Chef

HR Duo; Shepperton; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Advancement opportunities

Retail hours (no evenings)

Job summary

Longacres Garden Centre in Shepperton is seeking a chef to join our busy café team. You will work with our kitchen staff to prepare customers’ orders to a high standard in a fast-paced environment.

The role offers retail-style hours with no evenings or split shifts, opportunities for development, and a supportive team culture focused on great food and service. You will also help with stock rotation, cleanliness and collaboration with the Head Chef.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Experience working with fresh ingredients.
• Calm under pressure and good time management.
• Reliable, hands-on and committed to great food and service.
• Good communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Prep ingredients such as meats and vegetables.
• Complete customer orders in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with Head Chef and Cooks to prep meals.
• Clean the kitchen space and sanitize after each shift.
• Rotate stock items as per procedures.
• Restock pantry and fridge as necessary.
• Store food items at appropriate temperatures.

Skills

Teamwork

Kitchen experience

Fast-paced environment

Food preparation

Calm under pressure

Reliability

Communication

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a chef to join our outstanding café team and become part of our very busy, well-established café, your role will be to work alongside our kitchen team to prepare customers’ orders to a high standard. The kitchen is our engine room and you as a Chef help keep the engine going, our menu is nice and simple, sandwiches, paninis, delicious hand screeched pizzas, pastas, salads, breakfast and daily made specials.

If you are looking for a new challenge then come and join the team, our kitchen is fast paced where no two days are the same, we are looking for chefs from all levels and backgrounds.

Longacres Garden Centre is family-run, and the business has grown to include six stores in the Southeast of England. From a few employees in 1979 to over 700 employees in 2026, Longacres is a growing company with opportunities for staff to develop and learn. Our diverse team is friendly, supportive and inclusive. We value our loyal customers, high quality products and ability to offer competitive prices.

• Competitive hourly rate.
• Fantastic opportunity for advancement and progression
• You will benefit from retail style hours with no evenings or split shifts

Store: Shepperton

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Prep various ingredients such as meats and vegetables
• Complete customer orders in a timely manner
• Collaborate with the Head Chef and Cooks to prep meals
• Clean the kitchen space after cooking each meal and ensuring the prep area and kitchen is cleaned and sanitized at the end of your shift
• rotate stock items as per established procedures
• restock the pantry and fridge as necessary
• properly store food items at appropriate temperatures

Key Skills and Competencies

• We are looking for organised chefs who thrive working in a team.
• Experience as a Grill Chef, Line Chef, Commis Chef looking to step up or anything in between....
• Experience in a fast-paced kitchen
• Experience working with fresh ingredients
• Calm under pressure and good time management skills
• Reliable, hands-on, and committed to creating great food and service
• Good communication and teamwork is a necessity

Additional Information

Number of positions: 1

Contact:

Name: Recruitment Team

Phone: [phone]

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