Cook / Chef — Thrift Taco
Full-time · Flexible shifts · London Living Wage minimum, higher for the right person depending on experience (£14.80–£18.50/hour)
Hoxton, East London
Do you love pubs, breweries, and busy services? Interested in cooking serious food without fine dining attitude? Want to be part of a small independent food business where you can genuinely help shape the kitchen as the company grows?
Thrift Taco is an East London food brand serving serious food in busy pubs and breweries. We’re a small team focused on high-quality tacos, housemade sauces, good ingredients, and creating a fun, welcoming environment without taking ourselves too seriously.
We’re looking for a reliable, hard-working cook/chef to help deliver high-quality food in small, fast-moving kitchens with a focus on consistency, prep, cleanliness, and strong team energy.
We’re looking for an all-rounder — someone comfortable moving between prep, service, organisation, and occasionally interacting with front of house and customers when needed. Flexibility, teamwork, and willingness to help wherever necessary are essential.
The role includes:
This is hands-on work in small, busy kitchens. We care as much about attitude, reliability, emotional intelligence, ownership, curiosity, and willingness to improve as we do about fancy CVs.
The right person is:
Perks:
If your experience and availability look like a good fit, we’ll be in touch to arrange the next stage. Due to the volume of applications, we may not be able to respond to everyone individually.
Pay: £14.80-£18.50 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
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