Cafe Chef: Fast-Paced Kitchen Leader & Team Mentor

TESCO UK; Newark and Sherwood; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco Cafés is inviting applications for a Chef with hospitality experience to join its cafe kitchen. You will oversee daily kitchen operations including preparation, storage, and delivering high-quality food to customers, driving satisfaction and repeat visits.

With experience in a busy hospitality setting, you will become a café menu expert, share knowledge with the team, and champion health and safety, waste reduction, and efficient service.

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.

Job description

Tesco Cafés is inviting applications for a Chef with hospitality experience to join its cafe kitchen. You will oversee daily kitchen operations including preparation, storage, and delivering high-quality food to customers, driving satisfaction and repeat visits.

With experience in a busy hospitality setting, you will become a café menu expert, share knowledge with the team, and champion health and safety, waste reduction, and efficient service.