Cafe Chef

ENGINEERINGUK; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading café team as a Chef in Milton Keynes, where you'll prepare and deliver delicious food while ensuring high standards of service. Bring your hospitality experience to create an inclusive environment and motivate your team. Enjoy excellent benefits and a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

Colleague Clubcard

Flexible working

Retirement savings plan

Life Assurance

Free wellbeing services

Uniform provided

28 days holiday

Qualifications

• Background in hospitality required.
• Experience in a high-pressure environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and store food following safety regulations.
• Deliver food to customers while maintaining high standards.
• Identify improvements for service.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Planning and Organisation

Job description

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About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Chef with hospitality experience to join one of our lively café kitchens. Your daily operations will include preparation, food storage, and delivering delicious food that keeps our customers happy, satisfied, and coming back for more. It's all part of making every day a little better for them, and us.

You'll bring your experience of working in a similarly busy environment to Tesco, where you'll become a café menu expert keen to share your knowledge with the team around you. From health and safety to limiting food waste, you'll understand the importance of every detail and inspire your team to deliver outstanding food quality and speed of service. After all, no one tries harder for customers than us.

Tesco Cafés are a place to get on. We believe in creating a great environment for colleagues to work and providing opportunities for everyone to be at their best. With your previous experience, you'll help deliver skills and build an inclusive place where people feel respected, safe, and valued. In doing so, you'll grow as a leader and develop your skills and experience as part of our friendly team.

Please note that you need to be 18 or over to apply for this role.

Responsibilities

• Storage and preparation in line with food safety and hygiene regulations.
• Deliver timely, tasty food to customers while maintaining high standards and serving food to specification.
• Identify new and better ways of working to improve services for customers and colleagues.
• Ensure health and safety and food safety requirements are met.
• Understand the key drivers of our service plan and deliver to the required standard.

Requirements

• A background in hospitality.
• Experience of remaining productive in a high-pressure environment.
• A commitment to excellent customer service.
• A desire to create an inclusive work environment where colleagues feel respected, safe, and valued.
• Good planning and organisation skills.
• Confidence using your initiative to identify opportunities for improvement or adaptation.
• Excellent communication skills to motivate and support a growing team.

What’s in it for you?

Alongside a fantastic work-life balance, we offer excellent benefits, including but not limited to:

• Colleague Clubcard after 3 months’ service – 10% off, increasing to 15% after every pay period for four days, on most purchases at Tesco.
• Request flexible working from day one.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Life Assurance.
• Access to free wellbeing services supporting your mind, body, and life.
• An exclusive deals and discounts website for everyday savings.
• Uniform provided and policies supporting all of life's moments.
• Holiday starting at 28 days (including Bank Holidays).
• Access to colleague networks for diverse backgrounds. For more info, click here.

About Us

With 329 cafés nationwide, our teams work closely to ensure the best customer experience. Tesco Cafés offer a genuine family feel — a great place to work. We are proud of our inclusive culture and strive to reflect our diverse customer base. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and support flexible working arrangements. We are also a Disability Confident Leader, committed to accessible recruitment.

Note: During high application volumes, roles may close early. We can only provide individual interview feedback.