Café Chef: Lead Kitchen & Menu Expert — Flexible

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

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague Clubcard discounts

Flexible working from day one

Retirement savings plan

Life Assurance

Wellbeing services

Discounts website for everyday buys

Uniform provided

28 days holiday (incl. Bank Holidays)

Colleague networks

Job summary

Tesco Café is hiring a Chef with hospitality experience to join our busy kitchen. You’ll manage daily kitchen operations, including preparation and food storage, delivering delicious meals that keep customers satisfied and coming back for more.

You will bring experience from a busy environment to Tesco, becoming a café menu expert and sharing knowledge with the team. You will focus on health and safety, minimizing waste, and inspiring the team to deliver quality and speed of service.

Qualifications

• A 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.
• 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

Inclusive workplace

Planning & organisation

Initiative

Team communication

Job description

Tesco Café is hiring a Chef with hospitality experience to join our busy kitchen. You’ll manage daily kitchen operations, including preparation and food storage, delivering delicious meals that keep customers satisfied and coming back for more.

You will bring experience from a busy environment to Tesco, becoming a café menu expert and sharing knowledge with the team. You will focus on health and safety, minimizing waste, and inspiring the team to deliver quality and speed of service.