Cafe Chef

Retail Human Resources plc; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retailer is seeking a Chef to join their café kitchen in Trowbridge. The role requires hospitality experience and the ability to work in a high-pressure environment, ensuring food quality and safety standards. Ideal candidates will have excellent communication skills and a commitment to creating an inclusive workplace. Competitive benefits and a supportive work culture are offered.

Benefits

10% Clubcard after 3 months service

Flexible working options

Retirement savings plan

Life Assurance

Access to wellbeing services

Uniform provided

28 days holiday including Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Background in hospitality required.
• Experience in high-pressure environments necessary.
• Skills in planning and organization are important.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and store food according to safety regulations.
• Deliver food promptly while maintaining quality standards.
• Identify improvements in service delivery.

Skills

Hospitality experience

High-pressure productivity

Excellent customer service

Communication skills

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Chef with hospitality experience to join one of our lively café kitchens. Your daily operations of the kitchen would include preparation, food storage, and to deliver delicious food that keeps our customers happy, satisfied, and coming back for more.

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.

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 to deliver skills as you build an inclusive place where people feel respected, safe and valued.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

• Storage and preparation in line with food safety and hygiene regulations.
• Delivering timely, tasty food to customers whilst maintaining great standards and food served to spec!
• Identifying new and better ways of working to keep improving services for customers and colleagues.
• Ensuring health and safety and food safety requirements are met.
• Understanding the key drivers of our service plan and delivering to the standard required.

Requirements

You will need:

• 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 to improve our ways of working or adapt to different situations.
• 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 that help make The Cafe a great place to work. These include but aren’t limited to:

• Colleague Clubcard after 3 months service - 10% increasing to 15% after every pay day for a four-day period, off most purchases at Tesco
• Request flexible working from day one
• Retirement savings plan
• Life Assurance
• Access to free wellbeing services with a range of resources to support your mind, body, and life
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for the home
• Uniform provided and policies to support you for all of life’s moments, big and small
• Holiday starting at 28 days (Including Bank Holidays)
• Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds.

About us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings.

We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.