Chef

British Garden Centres; Woodthorpe; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

British Garden Centres in Woodthorpe is seeking a skilled, flexible part-time chef to prepare meals to the menu. The role requires weekend work and an immediate start. You will cook, follow HACCP, manage carvery duties, and deliver high-quality dishes with timely service.

The position is 24 hours per week with shifts including weekends. This is a role in a family-run business valuing reliability, teamwork, and pride in your work, with opportunities for home baking and specials.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial catering environment.
• Knowledge of carvery and portion control.
• Knows HACCP principles and allergen management.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure and manage time effectively.
• Level 2 food hygiene certification.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and present food quickly and to a high standard.
• Work safely around kitchen equipment.
• Maintain accurate food ordering and stock levels.
• Keep the kitchen clean, hygienic, and tidy at all times.
• Monitor portion sizes and waste.
• Prepare and clean carvery area.
• Complete relevant paperwork and records.

Skills

Catering experience

Carvery knowledge

HACCP knowledge

Allergen awareness

Team player

Food hygiene level 2

Communication

Time management

Job description

Location: Woodthorpe

Contract type: Temporary

Hours: Part Time

Hours: 24 Hours per Week Including Weekends

We are looking for a skilled Chef to prepare delicious meals according to the menu. You will cook dishes that will delight our customers with their taste and timely delivery.

An excellent Chef must be able to follow instructions in cooking and delivering well-prepared meals. They must be deft in moving around the kitchen and apt in multi-tasking. Experience in using various ingredients and cooking techniques is also important. Must be fully flexible, will involve weekend work

The goal is to help preserve and enhance our reputation so we can expand our clientele.

If you are looking for a role where you are given the opportunity to take pride in your work, where you can create your own ideas for specials and home baking, then we would love to hear from you.

Immediate start.

What we offer:

• No evening work, split shifts or unsociable hours, year-round business.
• Security of working in a well-established expanding family business.
• Rate of pay negotiable, dependent upon skills and experience.
• Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day & Easter Sunday
• 50% meal discount at any BGC restaurant & 20% discount at any BGC store, discount rates available at our Leisure Park.

Skills needed:

• Experience of working in a commercial catering environment
• Knowledge of carvery
• Excellent communication skills and able to work as part of a team.
• Knowledge of HACCP
• Knowledge of allergens, meat weights and portion control
• Professionalism and reliability.
• Remains calm under pressure
• Good time management
• Level 2 basic food hygiene

Duties include:

• Prepare, cook, and present food quickly and efficiently to a high standard.
• Work safely around the kitchen equipment.
• Maintain accurate food ordering and stock levels.
• Assist in keeping the kitchen clean, hygienic, and tidy at all times.
• Monitor portion size and waste.
• Preparation of carvery.
• Cleaning of carvery.
• Completing relevant paperwork & records as required.

Applications close – Tuesday 6th October 2026

If your application is successful, someone from the management team will be in touch with you.