Chef
Listed on 2026-01-04
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Restaurant/Food Service
Food & Beverage, Catering
Part time contract- 23 hours per week
Shifts can vary - and will include early starts, late finishes and weekend working
PLEASE PROVIDE COPIES OF YOUR CERTIFICATES (NVQ LEVEL 2 FOOD PREPARATION AND LEVEL 2 FOOD SAFETY or equivalents) TO YOUR APPLICATION
Why LNER?We go beyond. For everyone. Our vision is to be the most loved, progressive and responsible way to travel for generations to come. Now we're looking for the people who can deliver this, every day.
Since we took over on the East Coast mainline, we've been changing the face of rail travel. Our new Azuma train has brought faster journey times, more space and greater reliability. Our exciting plans to embrace new ideas, experiences, backgrounds and ambitions make this the ideal time to join.
Bringing passion. Being bold. Always caring. Owning it. They're the values that make us LNER.
Are you on board? So, what exactly does an LNER chef do?We're glad you asked!
As an LNER Chef you'll be responsible for:
- Managing our onboard kitchen and enhancing our customers' experience by preparing, cooking and serving high quality dishes which have been specially selected by our Hero Chefs.
- Working as an essential part of our onboard crew you'll be involved in ordering, monitoring and controlling stock to ensure that we not only offer a full menu whenever possible, but also that we're cooking with the freshest food and ingredients available.
- Keeping up to date with the latest product offerings and menu development, even contributing new ideas.
- Acting as the food safety professional on each service, our Chefs are responsible for ensuring that food hygiene and health and safety regulations regarding food storage and preparation are fully adhered to at all times.
- Spending time outside of the kitchen supporting our Customer Hosts with their duties and ensuring that our customers receive a truly memorable customer experience.
Think you can manage all of this whilst travelling at 125mph? This could be the job for you!
Reckon you have what it takes? To make it as a Chef on board our trains you'll need:- A professional Chef Qualification (NVQ level 2 in Food Preparation) as well as a thorough understanding of food hygiene and safety.
- To be a true foodie with a genuine passion for creating top quality dishes.
- The ability to work well under pressure, enjoying the bustle of being front of house as much as being busy in the kitchen.
- Great customer service experience and strong interpersonal skills.
- Proven soft sales skills and experience of product management – you'll enjoy developing your knowledge around our onboard offering to share with both customers and colleagues.
- To be 18 or over due to the sale of alcohol onboard.
- Free travel on LNER + 75% off other companies' tickets (for you & dependents)
- Discounted international train tickets (after one year's service)
- 50% discount on LNER tickets for friends & family
- Generous pension scheme
- Annual cycle to work schemes
- Discount, savings and cashback scheme from top retailers
- Health & wellbeing schemes and discounts
- Host of training opportunities to help further your career
- Rewards & awards to recognise when you shine
If you are successful in your application and are new to the business, we will undertake a basic DBS check as part of our pre-employment checks. This only happens once we have conditionally offered you the job. Here we check for any unspent convictions and conditional cautions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. If there is evidence of an unspent conviction or conditional caution, the details of these are reviewed internally by a cross functional panel on a case by case basis before a final offer of employment is issued.
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We're a safety conscious business so for all roles you'll need to pass a medical screening and a drugs and alcohol test before we send you an unconditional job offer. For our safety critical roles, you'll also need to have a safety critical medical. Our friendly, in-house Health and…
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