Grill Cook

Mezza is a newly established high end restaurant based in Bradford which provides the local community a place to celebrate life’s special moments by offering the best food, service, and ambiance in Bradford.

As such, Mezza Restaurants are looking for a experienced grill chef to assist the head chef in the restaurant kitchen.

**Responsibilities**:

- Prepare food following specifications during or before unit operations
- Measure all food items and portion them accurately. Adhere to all quality standards, portion sizes, policies and procedures, and department rules.
- Ensure all foods are properly prepared in a timely manner and to specifications
- Ensure proper storage of food by maintaining the right temperatures
- Keep all menu items fresh and ensure they retain original quality
- Package all products following the right specifications
- Carry out opening, closing, and side work tasks as assigned following appropriate guidelines
- Ensure equipment and workstation are adequately stocked, organized, and clean
- Adhere to all sanitation regulations and health codes
- Set up kitchen equipment and operate them
- Requirements - Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities - for Grill Chef Role

**Requirements**:

- A team player - Ability to work effectively with a diverse group of people in a team environment.
- Friendly and able to build both team and guest rapport.
- Approachable and able to remain calm under pressure.
- Full of passion and enthusiasm for exceeding guest satisfaction through food excellence.
- Organised, hard-working and able to multi-task.
- Strong ability to lift and move 50 pounds equipment and supplies all through shift, and to place items on low and high shelves in service areas, store rooms, freezers, and walk-in coolers.
- Ability to stoop, bend, wipe, reach, grasp, and lift.
- Strong ability to move swiftly and perform duties in a confined work place.
- Strong knowledge of and ability to work all company menu products.
- Ability to read product specifications, recipes, and tickets, and to observe to confirm that wares are cleaned.
- Strong ability to walk and stand all through a 4-8 hour shift.
- Strong hearing ability, to be able to respond to guest and employee needs in a loud environment.
- Ability to handle potentially hazardous chemicals when carrying out duties.
- Ability to work effectively in the kitchen and freezer areas under extreme temperature changes.
- Strong ability to ensure the preparation and presentation of product in accordance with company standards.
- Knowledge of units of measure and other basic math skills.
- Ability to meet regulations concerning health risk issues about food handling of any municipal, county, or state.
- Ability to meet and maintain company uniform and grooming standards all through the shift.
- Ability to meet all necessary training requirements and pass required test for the role.
- Ability to follow instructions and learn how to perform basis tasks.
- Dependable individual with the ability to communicate in writing and in spoken forms effectively.
- CLEANLINESS - You will be responsible for ensuring our food preparation and holding areas are kept clean and tidy at all times. It is also really important that we ensure our fryers, fridges and freezers are maintained and cleaned, to allow us to deliver our fantastic products.
- HEALTH & SAFETY AND FOOD SAFETY - It important to us that our restaurants are a safe environment for our team and customers, therefore we expect our teams to adhere to all H&S and FS guidelines, maintaining a safe working environment at all times.
- OUR SYSTEMS - We have many systems in our restaurant that support us to run our business efficiently. At times you will be responsible for reading and interpreting information. As a Back of House team member you will be required to read our cooking systems which tell us the amount of product we should prepare to meet our customers demands.

We are Customer Maniacs.

That means our Customers are Number 1.

Whilst Restaurant experience is fantastic, we are always on the lookout for individuals with a passion for people and who love being part of a team. Recognition is not just about rewards and incentives, it is about saying thank you to people for going above and beyond and for always striving to achieve their best.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Zero hours contract

Pay: £12.00-£14.50 per hour

Expected hours: 20 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Tips

**Experience**:

- Chef: 1 year (preferred)
- Restaurant: 1 year (preferred)
- Hospitality: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Grill Chef