BAO Battersea - Commis Chef

Commis Chef - BAO Battersea

Salary - £13.50-£14.50

Schedule - Full Time

Experience -

BAO Battersea is looking for a Commis Chef to join the kitchen team and start building the foundations of a great kitchen career.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone at the beginning of their culinary journey - someone who’s eager to learn, loves working in a team, and takes pride in doing things properly.

BAO Noodle Shop in the iconic Battersea Power Station. Perch around the expansive wrap around counter, where chefs serve bowlfuls of beef noodle soup, xiao chi and BAO.Bao's goal is to create restaurants that offer a different experience to each other, inspired by our founder's upbringing and travels around Asia. Each restaurant within the group has a unique menu and a different story.

The Position

As a Commis Chef, you will be working in the open kitchen preparing mise en place for the Chefs de Partie. You'll assist CDPs in producing outstanding and creative dishes, using fresh local ingredients and innovative recipes to wow our guests.

If you are an enthusiastic team player who is passionate about food and hospitality, have excellent attention to detail, and a willingness to learn and develop with us, then we want to hear from you. Good knowledge of or experience in Asian cuisine and culture is a bonus!

The successful Commis Chef will learn

• You'll receive a personalised development plan including a clear progression route. We value internal growth and see this an important aspect;
• You'll automatically be enrolled into BAO University where we hold creative workshops, such as Butchery and Fish Filleting classes, and hold talks with interesting people;
• We encourage staff to participate in BAO's field trips, learning and interacting with our suppliers;
• You'll experience other restaurants within the group with organised chef swaps.

The Benefits

We want working at BAO to feel like stepping into a warm, fluffy bao — soft, supportive, and full of good stuff. Here's what you'll get as part of the team:

Perks & Discounts

- 50% off food and drink across all BAO and JKS restaurants
- Access to curated wine and meat suppliers at trade prices
- Discounts on BAO retail and takeaway items

Rewards & Recognition

- BAOcoin — earn rewards for living BAO values, then spend them in the BAOshop
- BAO Pyramid Scheme — earn up to £500 for referring someone to join the team

Growth & Development

- Personalised development plans tailored to your goals
- Access to School of BAO, a series of talks, workshops and fieldtrips

Work-Life Balance

- Rotas released two weeks in advance so you can plan ahead

Milestones

- Perks to celebrate work anniversaries milestones

Celebrations

- Two company-wide parties a year: Wei Ya and Moon Festival BBQ

BAO quite literally means steamed bun. But BAO means so much more than that, a cult brand with a cult following that aims to inspire with design through food. Founded in 2013 by family trio, Erchen Chang, Shing Tat Chung and Wai Ting Chung in a carpark in East London to now spanning 7 restaurants across London, where each has its own story of Taiwanese Culture with unique experience, narrative and menu.

At BAO we seek people who warm our souls through cooking and hospitality. We strive to cultivate an environment where our design is inspiring, where our unconventional way of thinking bring humour and innovation; our detail challenges you to do your best.