Chef (Weekly Pay)

McMullen & Sons Ltd.; St Albans; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Shift flexibility

Weekly pay

Bank holiday premium

Family policies

Gratuities share

60% meal discounts

Food & drink discounts

GROW programme

People-first culture

Chef uniform

Apprenticeships

Job summary

McMullen & Sons Ltd. in St Albans is seeking a Chef to join our long-established family-run business.

You’ll help maintain quality standards and craft a stylish, vibrant bar menu from brunch to dinner. With a competitive salary, achievable bonus, shift flexibility, weekly pay and generous staff discounts, this role offers real development through our GROW Programme and hands-on training in our Development Kitchen in Hertford.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a busy kitchen is essential.
• In-house and Hertford Development Kitchen training is provided.
• Apprenticeships available to develop skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve menu to high standard per company spec.
• Maintain food hygiene and safety standards.
• Receive deliveries and store food correctly.
• Keep kitchen clean and safe.

Skills

Communication skills

Calm under pressure

Hands-on

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 maintaining quality standards and would enjoy helping create a stylish, vibrant bar offering great bar food from brunch through to dinner then you could be our next Chef at our High Street Premium concept, an important part of the McMullen 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
• 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.

Salary: £12.76 per hour