Production Chef Dishpatch - Evening Shift

John Lewis plc; Royal Borough of Greenwich; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

John Lewis Partnership is seeking a Production Chef to join our North Greenwich site, working evenings and weekends in a fast-paced, quality-focused kitchen. You will manage your section, produce large volumes of meals from our menus, and support the production leads to ensure timely delivery.

Role requires extensive Chef de Partie experience in high-volume environments, strong cooking techniques, and strict adherence to HACCP.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a Chef de Partie role or similar in a quality-led high volume restaurant, event catering or production kitchen.
• Wide knowledge of cooking and production techniques.
• Attention to detail and high quality standards.
• Keen interest in cooking and learning about a wide range of cuisines.
• Proficient in HACCP principles.

Responsibilities

• Work with Production Team to produce high-quality finish-at-home meal kits.
• Ensure smooth running of your section under the Production Lead.
• Follow recipe specs and drive consistency.
• Keep a clean, organized work space while producing large volumes of food.
• Maintain strict health and hygiene standards.
• Collaborate proactively with team.

Skills

Chef de Partie

High volume cooking

Food safety (HACCP)

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Dishpatch collaborates with the UK's top chefs to deliver their restaurant creations to food enthusiasts nationwide. We work with renowned chefs to produce restaurant-quality meals that customers can easily finish and serve to family and friends at home. We are looking for a Production Chef to work evenings and weekends, who is passionate about food and has experience in fast-paced fine dining restaurants, high-volume catering or production kitchens. The ideal candidate will be comfortable in managing their own workflow, working independently and prioritising tasks, to create large batch volumes of recipes, to create delicious dishes from our different menus. In this role, you will typically manage the weekly production of menu components with minimal supervision, and provide support to the planning and production leads as needed.

In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract Night Premium at a rate of £4.75 per hour. This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements.

Salary - Prorated: £37,052 for 35 hours per week. Full time equivalent £39,700 Contract type - This position is a Fixed term contract for 6 months. Working pattern - Part time 35 Hours per week. Working evenings and weekends across the week. Typical shifts will be 14:00 to 22:00 (although these may vary in the future) Location - This role is based at our Dishpatch production site in North Greenwich, London, SE10 0AT

Closing Date: October 28, 2026 Pay: £39,700.00 - £62,200.00 Annual Contract Type: Temporary Hours of Work: 35 hours per week Job Level: Partnership Level 8 Where You'll Be Working: Greenwich (Dishpatch), Unit 1 & 2 City Cross Business Park, North Greenwich, , SE10 0AT

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Key responsibilities

• Working with our Production Team to produce exceptional quality food for our finish-at-home meal kits each week


• Ensuring smooth and efficient running of your section while delivering menu components under the supervision of the Production Lead


• Carefully following our set out recipe specs and driving consistency


• Keeping a clean and neat working space while producing large volumes of food


• Maintaining strict health and hygiene standards


• Keeping a proactive and collaborative approach

Essential skills/experience you’ll need

• Extensive experience in a Chef de Partie role or similar in a quality-led high volume restaurant, event catering or production kitchen


• Wide knowledge of cooking and production techniques


• Attention to detail and high quality standards


• Keen interest in cooking and learning about a wide range of cuisines


• Proficient in Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles

Important points to note:

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.

At the John Lewis Partnership we’re not just employees; we’re co-owners, and that’s why we’re called Partners. Being a Partner means not only do we all collectively share the responsibilities of being the UK’s largest employee-owned business, but we also share in its rewards and successes. It’s this ownership model that makes the Partnership a very unique place to work.

ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us. We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.