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We are seeking an experienced and passionate Pizza Chef to join our kitchen teams across Hackney and Walthamstow . The ideal candidate will be responsible for preparing delicious pizzas according to our established recipes and high-quality standards. Key responsibilities include: • Preparing and portioning pizza dough, sauces, and fresh toppings daily., • Operating pizza ovens efficiently and maintaining consistent cooking temperatures., • Production of retail pizzas, • Ensuring the quality, presentation, and consistency of all pizzas., • Managing stock rotation and contributing to inventory control., • Maintaining a clean, organised, and hygienic workstation in adherence to food safety standards., • Collaborating effectively with other kitchen staff to ensure smooth and timely service. We are looking for someone with a strong understanding of pizza making techniques, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced restaurant environment. A commitment to delivering excellent food and contributing positively to our team is essential.

Job Title: Online Food Order Fulfilment AssistantLocation: CharltonJob Type: Full-time / Part-timeSalary: Competitive, depending on experienceAbout UsWe are a fast-growing meal prep and dark kitchen business based in Charlton, dedicated to producing fresh, high-quality meals for customers who order online. We pride ourselves on consistency, efficiency, and exceptional customer service. We’re looking for enthusiastic, reliable, and flexible team members to help prepare and fulfil customer orders.The RoleAs an Online Food Order Fulfilment Assistant, you will play a key role in ensuring every customer receives fresh, accurately packed meals on time. You’ll work closely with the kitchen team to portion meals, pack orders, label products, and prepare deliveries while maintaining the highest food safety standards. You will also be responsible for packing food for our jiffy van deliveries and catering orders. This role requires flexibility to adapt to changing workloads, shifts, and business needs.Key Responsibilities● Portion and pack freshly prepared meals according to company specifications.● Pick and fulfil online customer orders with accuracy and attention to detail.● Pack and organise food for jiffy van deliveries and catering orders.● Label, seal, and organise meals for delivery and collection.● Conduct quality checks to ensure meals meet presentation and portion standards.● Maintain high standards of food hygiene, cleanliness, and organisation.● Assist with stock rotation, ingredient preparation, and inventory checks.● Keep packing and preparation areas clean and compliant with food safety regulations.● Work efficiently to meet daily production and delivery deadlines.● Support the kitchen team during busy service periods.● Adapt to different tasks and responsibilities as required throughout the shift.What We’re Looking For● Previous experience in food production, meal prep, catering, hospitality, or warehouse fulfilment is an advantage but not essential.● A positive attitude and willingness to learn.● Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.● Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.● Strong teamwork and communication skills.● A commitment to food safety, hygiene, and quality.● A high level of flexibility, with the ability to work evenings, weekends, and peak periods when required.What We Offer● Competitive pay.● Full training and ongoing development.● Opportunities for career progression within a growing business.● Staff meals and employee discounts.● A supportive, friendly, and energetic team environment.If you’re passionate about great food, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and take pride in delivering an excellent customer experience, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and join our growing team.

The Standard Pub is a modern, busy neighbourhood pub known for its focus on fresh, high-quality food. We are seeking a dedicated chef to join our team. You will work in an organized kitchen environment, ensuring consistent quality and hygiene standards in food preparation and presentation. Key Responsibilities: • Prepare and cook dishes according to specifications, • Maintain high levels of food hygiene, health, and safety, • Assist in menu execution and creating daily specials, • Manage preparation, stock rotation, and minimize wastage, • Perform effectively during busy periods, • Contribute positively to the team atmosphere Requirements: • Proven chef experience or strong commis skills ready for advancement, • Passion for fresh, consistent cuisine, • Excellent time management and ability to remain calm under pressure, • Knowledge of food hygiene standards (Level 2 preferred), • Flexible availability, including evenings and weekends What We Offer: • Competitive pay and regular hours, • Supportive management with a respectful team culture, • Opportunities for growth within the business, • Encouragement for creative input for the right candidate, • Staff meals and discounts

We are looking for like-minded, enthusiastic and energetic individuals to join this exciting project. It is a fast paced environment but a fun place to work. This is more of a factory run operation rather than an artistic cake making environment. You won't need any experience in cake decorating as you will be trained and supervised from day one. Experience of working in a kitchen environment could be beneficial. Main Responsibilities Working with a team of cake decorators in conjunction with our front of house team members to maintain the Cake Box standards Filling cake sponge with fresh cream and spread so they are ready to decorate Learning new decorating skills alongside experienced decorators Learning how to write messages on cakes for customer orders Decorating cakes and slices for display and filling Display Fridges Decorating customer orders End of day Kitchen cleaning with all staff, including mopping the kitchen floor.

Chef / Team Member – Coqfighter Canary Wharf New site. New team. Same Coqfighter energy. We’re opening a brand-new Coqfighter site at Market Halls Canary Wharf, and we’re looking for enthusiastic Chef / Team Members to be part of the team from the start. At Coqfighter, chicken is king, but people are what make the place special. We’re all about brilliant food, great service and creating a team environment where people enjoy coming to work. This is a fast-paced QSR environment, so we’re looking for people who are energetic, hands-on and enjoy being part of a busy team. You’ll be comfortable getting stuck in, learning quickly and keeping things moving when the orders start flying in. You don’t need to know everything. We’re looking for people who are reliable, positive, humble and keen to learn. The role As a Chef / Team Member, you’ll be an important part of the day-to-day operation of our new Canary Wharf site. You’ll: • Prepare, cook and serve Coqfighter food to our standards and specifications., • Work quickly and accurately during busy service., • Keep your station clean, organised and ready to go., • Follow food safety, hygiene and health & safety procedures., • Work closely with the rest of the team to keep service running smoothly., • Help with opening and closing duties., • Make sure every order is prepared with care and consistency., • Give friendly, genuine service to our customers., • Be ready to jump in wherever the team needs you., • Learn and develop as you become part of the Coqfighter team. The kind of person we’re looking for You’ll probably be a great fit if you: • Enjoy working with people and being part of a team., • Have a positive, can-do attitude., • Are energetic and comfortable working at pace., • Take pride in doing things properly., • Are reliable and turn up ready to get stuck in., • Stay calm and focused when it gets busy., • Are happy to work on your own initiative when needed., • Are humble, approachable and keen to learn., • Care about great food and great service., • Have experience in a kitchen, QSR, restaurant or hospitality environment Most importantly, we’re looking for people with the right attitude. We can teach you the rest. Why Coqfighter? This is a chance to join us at the start of something new. You’ll be part of the opening team at our Canary Wharf site and have the opportunity to grow with us as we continue to expand. You’ll receive: • Competitive pay, • 28 days holiday, • Amazing staff meals, • Recommend a Friend referral scheme, • Full training and ongoing support, • Genuine opportunities to grow your career with Coqfighter, • The chance to be part of a brand-new team and site, • A friendly, supportive team that works hard and has a good time doing it Sound like you? If you’re energetic, reliable, love working with people and want to be part of a brand-new Coqfighter team, we’d love to hear from you. Come help us get Canary Wharf cooking. Chicken is king. Teamwork makes it happen.

Team Leader – Chozen Katsu Express | ExCeL London, E16 Legacy Koncepts is looking for a reliable, hands-on Team Leader to take day-to-day responsibility for our Chozen Katsu Express kiosk at ExCeL London. Chozen Katsu Express serves freshly prepared Asian-inspired food in a fast-paced exhibition environment. The role is primarily based at the kiosk, although you will also be trained and expected to work within our other Chozen outlets at ExCeL when required. This is an operational role for someone who enjoys working alongside the team while providing clear direction, maintaining standards and ensuring the kiosk runs smoothly. What We Offer • £13.91 per hour., • A minimum of 64 guaranteed hours during each four-week pay period., • Additional hours available during busy event periods., • Performance and timekeeping bonus of up to £1.50 per hour after successfully completing a three-month probationary period., • Paid training and development., • Company pension contribution., • Staff meal while working., • 50% staff discount at other times., • Based at ExCeL London, E16. Hours are arranged around ExCeL’s changing event schedule and will not necessarily be spread evenly across each week. Regular weekend work is an essential part of the role, with some early starts, late finishes and longer shifts during major events. Your Responsibilities • Open and close the kiosk and ensure it is properly prepared for service., • Lead the allocated team during the shift and position staff effectively across serving, tills, food preparation and replenishment duties., • Work alongside the team and lead by example during busy service periods., • Maintain an efficient flow of food from preparation through to customer service., • Liaise with the kitchen and wider management team to replenish food before it runs out, while avoiding unnecessary overproduction and waste., • Maintain strict food-safety, allergen, hygiene, cleaning and labelling standards., • Promote a proactive clean-as-you-go approach and ensure closing cleaning is completed thoroughly., • Complete temperature checks, monitoring forms and other food-safety records accurately., • Monitor stock, cooking levels and wastage throughout the shift., • Operate the till accurately and follow card, cash and ExCeL voucher procedures when required., • Maintain food quality, presentation and portion-control standards., • Deliver friendly customer service and deal with minor customer concerns professionally., • Encourage appropriate recommendations and upselling to help maximise sales., • Report operational, equipment, staffing or compliance concerns promptly to management. Who We Are Looking For You should be: • Experienced in fast food, QSR or another busy food-service environment., • Confident working at pace while maintaining food quality and attention to detail., • Reliable, organised and comfortable taking responsibility for an outlet during your shift., • Able to give clear instructions and uphold standards while treating colleagues fairly, patiently and respectfully., • Willing to work alongside the team rather than supervise from the sidelines., • Proactive about food safety, cleaning, labelling and completing required records., • Comfortable using tills and carrying out basic stock and numerical tasks., • Flexible enough to work regular weekends and across the Chozen outlets when required., • Physically able to remain standing for extended periods and undertake normal manual-handling duties. Previous Team Leader or supervisory experience is preferred but not essential. We will also consider an experienced and dependable QSR team member who is ready to take the next step into leadership. A Level 2 Food Safety certificate would be beneficial, although the successful candidate will be required to complete Legacy Koncepts’ mandatory Food Safety, Allergen Awareness, Health and Safety and COSHH training.

We need someone to work front of house, take orders, use a coffee machine (latte art is a huge bonus) and wait tables. Main duties will be producing well presented coffee with latte art. But also hands on in serving clients, taking out food, helping kitchen staff etc. This is not a job for the faint hearted. Full commitment is essential as this position is a large responsibility. Customer service is imperative as we are a close net, family run business that thrives on showing love to our clients. 80% of our clients are locals and repeat business. We work as a team, but more to the point we work together as a family. If you feel you want to become a family member then please get in touch and let me know who you are.

Streetfood stall manager DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DONT HAVE DRIVING LICENCE Payment: (15-20£) or profit % percentage depending on experience. Days: 3 days a week Baytna is looking for an experienced and reliable Stall Manager to manage our Syrian burger street-food stall across all KERB markets in London. This is a role combining street-food operations, food preparation, team management, stock and supplier management, driving and food safety. Our markets vary from week to week but will rotate between 4 locations: cow cross yards in farringdon, fleet place in Blackfriars gherkin in central and Francis road in Leyton. The Stall Manager will also assess which locations perform best and support decisions on where the business should trade. Key responsibilities: • Manage the day-to-day operation of our Syrian burger street-food stall., • Drive the company van from our base in Leyton (E10) to KERB markets across London, set up the stall and equipment, and return the van after service., • Prepare burgers and other ingredients ahead of market days. (Paid prep day), • Purchase and maintain sufficient ingredients and stock using Baytna's approved supplier list and company card., • Manage the stall during busy services and ensure food is prepared and served quickly and consistently., • Lead and support stall staff, including team members from refugee and diverse backgrounds., • Maintain all required food hygiene, health & safety and operational documentation., • Safely operate stall equipment, including connecting gas canisters and understanding correct fire-extinguisher procedures., • Monitor different KERB market locations and provide feedback on which markets are most suitable and commercially successful., • Help maintain the company van and arrange fuel and necessary vehicle expenses using the company card., • Support additional paid Baytna work where available, including private events, catering and supper clubs. Requirements: • Advanced English language, • Level 3 Food Hygiene & Safety certification., • Full valid driving licence and confidence driving an automatic medium size company van in London., • Previous experience in street food, catering, commercial kitchens, food stalls or a similar fast-paced food service environment., • Strong leadership and organisational skills., • Confident managing food preparation, stock and service independently., • Able to safely work with gas-powered catering equipment., • Reliable, punctual and comfortable taking responsibility for the full operation of a stall., • Willing to complete a DBS check. Desirable: • Someone living in East London or can easily get to Leyton, • First Aid qualification., • Health & Safety qualification., • Previous experience managing a street-food stall, food festivals Baytna works with refugees from a wide range of backgrounds and serves a diverse community. The successful candidate will be required to sign Baytna's Code of Conduct and uphold our zero-tolerance approach to racism, misogyny, religious discrimination, xenophobia and homophobia. We are looking for someone who can take real ownership of the stall from preparation and setup through to service, safety and pack down while helping us grow Baytna's Syrian street-food business across London and help young refugees in London.

We are looking for professional, reliable and flexible Event Waiters and Waitresses to support a range of corporate events and hospitality functions in London. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced hospitality environment and delivering an excellent standard of service. You will work alongside experienced event and hospitality teams, helping ensure guests receive a smooth and professional experience from arrival through to the end of the event. The role may include conferences, corporate receptions, private functions, dinners and other organised events. Duties and Responsibilities • Provide professional and attentive food and beverage service throughout events, • Welcome guests and provide friendly, helpful assistance when required, • Serve food, soft drinks and other refreshments according to event service standards, • Assist with setting up event spaces, tables, service stations and dining areas, • Clear tables, glassware and service areas efficiently throughout the event, • Maintain a clean, organised and presentable working environment, • Follow food hygiene, health and safety and allergen procedures at all times, • Communicate effectively with supervisors, kitchen staff and other members of the Events team, • Respond professionally to guest enquiries and requests, • Assist with opening, closing and event breakdown procedures, • Maintain high standards of personal presentation and professionalism, • Support the wider Events and Food & Beverage team wherever required What We’re Looking For • Previous waiter/waitress, hospitality or events experience is preferred, • Professional and confident when interacting with guests, • Friendly and approachable with strong customer service skills, • Good spoken English and communication skills, • Reliable, punctual and well-presented, • Comfortable working in a busy event environment, • Able to work effectively as part of a team, • Flexible with working hours and available for different event schedules, • Willing to support with different duties depending on the requirements of each event Role Details Position: Event Waiter / Waitress Pay: £13.50 per hour Location: Custom House, E16 Type of work: Corporate events and hospitality functions Availability: Flexible shifts depending on event requirements

Part time pizza chef required for pub kitchen Passionate about food, friendly and a good team player Experience essential in preparing dough, preparing ingredients from scratch, attention to detail.Comfortable with sharing and directing junior staff Support head chef in all aspects of the operation of the kitchenHours between 20-30 hours per week

Supervisor – Detroit City Burger | Excel London, E16 Legacy Koncepts is looking for a hands-on Supervisor to join Detroit City Burger, our American-style burger outlet at Excel London. We operate several food outlets across the exhibition centre, including Chozen, Wrapid, Orzo’s Deli and Italian Kitchen. This role will be primarily based at Detroit City Burger, although you may occasionally support another outlet. Excel’s event schedule makes every week different. We need someone who can lead a team through busy services, stay organised when demand changes quickly, and take real ownership of the outlet’s food safety, cleanliness and presentation. Pay, hours and benefits • £15 per hour, with a pay review after six months., • A minimum of 100 hours in each four-week period (an average of 25 hours per week), with additional hours available during busy events., • Shifts follow the event schedule. Weekend work is an expected part of the role, particularly when major events are taking place. We aim to offer occasional weekends off where the schedule allows., • After successfully completing a three-month probation period, you may be eligible for a discretionary performance bonuses of up to £1.50 per hour., • Staff meal on working days, 50% staff discount at other times, training opportunities and a workplace pension. The role You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day running of the outlet during your shifts. You’ll direct and support the team, keep service moving, respond to customers and make sure food is prepared and served to our standards. Food safety and cleaning are a major part of this role. We’re looking for a Supervisor who notices problems early and acts on them—not someone who waits for a manager to point them out. You’ll check that food is stored and labelled correctly, required records are completed accurately, and staff clean as they go. You’ll set clear expectations, follow up when standards slip, and make sure the outlet is properly cleaned and ready for the next trading day. Your responsibilities will include: • Leading, training and motivating food service and kitchen staff., • Organising tasks and adjusting preparation and stock levels to meet demand while controlling waste., • Checking food quality, presentation and speed of service., • Proactively overseeing food safety, date labelling, cleaning and health and safety practices., • Giving staff clear direction and addressing missed standards promptly and constructively., • Resolving customer queries and complaints professionally., • Operating the till, processing payments and completing basic shift administration. What we’re looking for • Experience supervising a team in a busy quick-service restaurant or similar food operation. Burger restaurant experience is an advantage., • Strong food safety awareness and the confidence to uphold standards consistently. A Level 2 Food Safety certificate, or equivalent, is required., • A practical, hands-on approach: you’re willing to work alongside the team while remaining accountable for the whole shift., • The ability to stay calm, prioritise and give clear direction during busy periods., • Good communication, customer service and basic numerical skills., • Flexibility to work around Excel’s event schedule, including busy weekends. The position is available immediately. If you take pride in leading a team and keeping standards high, we’d like to hear from you.

Join Our Kitchen! We’re a proud, family-run African restaurant known for our signature tilapia dishes and warm, welcoming atmosphere. We’re looking for a skilled and reliable chefs to help us continue serving the best African food in town. What You’ll Do: • Cook and plate fish dishes that highlight the authentic flavors of our kitchen, • Maintain a clean and safe kitchen environment, following food safety standards, • Work closely with our team, sharing knowledge and supporting each other What We’re Looking For: • Experience working with fish, especially tilapia, in a professional kitchen, • A positive attitude and respect for African cuisine and culture, • Team player who enjoys working in a family-run environment What We Offer: • A supportive and friendly team that feels like family, • A chance to grow and learn new skills in our kitchen, • Delicious staff meals and other perks Apply Today:If you have experience working with fish and a passion for sharing African cuisine, we’d love to hear from you. Please send your resume and tell us why you’d be a great fit for our family kitchen.

Part-time vacancy, ideal for college student, some experience is required but not essential as full training will be given. Front of house kitchen assistant / waitress required for Arches Cafe in Bethnal Green E2 6JN, immediate start. 2 days a week, may lead to 3 days. We are a small cafe in East London; job Involves washing up, waitress service, general cleaning, cleaning tables, taking customers food orders, sweeping and mopping. Barista- coffee and tea making. Help with food prep. Must have good communication and writing skills including good numerical skills, excellent spoken English language is absolutely necessary. 2 Working days needed. 1 Staff lunch included during shift. Arches Cafe Three Colts Lane E2 6JN. Paid weekly. Good train - bus links. Friendly Team