Cafe Chef: Fast-Paced Kitchen Leader | Flexible Hours

Tesco UK; Kidderminster; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco UK is seeking a Chef with hospitality experience to join one of our lively café kitchens. You will handle preparation, storage, and delivering tasty food that keeps customers happy and coming back for more.

You’ll guide a busy team, uphold health and safety standards, reduce waste, and share your knowledge to deliver high-quality food quickly. This role is ideal for a proactive leader who thrives in a busy cafe environment.

Qualifications

• Background in hospitality.
• Experience in remaining productive in high-pressure environments.
• Commitment to excellent customer service.
• Desire to create an inclusive work environment where colleagues feel respected, safe and valued.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Confidence using initiative to identify opportunities to improve 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 background

High-pressure environment

Customer service

Inclusive work environment

Planning and organisation

Initiative/Problem solving

Communication skills

Job description

Tesco UK is seeking a Chef with hospitality experience to join one of our lively café kitchens. You will handle preparation, storage, and delivering tasty food that keeps customers happy and coming back for more.

You’ll guide a busy team, uphold health and safety standards, reduce waste, and share your knowledge to deliver high-quality food quickly. This role is ideal for a proactive leader who thrives in a busy cafe environment.