Chef – Carvery

British Garden Centres; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% meal discount at BGC restaurants

20% discount at BGC stores

Job summary

British Garden Centres is seeking a skilled Chef at Langlands to join a busy, family-run group with 80 centres nationwide. You will prepare meals for the carvery, follow menu specs, and work in a fast-paced kitchen while maintaining high standards.

The role is permanent, full-time (30 hours per week, weekends included), with a focus on quality and timely service. We offer a supportive environment, with discounts at sites and a commitment to staff development.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy kitchen.
• Ability to follow recipes and specs.
• Carvery experience is advantageous.
• Knowledge of HACCP principles.
• Ability to multitask and handle multiple orders.
• Professional and reliable approach.
• Calm under pressure with good time management.
• Level 2 basic food hygiene is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and serving on the carvery.
• Taking deliveries.
• Food preparation.
• Producing specials.
• Prepare, cook, and present food quickly and to a high standard.
• Monitor portion sizes and waste.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Creative cooking

Carvery experience

HACCP knowledge

Multi-order management

Professionalism

Stress management

Level 2 food hygiene

Job description

Location: Langlands

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Hours per Week: 30 Hours per Week Including Weekends

About Us

British Garden Centres is the UK’s largest family owned garden centre group, with 80 centres nationwide. Founded by the Stubbs family, the business has grown rapidly through significant expansion and acquisitions, evolving from its first site at Woodthorpe Garden Centre into a national brand.

The group now includes garden centres, restaurants, nurseries, and distribution centres, employing more than 3,500 colleagues across the UK. Despite its scale, British Garden Centres maintains strong family values, a community focus, and a commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive environment for both customers and employees.

We are looking for a skilledChef to prepare delicious meals according to the menu. You will cook dishes that will delight our customers with their taste and timely delivery. Preparing and serving on the carvery.

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. Flexible with weekends and able to do over time.

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.

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 busy kitchen.
• Creative at making dishes but also able to work to specs.
• Experience of cooking carvery is an advantage.
• Knowledge of HACCP.
• Able to manage multiple orders.
• Professionalism and reliability.
• Remain calm under pressure. Good time management.
• Level 2 basic food hygiene is an advantage.

Duties include:

• Preparing and serving on the carvery
• The taking of deliveries.
• Food preparation.
• Producing specials.
• Prepare, cook, and present food quickly and efficiently to a high standard.
• Monitor portion size and waste.