Line Cook

**Passionate about pittas?**

We are Meat & Greek - we started our business journey on the street food and festival scene of Wales back in 2014 selling Greek souvlaki We serve quality Greek street food - our food is simple but quality using fresh ingredients and cooked over charcoal.

Six years and thousands of pitta’s later we managed to establish an excellent reputation and recognisable brand in Wales. We finally decided to ditch the Gazebo (_for now_) and opened our first permanent restaurant in the new and exciting Goodsheds development in Barry.

**Company Benefits**

Holiday Entitlement 28 days pro-rata

Free food every shift you work.

Team and company parties to celebrate life at Meat And Greek.

50% staff discount on food and drink outside of working hours.

Full inhouse training.

Food hygiene qualifications.

Uniform provided.

Work place pension contributions.

**Purpose and objectives of the role**

As grill chef at Meat And Greek Barry, you'll be responsible for making sure the Meat in Meat And Greek is cooked to perfection

**Working hours**

Your set days of work will be:
Friday: 10:30 - 21:30

Sunday: 10:30 - 18:30

There will be opportunities to work overtime to cover our full time Grill chef's holiday, you will be notified of this at least one month in advance. Rota's are published monthly. The person who applies for this post needs to have availability to work outside of the set hours if needed.

**Main duties and responsibilities**

Opening the store

You will be the first person opening the shop at the start of the day, before the other staff arrive. This time is used to turn on all the appliances and light the charcoal fires ahead of the working day, and receive the morning stock delivery from our preparation kitchen.

Cooking

Your primary role will be to grill meat, pitta breads, halloumi cheese and fry fries. We cook our meat and pitta breads over charcoal bbq’s - if you do not have experience working with charcoal, do not worry training will be provided.

You will be part of a small team, so your role will be multi-faceted and flexible.

You will not be strictly bound to cooking, you will be proficient in all roles within the store.

When needed you may need to manage tickets, build dishes for customers, wrap takeaways, and run food to tables.

Communication

It is essential to have strong communication skills as during busy service you are constantly communicating within your team so food is prepared correctly, at a high standard and in a timely manner.

Food Hygiene due diligence and Cleaning

When you start with us you will be required to sit a level 2 hygiene qualification as a minimum requirement. We also will ask you to take a further level 3 hygiene qualification, as you will be supervising others - both will be funded by us. You will also receive in house training specific to our restaurant.

Food safety duties you will undertake during your shift will be taking and recording temperatures of both food and refrigeration. And taking visual and sensory checks of food before it is cooked and before it is sent out to customers.

You will be trained and maintain a thorough knowledge of our menu and the allergens present in our food.

You will be responsible for restocking and replenishing food and drinks in fridges and ensure stock rotation protocols are followed.

Cleaning - you will be expected to keep on top of cleaning throughout the working day and to undertake a deep clean at the end of the working day, a checklist and schedule will be on hand to guide you and ensure certain cleaning duties are kept on top of.

**Knowledge of company and its values**

We are a small family run business, and we have built this business from the ground up. We are extremely passionate about the reputation we have built and the customer service and quality of food we put out to our customers. Give our website a read to get an idea of where it all started

**Person specification**:

- Our non negotiables_

**We need someone who**:
Has experience cooking within the hospitality industry and is passionate about food. All levels of experience will be considered as in house training will be provided.

Is a friendly people person

Is a great team player who works well with others

Is a good communicator.

Is keen to learn - with a positive attitude.

**Desirable but not essential**

Welsh speaker

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £12.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 20 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Discounted or free food

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Barry: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Hospitality: 3 years (required)
- Cooking: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person