Café Chef (Prep Chef)

Jamie-Oliver; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Jamie Oliver Group on Oxford Street, London, is seeking a passionate Prep Chef to bring our cafe menu to life. You’ll contribute to food preparation, ensure quality, and help deliver an outstanding guest experience in a fast-paced environment.

As part of our cafe team, you’ll maintain high hygiene standards, support stock control, and collaborate with the cafe chef to meet brand specs and safety requirements. This on-site role offers growth within a iconic food brand.

Responsibilities

• Food Preparation & Menu Delivery: Ensure all food is prepared to the specified recipes, presentation guidelines, and quality standards set.
• Guest Experience: Ensure the cafe counter is clean, organised, visually appealing and reflects the high standards of our brand; maintain hygiene.
• Food Safety & Compliance: Follow HACCP and health and safety guidelines; ensure food safety compliance.

Job description

Location: On site / Oxford St, London W1C 1DX, UK
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Hospitality | Chefs
Salary: Competitive salary

Ready to be part of something truly special? Join our brilliant chef team at our wonderful Cafe on Oxford Street.

We are looking for a passionate and ambitious Prep Chef to help bring our gorgeous cafe menu to life. If you love cooking and thrive in a dynamic environment, this is your chance to shine and grow with an iconic food brand!

WHY YOU’RE HERE

You’re here to prepare the food and drink offering for the Jamie Oliver Cafe in John Lewis, ensuring the food and experience for all guests meet our high standards.

You’re responsible for the preparation and execution of the menu. Your cheffing ability and organisational skills will ensure our offer is delivered to spec, to budget and to our operational and food safety standards.

WHAT YOU’RE HERE TO DO

Food Preparation & Menu Delivery

• Ensure all food is prepared to the specified recipes, presentation guidelines, and quality standards set
• Working collaboratively with the cafe chef, ensure all food for the cafe is prepared to spec, compliant to our food safety standards.

Guest Experience

• Ensure the cafe counter is always clean, organised, visually appealing and reflects the high standards of our brand.
• Ensure that the entire cafe, including the dining area, kitchen, and counter, is maintained to impeccable hygiene and cleanliness standards, creating a welcoming environment for guests.
• Dispatch of all produce and deliveries in an organised manner, following FIFO, checked against purchase specifications and purchase order.
• Keeping the fridges clean, organised and following food hygiene standards.
• Ensure daily, weekly and monthly cleaning duties are carried out, ensuring the company cleaning guide is followed as instructed by senior chefs
• A good management of stock, rotation and replenishment

Food Safety & Compliance

You are responsible for our compliance with food safety, HACCP, H&S, and hygiene in the cafe.

• Food safety. You’ll follow all food safety requirements and ensure all food handling in the cafe is compliant.
• HACCP & Health and safety. You will follow all HACCP guidelines and health and safety requirements.
• Hygiene and presentation. You’ll have a high level of respect and care for the business, the teams’ and your own hygiene and presentation.

Embody Team Culture

At Jamie Oliver’s Cookery Schools and Cafe, our ambition is to become the best cookery school and Cafe in the UK. We want to inspire people to both cook more, and immerse people in world-class food experiences. To achieve this, we have a strong team-working culture that everyone plays a part in. You should embody our culture of:

• An obsession with the world of food. A curiosity to learn more and more.
• A passion for people. And a motivation to deliver memorable experiences.
• A drive for hard teamwork. An intense pursuit of excellence. Always striving to grow, develop and improve - at a personal, team and business level.