Cafe Kitchen Lead — Fast-Paced, Flexible & Inclusive

Tesco; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco Café is seeking a Chef with hospitality experience to join our busy café kitchen. You will handle preparation, storage and delivery of delicious food to keep customers happy and coming back for more, in a friendly Tesco environment.

You’ll bring hospitality experience and a focus on health and safety, waste reduction and quality food. This role offers a dynamic, inclusive team culture with career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Background in hospitality.
• Experience in high‑pressure environments.
• 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 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

Customer service

Communication skills

Planning & organisation

Job description

Tesco Café is seeking a Chef with hospitality experience to join our busy café kitchen. You will handle preparation, storage and delivery of delicious food to keep customers happy and coming back for more, in a friendly Tesco environment.

You’ll bring hospitality experience and a focus on health and safety, waste reduction and quality food. This role offers a dynamic, inclusive team culture with career growth opportunities.