Chef
Location: Sprotbrough, Doncaster
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week (rota basis, including weekdays, evenings and weekends)
Pay: £13.50–£16.00 per hour, depending on experience
Help Build Our Kitchen from Day One
We're looking for a talented and passionate Chef to join our brand-new independent coffee and wine bar in the heart of Sprotbrough.
This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of an exciting new adventure from the very beginning. Although we're a small kitchen operation, you'll take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the kitchen, working closely with the owners to deliver consistently high-quality food and help shape our growing food offering.
Our vision is to create a destination where outstanding food, speciality coffee, carefully selected wines and handcrafted cocktails come together in a relaxed yet refined setting. As our Chef, you'll play a key role in bringing that vision to life.
The Role
As our Chef, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the kitchen, ensuring every dish is prepared to an exceptional standard while maintaining a clean, organised and efficient working environment.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Preparing and cooking fresh, high-quality food to a consistently high standard.
- Taking responsibility for the day-to-day running of our the kitchen.
- Working with the owners to develop menus and seasonal specials.
- Maintaining excellent presentation and consistency across every service.
- Managing stock levels, ordering supplies and minimising waste.
- Monitoring food costs and maintaining efficient kitchen operations.
- Ensuring full compliance with food hygiene, HACCP and Health & Safety legislation.
- Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and organisation at all times.
- Supporting, guiding and helping develop any future kitchen team members as the business grows.
- Working closely with the front-of-house team to deliver an outstanding customer experience.
- Bringing new ideas, creativity and enthusiasm to help continually improve our food offering.
About You
We're looking for someone who:
- Has previous experience as a Chef, Senior Chef, Sous Chef or similar.
- Is confident working independently and taking ownership of a kitchen.
- Has a genuine passion for producing fresh, high-quality food.
- Takes pride in consistency, presentation and attention to detail.
- Is organised, reliable and able to work calmly during busy service periods.
- Understands stock control, ordering and kitchen efficiency.
- Has excellent knowledge of food safety, HACCP and hygiene standards.
- Enjoys contributing ideas and helping develop menus and seasonal specials.
- Wants to be part of building an exciting independent hospitality business from the ground up.
We're looking for someone who sees this as more than just another chef role. We want someone who is proud to take ownership of their kitchen, enjoys being trusted with responsibility and wants to help create a food offering that customers return for time and time again.
What We Offer
- £13.50–£16.00 per hour, depending on experience.
- Permanent 30-hour contract.
- The opportunity to help build a brand-new kitchen from launch.
- Creative input into menu development and seasonal specials.
- A supportive and collaborative working environment.
- Opportunities for progression as the business grows.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of GIO'S Coffee and wine bar where your ideas genuinely matter.
You'll have the opportunity to take ownership of our kitchen, influence our food offering and help establish the standards that will define Gio's Coffee & Wine Bar from day one.
If you're passionate about great food, enjoy taking responsibility and want to be part of building something special, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and join us on the journey from day one.
Pay: £13.50-£16.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
