu, infusing it with creativity while staying true to the Aegean influences that define our cuisine. - Oversee the day-to-day operations, including inventory management, ordering, and ensuring that all kitchen processes run smoothly. - Mentor and inspire the kitchen team, fostering a culture of learning and excellence, and helping each member to grow in their culinary careers. - Uphold strict health and safety standards, ensuring the kitchen remains a clean, organised, and safe environment. - Collaborate closely with the front-of-house team to deliver a seamless dining experience, addressing any service challenges that arise. What We’re Looking For: - Minimum 4years of experience as a Head Chef or in a senior culinary role within a high-volume kitchen. - A deep passion for cooking and a rich understanding of diverse culinary techniques, with a special affinity for Aegean cuisine. - Proven leadership and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and manage a diverse team in a high-pressure environment. - Flexibility to adapt to the demands of a busy kitchen, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. - Strong knowledge of food safety and hygiene regulations, with a commitment to maintaining impeccable standards. Why Join Us: - Be the creative leader in a kitchen that values innovation and the art of cooking. - Opportunities for career advancement within our growing company, with the potential to shape the future of our culinary direction. - Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including WPA cash plan insurance, Hospitality Rewards, free lunch at work, and a Refer a Friend scheme.

Job Title: WK Events Manager Days/Hours This is a 18-22 hour/ 4 day a week role. You will work up to 45 hours in 'peak season' per week (roughly May-September) but off peak will be considerably less. 4-5 day working week as standard. Mondays off when weekend work is required. Event work can happen at irregular times! Location: SW18 based and other locations (on events) London locations + outside of London events travel Salary Offered £15ph (admin and small events) Up to £20ph (larger events) Reporting to: Ops Manager/ MD Requirements: Full UK Manual Driving License, Confident driver with various vehicles. OVERVIEW OF WELL KNEADED Company Overview Well Kneaded Ltd is a unique farm-table pizzeria, events company and Charity based in South West London. We serve an exciting and innovative seasonal menu of sourdough pizza, amazing pasta, locally-sourced salads, small plates and top quality drinks. We’ve won awards recognising our sustainable sourcing and supply chain, and are a charity because of our employment practices offering opportunities to young people who have faced barriers to employment. Well Kneaded has a great team culture and we’re committed to a supportive and enjoyable working environment for all our team. OVERVIEW OF EVENTS ROLE The events manager role combines client and on-event management with business development and event ops. It is a hands on role for someone who wants a great combination of management & office based work with practical on-event management. We have a busy calendar of weddings and events, especially from May- September but you will help us fill that all year round. You will be able to hit the ground running, making sure our events setups outfits look the part, are well organised, and are health and safety compliant. The events we cater span weddings, birthdays, street parties, festivals, in-house pizzeria events and corporate workshops (more recently) and more. You will be responsible for creating the amazing Well Kneaded experience ‘off-site’. A key part of your role will be clear communication with the head chef at the pizzeria and the event teams, in order that events operations are well planned and smoothly executed. The role requires your high capacity for planning and organisation.! You will be strategic and able to quickly understand the bigger operational picture of Well Kneaded for diary management and coordination, and will be an excellent team player and motivator. You will be a natural problem solver, managing both client and team expectations with an energetic flair, in the lead up to an event, and also the wind down. Responsibilities PRIMARY - Being the first point of contact for all event enquiries, responding promptly and clearly communicating how Well Kneaded can provide great food to employ great people for a greater planet and converting those enquiries into bookings. - Clarify with the client and put in place specific requirements for event logistics and staffing. - -Maintain clear records of past and upcoming events and pro-actively communicate these with accountants & internal team when needed. - Responsible for execution of our events work in line with WK Vision & values to give our clients the best events experience (internally and externally) in London including developing relationships with new venues/ clients and working with online platforms to market our events offerings. - -Maintain WK Events storage areas, including the WK lockup and any areas used in the pizzeria. - Responsibility for health and hygiene and food safety procedure on events, ensuring 100% operationally safe events, and that all events team are trained and prepared in this. This includes responsibility for regular maintenance of all events set up - -Weekly meetings with Events/Ops team to discuss anything events based. - -Manual handling of events equipment and food - SECONDARY - Grow our KERB opportunities as well as our regular client database and communications/ marketing strategy. - Take responsibility for events P&L (after 6 months in role) - Develop marketing materials (alongside ops & marketing manager) including promotions for events offerings in order to retain and grow events stakeholders (clients, venues, tasting participants, potential partnerships with local schools/ mums groups/venues, etc) - Weekly meetings with Head of Food to develop events offerings where you see gaps, within budget - If capacity, develop and market downstairs basement kitchen and/or garden for pizzeria private events together with Ops Manager and head of front of house. - Add posts directly to Instagram/ Facebook that are pertinent to events/ the team and also the pizzeria if required. - Position Type - Event role has possibility to be a job share between a senior event manager and events coordinator where the events manager has overall oversight & a focus on driving growth and coordinator has on-event/ day to day ops focus. This means role could be 2-2.5 days/ week. - EXPECTATIONS & LIMITING FACTORS - Be able to handle emergencies and last-minute changes of plan under pressure. - There is an event-staff holiday freeze in July (No holiday can be taken in July due to the full nature of the WK calendar) - The nature of the job involves a lot of weekend and evening work, so days off are generally Sundays and Mondays, with one full weekend off per month (except June/July). In quieter seasons there will be more flexibility on this. - Being able to confidently drive a manual vehicle - PERSON SPECIFICATION - The Events Manager will be committed to the Well Kneaded vision and values, with a keen interest in sustainable food and amazing event creation and will have the following: - Previous experience in events or managing/ leading a team. Including examples of responsibility for running events from start to finish. - Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel and Powerpoint - Confident to take initiative and is pro-active in project and event management. Is as good at starting a project as well as is at finishing it, and feeding back in. - Highly organised and excellent at planning. - At least an active interest in sustainability - English; strong in both written & verbal communication, if not your first language - UK Drivers License - confident to drive multiple vehicles including a vintage van. - Strong relational skills PERKS/ BENEFITS/ HOLIDAY - 29 days holiday (statutory plus an extra for your birthday) + sick pay + pension (holiday increases 1 days/ year worked with WK after year 2, up to 4 extra days) pro rata if not full time. - 6-8 weekly reviews with line manager. - Friends and family discount (20% off bill when you eat in with f&f) - Christmas day & Easter Sunday off - If full time- Management/ Leadership training plus up to 2 team days per year Free delicious food - Being part of a team who champions each other. - 2 Complimentary tickets per year for friends and family to in-house events - Seeing transformation in the lives of young people - Pension contribution and sick pay Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract, Freelance Pay: £15.00-£20.00 per hour Additional pay: Yearly bonus Benefits: Additional leave Canteen Casual dress Company events Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount Flexitime Paid volunteer time Sick pay Store discount Work from home Schedule: 10 hour shift 12 hour shift 8 hour shift Day shift Holidays Monday to Friday Overtime Weekend availability Ability to commute/relocate: South West London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required) Experience: Event Management or Leadership: 1 year (preferred) Licence/Certification: UK FULL MANUAL DRIVING LICENSE (required) Work authorisation: United Kingdom (required) Work Location: Hybrid remote in South West London Expected start date: 06/01/2025

At Bread&Truffle, we are passionate about bringing authentic, high-quality Italian flavors to our customers through fresh, artisanal focaccia and house-made spreads. Our mission is to elevate the fast-casual dining experience with a focus on premium ingredients and a distinctive, relatable brand identity. About the Role: We’re looking for a dynamic and driven individual to help us activate our branding vision and lead day-to-day marketing and branding activities. In this role, you will: Coordinate influencer collaborations to amplify our reach and brand story. Create engaging content for social media, newsletters, and campaigns. Collaborate with designers on in-store print and visual projects. Help coordinate brand partnerships and bring exciting new marketing ideas to life. Work closely with the founders and operations team to ensure consistent brand messaging and execution. About You: Passionate about marketing, branding, and storytelling. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Impeccable aesthetic taste with a keen eye for design and branding. A natural foodie who understands the power of great food experiences (a big plus!). Eager to take initiative and grow with the company. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to turn a part-time or internship role into a full-time position and grow within a fast-paced, creative environment. We’d love to hear your ideas and see examples of your creative work! Join us in shaping the future of bread&truffle and Gourmet sandwiches by bringing our premium vision to life!