Cafe Chef — Fast-Paced Kitchen Lead & Team Builder

Tesco; Coventry; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco Cafés in the United Kingdom is seeking a Chef with hospitality experience to join our lively café kitchens. You’ll manage daily kitchen operations including preparation, storage, and delivering tasty food that keeps customers happy.

You’ll translate your busy-hospitality know-how into leadership, health and safety, and waste control, inspiring a team to deliver food of outstanding quality and speed. We value inclusivity, training, and a friendly, supportive culture where colleagues feel

Qualifications

• Background in hospitality
• Experience of remaining productive in a high-pressure environment.
• Commitment to excellent customer service.
• 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

Responsibilities

• Storage and preparation in line with food safety and hygiene regulations.
• Deliver 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.
• Health and safety and food safety requirements are met.
• Understanding the key drivers of our service plan and delivering to the standard required.

Skills

Hospitality

High-pressure environment

Customer service

Inclusive culture

Planning & organisation

Initiative

Communication skills

Job description

Tesco Cafés in the United Kingdom is seeking a Chef with hospitality experience to join our lively café kitchens. You’ll manage daily kitchen operations including preparation, storage, and delivering tasty food that keeps customers happy.

You’ll translate your busy-hospitality know-how into leadership, health and safety, and waste control, inspiring a team to deliver food of outstanding quality and speed. We value inclusivity, training, and a friendly, supportive culture where colleagues feel