19 Experienced Chefs jobs in the United Kingdom

We at Blue Arrow can offer our casual workers:
* Weekly Pay
* Temp to Perm opportunities
* Competitive Hourly Rate
* Flexible Working - You choose your own shifts
* Paid Holiday
* Career Guidance

What we need from you:
* Previous experience in a similar role
* Food & Hygiene Certificate (Can be provided if necessary)
* Strong communication skills
* Availability & Reliability

Desirable qualities:
* Food & Hygiene Level 2 (can be provided if necessary)
* Driving licence or access to reliable transport

Reach out to Tasha at Blue Arrow Aberdeen to discuss further.

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

Company Description

At Accor our goal is that every person feels welcome and feels valued. We ensure that everyone can come as they are and feel like they belong. As one big team, we know that only together can we do amazing things The world is more welcoming when we're connected heart to heart. How do we do it? We place people at the heart of everything we do.

What do we do?

Sofitel, the Modern Luxury International Hotel Brand for Accor, brings the French art de vivre to business and leisure travellers visiting the Qantas Premium Lounge London Heathrow. It is a luxury state of mind that drives our teams to deliver epic experiences for our guests, with a touch of that joyful and carefree French art of living. It's there in a way that we remember a favourite drink, or meal, or preferred newspaper. It's in the personal attention we might offer a first-time visitor to our lounge to help them feel at home. It's in the care and pride we take in serving beautiful, fresh food that's a pleasure to eat. It's there in the playful banter between our barista and a regular guest. It's there in every warm smile, helping hand and fond farewell.

At the Qantas Premium Lounge London Heathrow, we have a unique opportunity for extraordinary professional to join our team in providing Five Star Hospitality service including premium a la carte and buffet dining.

With a genuine commitment to delivering an exceptional and unrivalled luxury guest service every time, we seek like-minded people who strive for excellence at every touch-point and will help us achieve a whole new level of outstanding guest satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Kitchen team in the daily preparation and production of dishes, including starters, mains, and desserts.
• Uphold rigorous standards of hygiene, cleanliness, and food safety to guarantee the utmost quality and freshness.
• Contribute to the efficient operation of the kitchen, helping with tasks such as preparation, plating, and garnishing.
• Follow recipes and guidance from senior chefs to ensure consistent quality and presentation in all dishes.
• Show eagerness to learn and develop new culinary techniques and skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure kitchen.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Commis Chef or in a similar role within a professional Kitchen.
• Passion for pastry desired but not compulsory
• Strong desire to develop culinary skills and knowledge.
• Good understanding of techniques and kitchen operations.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Good teamwork skills, with a willingness to take direction from seniors.
• Training or certifications are a plus.

Additional Information

For your commitment we offer great pay and working conditions, freshly prepared staff meals, the best coffee in the airport and flexible work schedules, plus a huge range of employee benefits including:

• Hotel discounts (staff rates) at over 3000 hotels globally (staff rate stays)
• Flight Travel discounts with Qantas and Jetstar (staff rate flights)
• An inclusive and empowering workplace, where we place people at the heart of everything we do.
• Free meals and coffee on shifts
• Career development
• Partnership discounts with companies such as Europcar, Google, and more.
• Previous cooking experience in an upscale restaurant or hotel is highly desirable along with a high appreciation for food and beverage.
• ·Flexibility in regards to your work availability is essential, as the Lounge operates 7 days a week, including evenings, weekends and public holidays.
• ·In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
• ·To work within the airport a full 5 year background check is needed and a clean criminal record is required to allow us to apply for a security ID before your employment commences. We will fully explain and work with you throughout the pass application process

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £15.32 per hour

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Hounslow: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Job title: DBS Chef

Location: South Yorkshire

Contract type: Temp

Starting on: Immediate start available

Rate of pay: Mon- Fri from £16.00 + Holiday pay per hour

Weekends from £17.00 per hour + Holiday pay per hour

Are you wanting to choose the hours you work and be paid for every hour you work?

Do you enjoy working in a variety of different kitchens gaining experience in all sectors of our industry?

If the answer is yes, then we would love to hear from you.

The role:

You will be working for one of the UK's leading recruitment agencies providing chefs cover to a variety of catering and hospitality business. Our clients are: Hotels, Golf clubs, Sporting Venues, Private clubs, Garden centres, Retirement villages, Schools, Colleges, Universities, Pubs, and Restaurants along with many other catering and hospitality venues. As a chef, you will work in different venues providing vital cover to ensure that our clients can provide a great food offer to their customers.

Benefits:

• Paid weekly
• Hourly Pay
• Flexible working hours
• Free meals whilst on duty
• Free Parking available in most locations
• Opportunities to gain experience in diverse venues

Key information:

• Immediate Start
• Choose your working days and we will match you with suitable shifts
• Work Monday to Friday or just weekends - The choice is yours.
• Variety of shift patterns available for full time and part time hours

Key responsibilities include:

• Knowledge and ability to independently and effectively run the kitchen
• The ability to supervise, engage and teach Commis Chefs and Kitchen Assistants
• The ability to delegate tasks appropriately
• Ability to work without close supervision and deliver quality work
• Strong ability to produce good quality food and first-rate culinary skills
• Strong organisational skills
• An ability to work unsupervised and consistently deliver quality work
• Experience of a variety of kitchen environments and cuisines
• Awareness of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
• Good maths/numeracy skills
• Good oral communication with all members of the team
• Prepare, cook and present food as per your station
• Prepare food to ordering during service as per your station/section e.g. meat, fish, vegetables, pastry, butchery, sauces, grill, starches, starters, fry, pantry and roast
• Ensure you and your team have high standards of food hygiene and follow the rules of health and safety practises in the kitchen
• Monitor portion and waste control to maintain profit margins

As a Chef you will be/have:

• Strong attention to detail
• Enthusiasm and willingness to develop your own skills and knowledge, plus those around you
• Flexible and have a willingness to embrace new ideas and processes
• Good team management skills
• Team player qualities and the ability to work well with staff at all levels in the kitchen
• Positive and approachable manner
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced kitchen
• A cool/calm/level head when under pressure and during a busy service
• *In the care sector need a basic awareness of allergens, special diets, portion control and recipe costings

Qualifications/Licences/Certifications/Experience

• City & Guilds 706/1 or 706/2 in Catering
• NVQ/SVQ Level 2 (or equivalent)
• Enhanced DBS
• Level 2 Food Safety Awards
• Minimum 1 year's relevant experience
• Awareness of manual handling techniques
• Awareness of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) and chemical safety
• Experience of kitchen equipment including different knives
• Understandable level of English spoken and written
• Any health and safety and food hygiene courses

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

Alchemy Hospitality is a leading provider of specialist hospitality and catering staff to a wide variety of establishments throughout the Province.

We are currently seeking to recruit a number of experienced Chefs (all grades) to join our temporary support team to service the Belfast & Greater Belfast Areas.

All candidates must be qualified to NVQ level 2 or equivalent with previous experience worki.

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Craft, Creativity and Community! These are our values, and they go far beyond corporate waffle. In fact, they set the tone for everything we do. We are excited to be recruiting for our casual workforce, across some of our venues exclusive venues! By joining our casual workforce you will get the chance to work across multiple sites on a flexible schedule that suits your needs!

Main Responsibilities

Based in busy kitchens, your main tasks will be to:

• Prepare delicious food to menu specifications, ensuring that Levy standards and procedures are followed.
• Ensure all ingredients are available for the entire menu matrix.
• Take pride in your business and share agreed standards with your team.
• Assist with new team members by giving respectful and encouraging coaching as needed.

• Weekly pay
• Flexible working hours
• Casual Worker App, allowing you to select shifts from over 100 workplaces
• eLearning App for all mandatory a skill expansion training or learning
• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme

Multiple Chefs Required in Manchester and surrounding areas - Immediate Starts available

Blue Arrow are recruiting for a large number of chefs to join our busy pool of chefs.

£14.50p/h to £18p/h - dependent of chef level, job roles, shifts and experience.

For each job assignment, pay rates will be discussed prior to booking.

Shifts :various shift patterns available between 6-10 hrs per day.

Weekend Shifts available at Enhanced Pay Rates

Blue Arrow Manchester are looking for temporary agency chefs of all levels to help support our clients with temporary cover ranging from holidays, sickness or ongoing recruitment support. The majority of our roles could easily lead to permeant work for you, or be as flexible as you want it be.

Blue Arrow supplies a wide client pool. We currently are or have supplied to the below environments. - I am sure we have something to fit your experience and needs:

* Contract catering sites including industrial catering.

* Schools, Nurseries, Universities, hospitals, Care homes and prisons - to work in these environments it would require an Enhanced DBS check

* Garden Centres and farm shops.

* Hotels, pubs, restaurants, golf clubs and events plus many more.

The type of chefs we are looking for:

We are looking for all levels of chef's which include the following:

* Cooks

* Breakfast chefs

* DBS Chefs / Cooks for schools care homes and prisons

* Chef De Parties

* Sous Chefs

* Head Chefs, Chef Managers, Catering Managers.

Why Apply & Benefits to joining Blue Arrow:

Blue Arrow is a Nationwide Agency based throughout the UK we have branches in all locations work is always on offer. A lot of our chefs who are registered with us enjoy working for Blue Arrow due to the flexibility around shifts, and we can offer both ongoing and short-term assignments. Another great reason is that you get paid a great hourly salary along with every hour worked, Some of our chefs have gained permanent roles with their perfect companies due to working in ongoing assignments and then offered permanent contracts. Most importantly you are paid on time and on a weekly basis.

* Great pay rates and weekly pay

* your very own App and portal to accept shifts on the go, and submit timesheets

* Dedicated consultant

* Chance to gain more hours around current jobs and commitments.

* Mixtures of shifts.

* PAID FOR EVERY HOUR WORKED

* ongoing work in majority of our clients

* Company pension scheme

The Commute:

As we cover many locations across Greater Manchester, your commute will vary. If you have a car and are flexible with locations, great, if you're limited to public transport, we'll only send you to places that have public transport links and provide you with all the information you will need to get there.

Requirements and skills:

* Previous experience as a chef, at least up to senior chef de partie.

* Great communication and team work skills

* Level 2 food hygiene certificate (ideal but not essential as we can provide this at a cost)

* Passion for food

* Ability to work under pressure

* Own chef whites

* An in date Enhanced DBS DATED WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS ideally on the new updated service, this will allow you to work within Schools and Care homes.

So if you think this is just what you're looking for then CLICK APPLY today or call Blue Arrow on to get your registration under way.

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

Are you an experienced Sous Chef or Head Chef looking for flexible work that fits your lifestyle? Blue Arrow is recruiting skilled chefs to support school kitchens across Hereford .

Pay: £16.75-£17.00 per hour
Shifts: 6-7 hours - ideal for work-life balance
Locations: Various school sites throughout Hereford
DBS: Enhanced DBS required - we can help arrange this for you

Why choose Blue Arrow?

• Competitive hourly rates
• Flexible shifts
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity to make a positive impact in school communities

Requirements:

• Proven experience at Sous Chef or Head Chef level
• Ability to manage kitchen operations independently
• Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain one)

Apply today and become part of our dedicated chef team.

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

DBS relief chefs, Schools & Care homes

Location: Derby, Derbyshire and surrounding areas

Establishments: Schools Care & Nursing homes Retirement villages and nurseries.

Contract type: Temporary - some contracts may lead to permanent after successful period.

Hourly rate/Salary: £16p/h - £17 p/h

Part time - this will be suitable for any chefs looking to pick extra hours around their current job or commitments

Full time- this would be suitable for any chefs looking for full time work with the option of flexible work too.

Imagine working as a chef, having a great salary and getting paid for every hour worked, along with having the flexibility of when you work for a better work life balance.

We are currently looking to recruit several Enhanced DBS Cooks and chefs of all levels to support our clients in and around Derby and Derbyshire. You will also be supporting Schools, nurseries, retirement villages & care home environments, whilst they are recruiting and for any sickness and absences. You will be working for several contract catering environments based within the Derbyshire areas, however as we also cover a lot of East Midlands regions, we can also cover Nottingham and Staffordshire too.

Why Apply?

• Great pay rates
• Weekly pay
• Dedicated consultant
• You choose the hours to work flexible shifts
• Your very own app and portal to accept work on the go
• No paper timesheet all hours confirmed via the app.
• Chance to gain more hours around current jobs and commitments.
• Mixtures of shifts.
• PAID FOR EVERY HOUR WORKED
• Different working environments - every day is different

The Commute:
As we cover a large number of locations across Derbyshire your commute will vary. If you have a car and are flexible with locations, great, if you're limited to public transport, we'll only send you to places that have public transport links and provide you with all the information you will need to get there.

The working environment:
The role you will be working in, is mainly schools and care homes working within contract catering, and cooking to dietary requirements i.e textured meals. You will also be involved in some of the serving and will come in contact with patients and children.

Working Hours: You can choose your working rota each week, the working hours will vary from site to site and may result in more/less work depending on your flexibility.

The hours you will be working in a school or nursery are day shifts across Monday to Friday, usually working anything from 7/8am till around 2/4pm

If you are working within any care homes or retirement villages you will be working 5 days out of 7 which will require weekend. The hours tend to be anything from 6/7am starts until 5/6pm finishes

Requirements and skills:

• You will have extraordinary attention to detail
• You will have knowledge of stock management and ordering
• You will enjoy working with different people
• Have the ability to work within various environments
• Available to cover ad hoc last minute sickness requests for our clients this can be on the same day.
• You will have the skills to manage small teams
• You will be able to work under pressure and work with a variety of teams
• You will enjoy being flexible and managing your own diary
• You will be qualified within professional cookery to City & Guilds 706/1, 706/2 or equivalent
• You will have at least 2 years background working as a chef
• You will be Senior Chef De Partie level or above
• You will have your own chef whites and knives

An in date Enhanced DBS DATED WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS ideally on the new updated service programme, without this we cannot work you in Schools or Care homes. (we do have the Facilities to put you through one at a cost if needed, this would benefit you in offering more work.)

So if you think this is just what you're looking for then CLICK APPLY TODAY our online registration process takes less than 10 minutes to complete, perfect for those chefs who have multiple tasks to juggle!

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

Area Sales Manager (North West/West Yorks) - Chefs/Ex Chefs Wanting to get into Field Sales

Salary £45,000 Basic, Excellent Bonus, Company Car & Superb Benefits including a Really Good Pension Scheme + 25 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays

What an unbelievable opportunity this is for Chefs or Ex Chefs with confident personalities to develop a career in Field Sales with a Market Leader.

The Company

• A Global Company and a Market Leader

• A Leading Supplier of Innovative and Premium Quality Catering Products

• A Trailblazer – Leading the way in their sector with a proven and progressive Business Model

• Provide superb Training in the UK and Overseas to all Area Sales Managers

• Provide brilliant pathways and career development opportunities for ambitious, driven and high performing professionals

The Role

• A unique role demonstrating and selling Catering Products to Catering End Users – eg Hotels, Restaurants, Gastropubs covering Lancashire & parts of West Yorkshire. Postcodes - LA, FY, PR, WN, BL, OL, HX, BB,

• Also to work closely with Catering Dealerships on the area to build relationships and channel business

• Develop Relationships with both existing and new accounts

• Effectively manage a sales territory to ensure maximum coverage and increase sales and profitability

• To work towards meeting and exceeding sales targets set

• To work Monday to Friday, normal working hours

The Person

• Ideal profile is a Chef or Ex Chef with some sales experience ideally foodservice sales experience but our client will consider Chefs or Ex Chefs with any sales experience

• Our Client will also happily consider Chefs or Ex Chefs who have no sales experience but are excellent communicators, very confident personalities and with the drive and hunger to be a success in a sales role

• A confident and effective presenter/demonstrator. A big part of the role will be demonstrating products to teams of people eg Kitchen staff so candidates must be comfortable and confident in this environment

• The ability and credibility to liaise effectively and professionally with Head Chefs, Executive Chefs, Development Chefs, Restaurant Owners etc

• Well organised with the ability to manage a large Sales Territory effectively and efficiently

• Live on or very close to the area in question

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