Chef jobs in United Kingdom
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Care Home Chef — Flexible Shifts & Free Training (NI)
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Chef de Partie – Fresh Staff Dining (Mon–Fri, Brighton)
Compass Group
Care Home Chef: Craft Nutritious, Seasonal Menus
Hero Recruitment
Daytime Chef: 4pm Finish, Flexible Weekends, Garden Centre
Jubilee Catering Recruitment
Second Chef: Fresh Seasonal Menus & Resident Care
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
Cinema Kitchen Chef - High-Energy, Guest-First Culinarian
Everyman Cinema Group
Part-Time Chef Manager: Lead Culinary Excellence
Dine Contract Catering
Head of Contracts and Compliance
OpenWorks Engineering Ltd
Sous Chef - Old Windsor
Job summary
A leading food service company in the UK is seeking a Sous Chef responsible for planning, preparation, and presentation of food to high standards. This role involves stock and waste control, ensuring hygiene regulations, and innovation in food production. The ideal candidate will have experience in motivating teams and a passion for using fresh ingredients, along with strong communication skills. Competitive pay and career development opportunities available.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Passionate about using top quality fresh ingredients.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a leadership team.
- Strong written and spoken English along with computer skills.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for planning, preparation, cooking, and presentation of food.
- Ensure stock control and waste control with high hygiene standards.
- Plan food production for pupil and staff feeding along with hospitality.
Skills
We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- Term time only, 44 weeks per year
- Free meals
- Onsite free car parking
- Free onsite swimming pool access
- Discounted Event tickets
- Contributory pension scheme
- Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
- Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
- Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
- Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
- Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
- Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
- Un‑wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
- You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families
- Working 5 out of 7 days
Please note: this role is contracted to 44 weeks per year.
As a Sous Chef you will be responsible for planning, preparation, cooking and presentation of food to the standard required by the Company and the Client. You will also be responsible for all stock control, waste control and ensuring that all hygiene and H&S requirements are met to the highest standards. You will work closely with our leadership team on site.
If you are passionate about using top quality fresh ingredients, and looking for a role which can offer both work life balance and career development - Apply now!
- Adopt a hands‑on approach taking responsibility for the food production covering pupil and staff feeding along with an extensive range of hospitality and events
- Food Innovation and development is essential along with being up to date with current food trends
- Knowledge on health & nutritional guidelines is essential
- Strong written and spoken English along with computer skills are essential
- Ability to motivate and develop your team
- Great team player
- Innovative and creative individual
- Enthusiastic, motivational, someone who strives for excellence
- Organised, able to make robust judgements and prioritise
- Gain and hold the respect of others
- Flexible approach with a “can do” attitude
- A good track record of driving world class performance
- Strong commercial experience
- Ability to monitor and challenge the use of processes
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills
- Passionate about food
As part of Compass you'll help to feed people, fuel progress and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.
Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!
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