Head Chef

Whitbread; York; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading hospitality business as a Head Chef at Millfield Beefeater in York. This is an exciting opportunity to manage a kitchen team, prepare delicious meals, and advance your career in a supportive environment. Enjoy guaranteed hours and various benefits, including discounts and training support.

Benefits

Whitbread Benefits card

Pension and saving schemes

Discounts on shops and utilities

£40 voucher for restaurant

Qualifications

• Immediate start, catering experience needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen team to prepare, cook and serve meals.
• Use passion for food to move career forward.

Skills

Catering experience

Job description

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We're currently recruiting in our Millfield Beefeater. Working 35 hours per week, paying up to £14.41 per hour.

Head Chef – Millfield Beefeater

Come and be a Head Chef at Millfield Beefeater in York. Take the next step in your managerial career by working closely with our Kitchen Manager in leading our kitchen team to prepare, cook and serve our mouth-watering meals. Immediate start, catering experience needed.

PAY RATE:

Up to £14.41 per hour

CONTRACT TYPE:

Fixed Term (Until 06/11/2025) – we don’t do zero hours contracts!

HOURS:

35 hours per week – guaranteed hours to plan your week around

LOCATION:

White Rose Close, York Business Park Nether Poppleton York YO26 6RL

Why you’ll love it here:

• Training and support:We’ve got the user-friendly equipment that will make your life easier from the start and the training that’ll give you a career path in our kitchens and beyond!
• Whitbread Benefits card:Enjoy up to 60% off Premier Inn rooms and 25% off meals in Whitbread Restaurants
• Pension and saving schemes: Company pension and save as you earn scheme
• Discounts: Get money off shops, your utility bills, travel, cinema trips, supermarkets and more
• Have a meal on us: You'll receive a £40 voucher to spend in our restaurant when you join us
  
  

What you’ll do:

Join our team at Millfield Beefeater as a Head Chef, as part of the kitchen team cooking the dishes our guests love. Use your passion for food to move your career forward and be part of the UK’s leading hospitality business, Whitbread.

We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.

Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.

Job ref: 68244-4492

Advertised: 12 May 2025

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitality

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