Chef

Opus People Solutions Limited; Brandon; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Vertas is seeking a dedicated Chef to join our Catering team at High Lodge, Thetford, Suffolk. The role is 30 hours per week, four days on a rota including weekends and school/bank holidays, with a focus on delivering high-quality food and service to customers.

You will handle food preparation, cooking and service at your station, maintain safety and hygiene standards, manage stock, and support a collaborative culinary team to ensure consistent quality across shifts.

Qualifications

• Proven chef experience.
• Knowledge of cooking methods and processes, with the ability to multitask under pressure.
• Baking experience preferred.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Food hygiene certification at Level 2 (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Food preparation: handling day-to-day duties and ensuring dishes meet site standards.
• Cooking and service: managing your station and delivering food on time.
• Safety and hygiene: following best practices with equipment, utensils, and food storage.
• Stock management: keeping ingredients fresh and reordering stock, when supplies run low.
• Cleaning.
• Teamwork: collaborating with the culinary team to maintain quality and service throughout the shift.

Skills

Proven chef experience

Cooking methods

Baking experience

Communication

Teamwork

Food hygiene Level 2

Job description

Are you passionate about food, teamwork, and delivering exceptional service? Vertas is looking for a dedicated Chef to join our Catering team.

Who are Vertas? Vertas delivers trusted, integrated facilities management solutions across Great Britain. Our team of 5,000 colleagues provides a comprehensive range of facilities services, including cleaning, catering, property design, recruitment, transport, and environmental management. You'll find us putting the customer at the heart of everything we do, while prioritising our colleagues' health, safety and wellbeing.

About the Role:

Based at High Lodge, Thetford, Suffolk, IP27 0AF you will be working 30 hours a week from 8:00am - 16:00pm, 4 days a week on a rota basis which includes weekends, school holidays and bank holidays. You'll play a key role in preparing and serving high-quality food that meets our standards and delights our customers.

• Food preparation: handling day-to-day duties and ensuring dishes meet site standards.
• Cooking and service: managing your station and delivering food on time.
• Safety and hygiene: following best practices with equipment, utensils, and food storage.
• Stock management: keeping ingredients fresh and reordering stock, when supplies run low.
• Cleaning.
• Teamwork: collaborating with the culinary team to maintain quality and service throughout the shift.

Who are we looking for?

• Proven chef experience.
• Knowledge of cooking methods and processes, with the ability to multitask under pressure.
• Baking experience preferred.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Food hygiene certification at Level 2 (desirable).

What You'll Bring

• A passion for food and customer service.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• The right to work in the UK.

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Offers of employment are subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, which may include:

• * Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• * Children's Barred List check (where applicable)
• * Right to Work checks
• * Satisfactory references
• * Verification of qualifications and professional registrations (where applicable)
• * Occupational Health and medical clearance (where applicable)
• * Assessment of suitability to work with children

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. As this role is eligible for an Enhanced DBS check, applicants are required to declare any cautions and convictions that are not protected under current filtering rules.