Chef

Horse and Guardsman; Whitehall; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Bonus scheme

Shift flexibility

Discount meals

Training & development

Apprenticeships

Job summary

McMullen & Sons Ltd. is seeking a Chef to join our long-established family-run pubs. You will prepare and serve high-quality dishes to brand standards, maintain kitchen hygiene, and handle deliveries with care.

We offer competitive pay (£15.51 per hour), a generous bonus scheme, shift flexibility, weekly pay, and plenty of development through our GROW programme. Training and career growth are supported, with industry apprenticeships available.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a busy kitchen is essential.
• Positive, hands-on approach with good communication.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure and follow procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve menu items to high standards as per spec.
• Maintain food hygiene and health & safety standards.
• Receive deliveries and manage correct food storage.
• Keep kitchen environment clean and safe.

Skills

Food prep

Food safety

Team player

Job description

If your ambition is to build a career in a long established, successful family run business, where guests come first and quality is paramount, come and join us as a Chef. We’re independent, so believe in investing in the future and we love home-grown talent. We treat all our people like part of the family – you’ll be respected, trained, coached and encouraged to grow in confidence, to achieve more than you thought you were capable of.

Chef

So, if you’re as passionate as we are about beer and food, love people, enjoy making their day and thrive in a busy environment that’s the hub of the community then you could be our next Chef. We can offer you…

• A competitive salary
• An achievable bonus scheme
• Shift flexibility
• Weekly pay
• Enhanced rate of pay for working on key Bank Holidays
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• A share of gratuities
• 60% discounted meals when you are working
• 25% discount on food and 20% off drinks for you and your friends on your day off
• Fantastic training and career development through McMullen’s GROW Programme if you wish to progress
• A step into a progressive Company who treat people as a name, not a number
• Full chef uniform
• We also offer industry-relevant Apprenticeships if you would like to develop your skills further, so you can earn while you learn

Key Responsibilities of the Role:

• Preparing and serving our menu to a high standard as per company specification to ensure our guests return again and again
• Maintaining food hygiene and health & safety standards within the business and completion of company paperwork with regards to such standards
• Receiving deliveries and maintaining the correct storage of food
• Maintaining and clean and safe kitchen environment

The right person will have a positive, hands on approach, good communication skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure.

Previous experience of working within a busy kitchen is essential however further training and development will be given in house and also in our Development Kitchen in Hertford.

£15.51 per hour £13 + average tronc £2.51 (based on Tronc paid out May/June 2025)