327 Chefs jobs in London

Chef work immediately available
Croydon and surrounding areas in Surrey & South East London, 16-24p/h
Blue Arrow are recruiting for all levels of chefs to join our team, working at various client sites around Croydon, Bromley, Epsom, Gatwick, Redhill, Reigate and SE London.
Our sites include schools, pre-school nurseries, care homes, contract catering units, restaurants, hotels and more.

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

Care Home and School Chef Opportunities:

Menu planning and recipe development, overseeing all aspects of food preparation and cooking, managing kitchen staff, ensuring food quality and presentation, maintaining food safety and hygiene standards, managing inventory and controlling food costs, and sometimes engaging with suppliers and customers. The specific duties can vary depending on the chef's level.

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

Chef work immediately available
Croydon and surrounding areas in Surrey & South East London, 16-24p/h
Blue Arrow are recruiting for all levels of chefs to join our team, working at various client sites around Croydon, Bromley, Epsom, Gatwick, Redhill, Reigate and SE London.
Our sites include schools, pre-school nurseries, care homes, contract catering units, restaurants, hotels and more.

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

Care Home and School Chef Opportunities:

Menu planning and recipe development, overseeing all aspects of food preparation and cooking, managing kitchen staff, ensuring food quality and presentation, maintaining food safety and hygiene standards, managing inventory and controlling food costs, and sometimes engaging with suppliers and customers. The specific duties can vary depending on the chef's level.

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

Chef work immediately available
Croydon and surrounding areas in Surrey & South East London, £16-£24p/h
Blue Arrow are recruiting for all levels of chefs to join our team, working at various client sites around Croydon, Bromley, Epsom, Gatwick, Redhill, Reigate and SE London.
Our sites include schools, pre-school nurseries, care homes, contract catering units, restaurants, hotels and more.

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

Care Home and School Chef Opportunities:

Menu planning and recipe development, overseeing all aspects of food preparation and cooking, managing kitchen staff, ensuring food quality and presentation, maintaining food safety and hygiene standards, managing inventory and controlling food costs, and sometimes engaging with suppliers and customers. The specific duties can vary depending on the chef's level.

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

Our Royal Exchange satellite bar & restaurant is located in the heart of Bank. This bustling London location is within walking distance to plenty of bus stops, as well as Bank station. There is plenty to do and explore in this area and just a hop, skip and a jump to the London CBD.

Taking pride of place at the Royal Exchange Courtyard in Bank, the Fortnum’s Restaurant and Bar is one of London’s most Instagrammable restaurants. Serving a luxurious selection of fine caviar and oysters to hand carved smoked salmon with our very own selection of cocktails. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and afternoon tea 5 days a week.

We are currently looking for an experienced Sous Chef at Royal Exchange Restaurant and Bar. This is an exciting position for a Bartender looking to develop their knowledge in the finest beverages that we offer.

Why Work For Us:

• Competitive hourly rate + paid overtime

• Discretionary annual bonus (up to 5% of salary)*

• Up to 40% store and restaurant discounts*

• Subsidised staff restaurant using Fortnum’s ingredients

• 28 days holiday + a day off for your birthday and 5 extra wellbeing days off*

• Matched pension scheme and career development opportunities

• Exciting Careers opportunities

*subject to terms and conditions

Key Accountabilities

*    Working with the Senior Team to ensure the food is delivered to the highest standard in the section of responsibility

*    Coach and develop CDP’S and Commis Chefs to ensure their skills are being enhanced, leading by example

*    Check the Section for standards regularly ensuring that all audits and temperature checks are completed

*    Take ownership of the stocktake and feedback any key indicators to the Head chef

*    Pre-empt any pinch points within the kitchen, and highlight them to your line manager

*    Work with the Senior Chefs to help produce monthly reporting for the Kitchen

*    Work closely with the Restaurant team to ensure a collaborative partnership between front and back of house

*    Communicate effectively ensuring that the teams are aware of the menu

*    Demonstrate high levels of planning, organising, and time management to drive the operational execution across the section

*    Ensure adherence to company policies, controls and standards (e.g. due diligence, cleanliness, and HSE)

*    Monitor and maintain inventory, ensuring these are highlighted to the Senior Chefs

*    Deliver feedback and coach the team on a regular basis, ensuring achievement is recognised by the senior team

*    Identify training needs of your team

We expect the successful candidate to have the following skills and experience:

*    Experience as a Sous Chef within a quality restaurant.

*    Willing to learn and grow as well as teach

*    Passionate about food

*    Have excellent longevity with your past employers

*    Maintaining Food Safety standards

We are committed to developing your career and nurturing your talent, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation. We respect and embrace each other’s differences, to create a truly inclusive environment. In the last year alone, our people have been recognised and celebrated, winning awards for their outstanding contributions to Retail, Technology, Global Hospitality & Tourism, Visual Merchandising & Display, Customer Service and Local Community Awards

We’re seeking a skilled and passionate Sous Chef to join our team. You’ll be working in a high-spec kitchen with top-quality equipment, including Rational iCombi ovens, as well as working in an established and high-performing team.

Our sociable working hours offer the perfect work-life balance and you’ll be able to make a real difference to our service users and residents through providing great quality meals and catering. Our campus locations offer a great working environment, with the opportunity to work with a diverse and brilliant team. You’ll also support in the catering for our numerous events. 

We strive to be an employer of choice, fostering a positive kitchen culture where staff feel valued and supported. As a result, our team members stay with us long-term, allowing us to build strong, well-established teams that work collaboratively and support one another. If you are not familiar with Kosher kitchen practices … don’t worry – full training is provided.

We offer great benefits, including

• Free soup and sandwich during shifts
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounted gym membership, and shopping discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing support, and access to a 24/7 GP
• Company sick pay and 4% employer pension contributions

We are seeking a culinary professional who is committed to delivering high-quality, nutritious, and delicious meals to our residents, service users and their families & friends.

This post is working 35 hours per week working 5 days out of 7 and will include some weekends. Shifts are either 7am to 2.30pm or 11.30am to 7pm. 

• Ensuring we deliver an excellent service to our customers, creating an inviting and pleasant environment. Your core duties will involve:
• Ensuring all food produced is to the agreed standard, developing innovative approaches ensuring market trends, cultural requirements and Kashrut laws are met
• Ensuring all food hygiene and Health & Safety practices are monitored, met, and recorded in line with organisational policies and current legislations
• Working within the agreed budget, administer unit controls in line with budget and consistently seek and implement ways of improving the quality and cost effectiveness of the service
• Leading, motivating and encouraging team building to ensure agreed qualitative outcomes are achieved and customer service expectations are exceeded and maintained
   

You will ideally have previous experience working within a busy kitchen environment, working both independently and within a team. You will need:

• Appropriate supervisory experience and relevant qualifications pertaining to the safe delivery of Food & Hygiene or Catering Services. NVQ Level 2 or 3
• Energetic, passionate and proactive attitude
• Experience of working to deadlines and adhering to budgetary requirements.
• Understands the challenge of and sensitivity needed to care and support vulnerable people