Cafe Chef

TN United Kingdom; Inverness; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a unique Highlands restoration site as a Café Chef, where you'll create delicious dishes using seasonal and sustainably sourced ingredients. Be part of a collaborative team dedicated to restoring the Highlands' heritage while enjoying competitive pay, flexible working options, and a dog-friendly environment. This role offers the chance to enhance the café's reputation as a dining destination, making it a perfect fit for culinary enthusiasts eager to make a difference.

Benefits

Living wage employer

Workplace pension scheme

Enhanced holiday allowance

Festive shutdown over Christmas

Flexible working

Outdoor clothing allowance

Use of pool cars

Dog-friendly offices

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional kitchen environment.
• Ability to create dishes with seasonal and natural ingredients.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the café kitchen.
• Deliver high-quality food to enhance the café's reputation.

Skills

Culinary Skills

Menu Planning

Food Safety Knowledge

Education

Culinary Degree

Food Hygiene Certification

Job description

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Platinum Recruitment is working in partnership with a unique Highlands restoration site, offering a fantastic opportunity for a Café Chef to join their team.

What's in it for you?

Be part of an initiative dedicated to restoring the Highlands' true heritage. Use available resources to create a variety of tasty dishes that reflect our client's ethos—natural ingredients, seasonal, and sustainably sourced.

If this sounds appealing, here are some benefits:

• Living wage employer with a progressive salary structure
• Workplace pension scheme with 3% employer contribution
• Enhanced holiday allowance—up to 37 days per year
• Festive shutdown over Christmas
• Flexible and hybrid working (role-dependent)
• Outdoor clothing allowance
• Use of pool cars for work-related travel
• Dog-friendly offices

Package

Why choose our client?

Join a bold, collaborative, and pragmatic team. They offer competitive pay and benefits, flexibility, a great working culture, and more. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences are welcome.

What's involved?

As a chef, you will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Centre's cafe kitchen, delivering high-quality food to enhance the reputation of the Centre's Cafe as a destination for great dining.

Interested?

If this role sounds like a fit, we would love to hear from you! Click "Apply Now" and a team member will contact you to discuss this Café Chef position near Inverness.

Remember to ask your consultant about our "Recommend a Friend" referral scheme and learn how you could earn up to £250 per referral.

Consultant: Jo Beck

Job Number: 932100

Job Role: Café Chef

Platinum Recruitment acts as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.