Cafe Chef — Flexible, Fast-Paced Kitchen Lead

Tesco Retail; Newport; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco Cafés require a Chef with hospitality experience to join our busy cafe kitchen, handling preparation, storage and delivering tasty food to customers. You’ll bring your expertise to a lively team, uphold health and safety standards and ensure food served to spec.

You will lead by example, motivate colleagues, and focus on continuous improvement. This role emphasizes inclusion, excellent service, and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment.

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

High-pressure environment

Customer service

Team motivation

Communication skills

Job description

Tesco Cafés require a Chef with hospitality experience to join our busy cafe kitchen, handling preparation, storage and delivering tasty food to customers. You’ll bring your expertise to a lively team, uphold health and safety standards and ensure food served to spec.

You will lead by example, motivate colleagues, and focus on continuous improvement. This role emphasizes inclusion, excellent service, and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment.