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About the Role
As a Chef, you will be part of a kitchen brigade, ensuring efficient kitchen operations and delivering a high-quality dining experience. You will lead and inspire the kitchen team, developing and executing a food offer that meets high standards of quality, innovation, and cost control. Night premium of £4.25 per hour applies to hours worked between 22:00 - 06:00.
Responsibilities
- Producing a wide range of dishes to a high standard for large numbers.
- Creating diverse, appealing, and cost-effective menus.
- Developing and implementing standardized recipes for consistent quality, taste, and portion control.
- Catering to common dietary requirements such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and common allergies.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years experience working in a high volume catering environment.
- Food safety level 1 (or higher level).
- Health & Safety level 1 (or higher level).
- NVQ level 1 and 2.
- Experience of working within a customer service based environment.
Skills
- Advanced High-Volume Culinary Skills
- Menu Development & Innovation
- Recipe Standardization & Consistency
- Special Dietary Accommodation (General)
Location
- Pimlico Head Office
- London Central Office, 1 Drummond Gate, London, , SW1V 2QQ
Work Type
- permanent contract
- Mon-Fri 07:00 - 15:00 (35 hours per week)
Experience Level
- Up to £32,000 depending on experience
- Partnership Level 9
Education Level
- NVQ level 1 and 2
Salary/Compensations
- Up to £32,000
- £28,400.00 - £38,600.00 Annual
Benefits
- Night Premium at a rate of £4.25 per hour for hours worked between 22:00 - 06:00.
About the Company
- 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.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.