Hospitality Chef - Crewe

Compass Group UK; Crewe; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Group UK in Crewe is seeking a Hospitality Chef to join a luxury automotive site, delivering restaurant-standard dishes for VIP guests and premium events. You will work with the Executive Chef on menu development and new concepts, while producing high-volume buffet food when required.

The role blends top-tier hospitality with volume production, offering creative input and strict attention to food safety and presentation.

Qualifications

• Experience in a high-end restaurant or fine-dining hospitality.
• Ability to deliver large-scale catering or corporate buffet production.
• Strong culinary skills and passion for exceptional food.
• Experience with premium hospitality and volume production.
• Creative approach to menu development and concepts.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Executive Chef on menu design and new concepts.
• Create and deliver premium restaurant-standard dishes for VIP guests.
• Produce high-quality large-volume buffet food.
• Maintain quality, flavour and presentation.
• Support hospitality and events to ensure exceptional service.
• Work with kitchen brigade and cover during quieter periods.
• Maintain food safety and kitchen standards.
• Bring fresh ideas to elevate the culinary offering.

Skills

Culinary skills

Premium hospitality experience

Menu development

High-volume production

Attention to detail

Job description

Hospitality Chef

Location: Crewe
Hours: Daytime only | Monday–Friday | £34,097 per annum

A rare opportunity to create exceptional food in a world‑class environment

We’re looking for a talented and passionate Hospitality Chef to join the culinary team at a prestigious luxury automotive site in Crewe.

This is a unique opportunity for a chef who thrives on high‑end hospitality, exceptional presentation and creative menu development, while also having the confidence and experience to deliver at volume when required.

Working closely with the Executive Chef, you’ll have genuine creative input into the food offering — helping to design menus, develop new concepts and bring innovative ideas to life for VIP guests, corporate events and premium hospitality.

The role combines restaurant‑quality cooking with high‑volume corporate hospitality, so versatility, attention to detail and a genuine passion for food are essential.

What you’ll be doing

• Working directly alongside the Executive Chef on menu design, development and new food concepts
• Creating and delivering premium, restaurant‑standard dishes for VIP guests, corporate events and high‑end hospitality
• Producing high‑quality large‑volume buffet food, maintaining the same standards of flavour, presentation and quality
• Taking pride in every detail, from preparation and cooking through to plating and presentation
• Supporting hospitality and events, ensuring every service is delivered to an exceptional standard
• Working collaboratively with the wider kitchen brigade and supporting the main kitchen during quieter hospitality periods
• Maintaining excellent food safety, hygiene and kitchen standards
• Bringing new ideas, creativity and energy to continually raise the culinary offering

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a chef who has experience working in a high‑end restaurant, premium hospitality or fine‑dining environment, combined with the ability to confidently deliver large‑scale catering or corporate buffet production.

You’ll have:

• Strong culinary skills and a genuine passion for creating exceptional food
• Experience working to high presentation and quality standards
• Experience in both premium hospitality and volume production
• A creative approach to menu development and food concepts
• Excellent attention to detail and pride in your work
• The ability to remain calm and organised in a busy hospitality environment
• A collaborative approach and the flexibility to support the wider kitchen team when required

Most importantly, you’ll want to push boundaries, develop your craft and help create a food experience that reflects the quality of the environment you’re working in.

Why join us?

This role offers something genuinely different.

• Daytime hours only – no evenings
• Monday–Friday
• Weekends off
• All Bank Holidays off
• Full Christmas shutdown
• The opportunity to work alongside an Executive Chef on menu development and culinary concepts
• A prestigious luxury automotive environment
• The chance to create food for VIP guests, corporate events and premium hospitality
• Genuine scope to influence and elevate the food offering

If you’re a chef who loves exceptional food, premium hospitality and having the creative freedom to make a real impact, this could be the opportunity you’ve been looking for.