Casual Chef

Aramark Ltd; Brookwood; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted meals on shift

On-site parking

On-site gym

Employee discounts app

Life assurance

Pension contributions

Generous holiday entitlement

Career progression

Training and development

Apprenticeship schemes

Job summary

Aramark UK is recruiting a Casual Chef to join our team at Elizabeth Barracks, Pirbright, Surrey. You will manage production and food levels to minimise wastage, while supporting colleagues with learning and maintaining high standards in all kitchen tasks.

This full-time role offers a 37.5-hour week with shifts from 06:00 to 20:00, five days over seven including alternate weekends. The position includes perks such as discounted meals, on-site parking, and access to our employee benefits app.

Qualifications

• Must have relevant culinary qualification (706/1 or 706/2 or equivalent).
• Excellent team player and communicator.
• Confident chef with UK work eligibility and DBS checks.

Responsibilities

• Manage production and food levels to minimise wastage.
• Support new team members with learning procedures and standards for kitchen tasks.
• Work within a 37.5 hour week with shifts 06:00–20:00, five days over seven including alternate weekends.

Skills

Team player

Communication

Culinary leadership

UK work eligibility

Education

Relevant culinary qualification (706/1 or 706/2 or equivalent)

Job description

Aramark UK are currently recruiting a Casual Chef to join our team working at Elizabeth Barracks, Pirbright, Surrey, GU24 0DT. You will be responsible for managing production and food levels to ensure minimal wastage and be supportive of new team members to support them with their learning procedures and standards for all kitchen tasks. Aramark UK are making a work life balance achievable whilst still working in hospitality, cultivating your culinary career with a world leading organisation. Aramark provides world-class contract catering services to our extensive list of clients across the UK, including Defence and Judicial, private industry and Education. We are lucky to have some of the best Culinary and Catering talent that the UK has to offer working within our teams.

You will be set up for success if you have:

• Relevant culinary qualification (706/1 or 706/2 or equivalent).
• Excellent team player and communicator.
• A confident chef.
• Been a UK resident for the past 3 years and have legal right to work in the UK and be able to pass full security vetting and DBS checks.
• Flexibility and the ability to innovate.
• Driving licence (desirable)

To be eligible for this role, due to the sector requirements: you must have been a UK resident for the past 3 years and have legal right to work in the UK and be able to pass full security vetting and DBS checks.

This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week, (shift pattern, 5 days over 7 including alternate weekends) Shifts range between 06:00 and 20:00, leaving your evenings free - a rarity when you work within hospitality. Hourly rate £13.78.

• Discounted meals on shift, free on-site parking, and on-site gym.
• You will have access to our Employee Benefits app - which includes 100's of discounts, including savings on your weekly supermarket shop and weekend treats.
• We also offer a company package including life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy more, and many more benefits.
• You will also be joining a talented team, with fabulous career prospects and could lead to all sorts of opportunities - we LOVE to promote from within.
• As we are passionate about developing our people from within, great training is provided.
• We also offer apprenticeship schemes, so that your learning journey can continue.