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British Garden Centres; Shiptonthorpe; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

No evening work

Stable family business

Meal discount

Store discount

Closed holidays

Job summary

British Garden Centres is seeking a skilled Chef to prepare delicious meals to menu standards at our Shiptonthorpe site. You will cook dishes for service and carvery, ensuring timely delivery and consistent quality.

The role is 20 hours per week, including weekends, with no late evenings. You’ll join a family-owned, expanding group offering a supportive kitchen team, meal discounts, and opportunities to showcase new specials.

Qualifications

• Experience in cooking to menu standards and carvery service.
• Ability to multi-task in a busy kitchen and follow recipes.
• Flexible with weekends and overtime as required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals according to the menu and carvery service.
• Cook dishes that delight customers with taste and timely delivery.
• Follow instructions and work efficiently around the kitchen.
• Utilise various ingredients and cooking techniques while multitasking.
• Maintain quality and consistency during weekend shifts.

Skills

Cooking

Food preparation

Carvery

Multitasking

Job description

Hours per Week: 20 Hours per Week Including Weekends

About Us

British Garden Centres is the UK’s largest family owned garden centre group, with 80 centres nationwide. Founded by the Stubbs family, the business has grown rapidly through significant expansion and acquisitions, evolving from its first site at Woodthorpe Garden Centre into a national brand.

The group now includes garden centres, restaurants, nurseries, and distribution centres, employing more than 3,500 colleagues across the UK. Despite its scale, British Garden Centres maintains strong family values, a community focus, and a commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive environment for both customers and employees.

We are looking for a skilled Chef to prepare delicious meals according to the menu. You will cook dishes that will delight our customers with their taste and timely delivery. Preparing and serving on the carvery.

An excellent Chef must be able to follow instructions in cooking and delivering well-prepared meals. They must be deft in moving around the kitchen and apt in multi-tasking. Experience in using various ingredients and cooking techniques is also important. Flexible with weekends and able to do over time.

The goal is to help preserve and enhance our reputation so we can expand our clientele.

If you are looking for a role where you are given the opportunity to take pride in your work, where you can create your own ideas for specials and home baking, then we would love to hear from you.

What we offer:

• No evening work, split shifts or unsociable hours, year-round business.
• Security of working in a well-established expanding family business.
• Rate of pay negotiable, dependent upon skills and experience.
• Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day & Easter Sunday
• 50% meal discount at any BGC restaurant & 20% discount at any BGC store, discount rates available at our Leisure Park.
• Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service
• Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service