Chefs

British Garden Centres; England; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

British Garden Centres are seeking a skilled Chef to prepare delicious meals and serve on the carvery across our UK centres. You will follow the menu, work quickly, and ensure timely delivery to delight customers while maintaining high standards.

The role involves multi-tasking in a busy kitchen, taking deliveries, and producing specials. Experience with carvery is an advantage and basic food hygiene knowledge is desirable. Weekend work and overtime flexibility are required.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a busy kitchen.
• Creative with dishes and able to follow specs.
• Carvery experience is an advantage.
• Knowledge of HACCP.
• Able to manage multiple orders.
• Professional and reliable under pressure.
• Level 2 basic food hygiene is an advantage.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Busy kitchen experience

Carvery experience

HACCP knowledge

Time management

Food hygiene level 2

Deliveries handling

Education

Level 2 basic food hygiene (adv)

Job description

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 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. 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.

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 carveryThe taking of deliveries.Food preparation.Producing specials.Prepare, cook, and present food quickly and efficiently to a high standard.Monitor portion size and waste.