Cafe Chef: Fast-Paced Kitchen Leader

Tesco; Hilcote; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague Clubcard discounts

Flexible working from day one

Wellbeing services

Discounts website access

Job summary

Tesco Café is seeking a Chef with hospitality experience to join one of our lively cafe kitchens. You’ll handle daily operations including preparation, storage, and delivering delicious food that keeps customers happy and coming back.

Bringing your busy-hospitality background, you’ll mentor the team, uphold health and safety standards, control waste, and drive service speed and food quality. We value inclusivity, development, and a great working environment for colleagues across our Tesco Cafés.

Qualifications

• 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

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 experience

Customer service

Team leadership

Planning & organisation

Job description

Tesco Café is seeking a Chef with hospitality experience to join one of our lively cafe kitchens. You’ll handle daily operations including preparation, storage, and delivering delicious food that keeps customers happy and coming back.

Bringing your busy-hospitality background, you’ll mentor the team, uphold health and safety standards, control waste, and drive service speed and food quality. We value inclusivity, development, and a great working environment for colleagues across our Tesco Cafés.