Chef Live in available

McMullen & Sons Ltd.; Welwyn Hatfield; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Shift flexibility

Weekly pay

Enhanced Holiday/Bank Holidays pay

Live in accommodation

Gratuities share

Discounted meals 60% while working

Discounts on food 25% and drinks 20%

McMullens GROW Programme training

Uniform provided

Apprenticeships available

Job summary

McMullen & Sons Ltd. is seeking a Chef for our Chicken & Grill pubs in Welwyn Hatfield. Join a long-established family-run business that values training, progression, and staff development.

The role focuses on delivering fresh rotisserie chicken, chargrilled meats, and pub classics in a supportive team. We offer a competitive salary, a bonus scheme, shift flexibility, weekly pay, and live-in accommodation if required.

Qualifications

• Previous kitchen experience is essential.
• Ability to work under pressure with good communication.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and serving our menu to a high standard as per company specification.
• Maintaining food hygiene and health & safety standards.
• Receiving deliveries and maintaining correct storage of food.
• Maintaining a clean and safe kitchen environment.

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 delivering delicious fresh rotisserie chicken, along with chargrilled meats and pub classics then you could be our next Chef at Chicken & Grill pubs, an important part of the McMullens family. 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
• Great live in accommodation - if required
• 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 McMullens 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 a Chef

• 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 in our Development Kitchen in Hertford.

£12.90 per hour, live in reduction £1.72 per hour