Night Shift Chef — High-Volume Canteen Kitchen

BaxterStorey; England; On-site; GBP 17,509 - 39,302; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 Days holiday including bank holidays

Free meals on shift

Bespoke training and development opportunities

Discounts available on our Perkbox app

Pension and life insurance

Job summary

A leading catering service provider in England seeks a skilled Chef to prepare meals for night shifts at a distribution warehouse. The role involves cooking for around 150 covers nightly while ensuring food safety and hygiene compliance. Candidates should have experience in high-volume food production environments and maintain rigorous kitchen standards. This position offers competitive pay with night shift premiums and various employee benefits, including holidays, free meals, and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Professional cooking qualification or equivalent culinary certification (preferred).
• Demonstrated experience in high-volume food production environments (mandatory).
• Proven competency in large-scale meal preparation and kitchen operations.
• Comprehensive understanding of food safety, health, and hygiene regulations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals for approximately 150 covers per night.
• Maintain comprehensive food safety compliance.
• Uphold rigorous kitchen standards.
• Contribute to inventory management.
• Ensure all food preparation adheres to established protocols.

Skills

High-volume food production experience

Food safety knowledge

Ability to maintain kitchen standards

Education

Professional cooking qualification or equivalent

Job description

Prem contract: 37.5 hours per week (nights)

Working 5/7 day a week over three shift patterns.

Late shift 1 16,00pm to 11.30pm

Lates Shift 2 18.00pm to 01.30am minus 30 minute break.

Nights Shift 07.30pm to 03.00am minus 30 minute break.

Salary: £12.71 per hour plus night shifts premium.

Friday extra £13.93 for working that day.

Saturday extra £28.53 for working that day.

Hourly shift Premium after 14.00pm extra £1.63 per hour.

Hourly shift premium after 22.00pm extra £2.54 per hour.

Location: Morrisons. Burton Latimer distribution warehouse.

Job Description

**Responsibilities:**

• Prepare and cook meals for approximately 150 covers per night, serving back and night shift colleagues in the staff canteen
• Maintain comprehensive food safety compliance and ensure all Health & Safety record keeping is completed accurately and in accordance with company policy
• Uphold rigorous kitchen standards, maintaining a clean and organised workspace that meets company requirements at all times
• Contribute to inventory management through stock taking and assist with procurement and ordering processes as required
• Ensure all food preparation and cooking procedures adhere to established health, safety, and hygiene protocols
  
  

Qualifications

• Professional cooking qualification or equivalent culinary certification (preferred)
• Demonstrated experience in high-volume food production environments (mandatory)
• Proven competency in large-scale meal preparation and kitchen operations
• Comprehensive understanding of food safety, health, and hygiene regulations
• Ability to maintain rigorous standards in fast-paced kitchen environments
  
  

Additional Information

Benefits:

• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• Plus your birthday off
• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
• Secondary carer leave
• Wedding/commitment day leave
• Free meals on shift
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme
  
  

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.

Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

BaxterStorey Values:

ALWAYS VISIONARY

We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.

Wholeheartedly Positive

We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.

CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE

We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.

FOREVER CONSCIOUS

We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we’d like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.

Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team.