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We are recruiting an experienced Café Chef / Cook for a busy independent café in Hemel Hempstead. We are looking for someone with at least 3–4 years of kitchen experience who can cook fresh food to order, work cleanly, follow recipes and portion controls, manage tickets properly, and maintain high food safety standards. This is a hands-on role for someone who takes pride in food quality, speed, consistency, hygiene and teamwork. Main Responsibilities • Prepare and cook fresh café food to order., • Work across breakfast, brunch and lunch service., • Follow dish specifications, recipes, portion sizes and presentation standards., • Manage kitchen tickets properly and communicate clearly with the team., • Ensure food leaves the kitchen hot, correct, complete and well presented., • Complete prep before and during service., • Follow opening, closing and station checklists., • Maintain high hygiene, cleaning and food safety standards., • Follow stock rotation, labelling and date marking procedures., • Help reduce waste and control food costs., • Work professionally with front-of-house staff., • Stay calm and organised during busy periods. Food Experience Preferred Requirements • Minimum 3–4 years’ experience in a café, restaurant, brunch kitchen or similar food business., • Confident cooking fresh food to order., • Able to work quickly and consistently under pressure., • Strong understanding of food hygiene and kitchen cleanliness., • Level 2 Food Safety preferred., • Level 3 Food Safety / Supervising Food Safety desirable., • Experience with portion control, waste control and stock rotation., • Reliable, punctual and professional., • Able to follow systems, recipes and checklists., • Must have the right to work in the UK. What We Offer • Daytime café working hours., • Busy café environment with regular customers., • Clear recipes, systems and standards., • Opportunity to become an important part of the kitchen team., • Competitive pay based on experience and performance., • Long-term opportunity for the right person. How to Apply Please apply with your CV and a short message telling us: • Your kitchen experience., • Whether you have café/brunch experience., • Whether you hold food safety qualifications., • Your availability., • When you can start. Applications without relevant kitchen experience may not be considered.

About The Bull Pen The Bull Pen is entering an exciting new chapter, with a renewed focus on seasonal cooking, quality ingredients, and a relaxed dining experience. Under new kitchen leadership, we’re rebuilding the brigade and creating a supportive, ambitious environment where chefs can grow. The Role As Chef de Partie, you will take responsibility for running your section during service, supporting the Head Chef and Sous Chef in delivering consistent, high-quality food. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys cooking from scratch and working as part of a close-knit team. Key responsibilities • Running your section efficiently during service, • Preparing and cooking dishes to spec and standards, • Maintaining high standards of food hygiene and cleanliness, • Assisting with prep, stock control, and minimising waste, • Supporting junior chefs and working collaboratively across sections, • Contributing ideas to menu development when appropriate What we’re looking for • Previous experience as a Chef de Partie or strong Demi ready to step up, • Passion for fresh, seasonal ingredients, • Calm, reliable approach during service, • Good organisational skills and attention to detail, • A positive attitude and willingness to learn What we offer • Competitive salary (DOE), • Daytime-focused service (with occasional events), • Supportive leadership and a positive kitchen culture, • Opportunities for progression and development, • Tronc/tips scheme

Job Description: Small kitchen. Big standards. Real food, made properly. Brass Monkey isn't a chain, and we don't pretend to be. We're an independent speciality coffee shop and art gallery in the heart of Radlett, with a loyal community who come back because the coffee is excellent and the food is honest — locally sourced, fresh, and put together with care. Our menu is deliberately tight. Breakfast and lunch, done properly. No 40-page spec sheet, no microwaves hiding under the counter — just good ingredients treated with respect. We're looking for a Cook / Kitchen Hand who gets it. Someone who takes pride in a plate going out clean and beautiful, even when it's the hundredth one that day. You'll fit in here if you: • Have 2+ years in a proper kitchen and know your way around prep, service, and a deep clean, • Care about consistency — same dish, same standard, every time, • Move with purpose when it's busy, and use the quiet moments to get ahead, • Want to actually talk to the people you work with (we're a small team — no hiding), • Are curious about food and open to throwing ideas into the mix as the menu evolves What you get back: • Competitive hourly rate (£12.71–£14.50, based on experience), • Free lunch every shift and unlimited speciality coffee — the good stuff, • Staff discount on everything else, • Tips, bonus scheme, and a yearly bonus, • Company pension and flexitime where the rota allows, • 8–10 hour shifts, daytime hours (we close in the evenings — yes, really), • A genuine path to grow with us as the business expands The practical bits: Location: Radlett WD7 7AB — you'll need to reliably commute Experience: 2 years minimum in a kitchen / chef / BOH role In-person role, full-time and permanent To apply: Send us your CV and a few lines about the last dish you cooked that you were genuinely proud of. That tells us more than any cover letter. Have a look at what we do: instagram.com/brass.monkey.coffee