Chefs/Cooks

British Garden Centres; Lickey End; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

50% meal discount at restaurants

20% store discount

Leisure Park discount rates

Job summary

British Garden Centres is seeking skilled Chefs/Cooks at our Bromsgrove location to prepare meals to the menu, ensuring timely delivery and high standards. The role requires working in a busy kitchen with multi-tasking and following recipes to specification.

Benefits include a 50% meal discount at BGC restaurants, 20% store discounts, and potential extension of duties within a growing family business. Night shifts are not mentioned, but weekend work is included in a 24-hour week.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Experience in busy kitchen

Creative dish making

Follow specs

Carvery experience (advantage)

HACCP knowledge

Manage multiple orders

Professionalism & reliability

Stay calm under pressure

Good time management

Level 2 food hygiene (advantage)

Job description

Location: Bromsgrove

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part Time

Hours Per Week: 24 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 skilledChefs/Cooks 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 Chefs/Cooks 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.

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:

• 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.

Applications close – Friday 16th October 2026

Due to the high volume of applications, we will only contact you if your application is successful.