Chef

Location: Dale Barracks, Chester, CH2 4BD

Pay: £12.54/hour
Hours: 37.5 (5 days over 7, including occasional weekends)
Shifts: Between 06:30 and 19:00 – enjoy your free evenings!

We’re hiring a Chef to join our passionate team at Dale Barracks. If you’re ready to grow your culinary career with a world-leading organisation that values work-life balance, this is your chance.

• Cooking and preparing food ready for breakfast, lunch and dinner services ensuring minimal wastage. Providing fine dining (silver service level) for functions/hospitality events.
• Working collaboratively as part of a team of chefs and acting as a trainer/ coach for new team members to learn procedures and standards for all kitchen tasks.
• Following recipe cards to prepare, cook and serve a range of meals
• Assisting with deliveries and stock checks, placing food orders, and maintaining kitchen records.
• Monitoring and recording temperatures of fridges, freezers, hot cabinets, and serveries. Completing daily paperwork to cover due diligence.
• Assisting in daily and weekly kitchen deep cleans.

• Relevant culinary qualification (706/1, 706/2 or equivalent).
• Team player with effective communication skills.
• Confident, flexible, and innovative.
• Able to pass DBS and security vetting (UK resident for 3+ years).

• Discounted meals on shift and free parking.
• Access to Employee Benefits app (online GP access, Employee Assistance Programme, discounts, supermarket savings and more).
• Life assurance, pension, generous holidays (with buy-more option).
• Internal promotion opportunities – we love to grow our own.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We support all applicants and provide adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

We are also recognised as a Forces Friendly employer and hold the prestigious ERS Gold Award, reflecting our dedication to supporting the Armed Forces community.

Apply now and bring your culinary flair to a team that values your talent.