Cafe Chef: Lead Kitchen with Flexible Hours

Tesco; Martlesham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague Clubcard

Flexible working

Retirement savings

Life Assurance

Wellbeing services

Discounts website

Uniform provided

Holiday 28 days

Colleague networks

Job summary

Tesco Cafés is seeking a Chef with hospitality experience to join our lively café kitchens. You will handle daily kitchen operations, food storage, and delivering high-quality dishes to keep customers returning for more. You will share expertise with the team, emphasising health and safety and waste reduction to ensure top service.

You will lead by example, inspiring a culture where colleagues feel respected, safe and valued, while growing your skills within our friendly Tesco Café team.

Qualifications

• Background in hospitality.
• Experience 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 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

Communication

Customer service

Team leadership

Job description

Tesco Cafés is seeking a Chef with hospitality experience to join our lively café kitchens. You will handle daily kitchen operations, food storage, and delivering high-quality dishes to keep customers returning for more. You will share expertise with the team, emphasising health and safety and waste reduction to ensure top service.

You will lead by example, inspiring a culture where colleagues feel respected, safe and valued, while growing your skills within our friendly Tesco Café team.