Part Time - Chef

Town and Gown; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An established family-run business in Cambridge is looking for a part-time Chef. The role involves preparing high-quality food, maintaining hygiene standards, and working as part of a dedicated team. Ideal candidates should have experience in a busy kitchen and a positive attitude. This position offers a competitive salary, training opportunities, and family-friendly policies. Join us to grow your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Achievable bonus scheme

Shift flexibility

Weekly pay

Enhanced rate for key Bank Holidays

Family-friendly policies

Share of gratuities

Discounted meals

Training and career development

Full chef uniform

Apprenticeships available

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a busy kitchen is essential.
• Willingness to undergo further training and development.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve menu items to high standards.
• Maintain food hygiene and health & safety standards.
• Receive deliveries and store food correctly.
• Maintain a clean and safe kitchen environment.

Skills

Positive, hands-on approach

Good communication skills

Ability to remain calm under pressure

Job description

Part Time - Chef

Town and Gown

Cambridge • £ per hour dependent on experience • Part time

If your ambition is to build a career in a long established, successful family-run business, where guests come first and quality is paramount, come and join us as a Chef. We’re independent, so believe in investing in the future and we love home-grown talent. We treat all our people like part of the family – you’ll be respected, trained, coached, and encouraged to grow in confidence, to achieve more than you thought you were capable of.

Chef

So, if you’re as passionate as we are about maintaining quality standards and would enjoy helping create a stylish, vibrant bar offering great bar food from brunch through to dinner, then you could be our next Chef at our High Street Premium concept, an important part of the McMullen Family. We can offer you…

• A competitive salary
• An achievable bonus scheme
• Shift flexibility
• Weekly pay
• Enhanced rate of pay for working on key Bank Holidays
• Family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• A share of gratuities
• 60% discounted meals when you are working
• 25% discount on food and 20% off drinks for you and your friends on your day off
• Fantastic training and career development through McMullen’s GROW Programme if you wish to progress
• A step into a progressive company who treat people as a name, not a number
• Full chef uniform
• We also offer industry-relevant Apprenticeships if you would like to develop your skills further, so you can earn while you learn

Key Responsibilities of the Role:

• Preparing and serving our menu to a high standard as per company specification to ensure our guests return again and again
• Maintaining food hygiene and health & safety standards within the business and completing company paperwork regarding such standards
• Receiving deliveries and maintaining the correct storage of food
• Maintaining a clean and safe kitchen environment

The right person will have a positive, hands-on approach, good communication skills, and the ability to remain calm under pressure.

Previous experience of working within a busy kitchen is essential; however, further training and development will be given in-house and also in our Development Kitchen in Hertford.

Salary: £ per hour