High-Impact Café Chef & Kitchen Lead (Flexible Hours)

Tesco PLC; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% off Colleague discounts and more

Flexible working from day one

Retirement savings plan

Life Assurance

Wellbeing resources

Exclusive deals site

Uniform provided

23–28 days holiday

Job summary

Tesco Cafés are looking for a chef with hospitality experience to join our busy kitchen, handling preparation, storage and delivering high‑quality food that keeps customers happy.

You'll bring experience in a fast-paced environment and help lead the team, upholding food safety and our service standards while sharing knowledge with colleagues.

Join Tesco Cafés, a lively place with an inclusive culture where everyone is respected, supported and encouraged to develop their skills.

Qualifications

• Background in hospitality.
• Experience of remaining productive in a high-pressure environment.
• A commitment to excellent customer service.
• A desire to create an inclusive work environment where colleagues feel respected, safe and valued.
• Good planning and organisation skills.
• Confidence using your initiative to identify opportunities to improve our ways of working or adapt to different situations.
• Excellent communication skills to motivate and support a growing team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, store, and serve food to spec.
• Ensure food safety and hygiene compliance.
• Deliver timely, tasty food to customers.
• Identify new and improved ways of working to keep improving services for customers and colleagues.
• Maintain health and safety and food safety requirements.
• Understand the key drivers of our service plan and deliver to the standard required.

Skills

Hospitality

High-pressure environment

Customer service

Inclusion

Planning & organisation

Initiative

Communication

Job description

Tesco Cafés are looking for a chef with hospitality experience to join our busy kitchen, handling preparation, storage and delivering high‑quality food that keeps customers happy.

You'll bring experience in a fast-paced environment and help lead the team, upholding food safety and our service standards while sharing knowledge with colleagues.

Join Tesco Cafés, a lively place with an inclusive culture where everyone is respected, supported and encouraged to develop their skills.