GLIDE House Chef

Unleash your potential. Change the game with Gripple.

GLIDE House is an iconic Grade II listed building in front of Sheffield Arena, originally built as a school in 1874. Consisting of a training academy with space to host various meetings and conferences, plus our very own GLIDE ‘social club’, with a bar and a kitchen, preparing and serving food to employees across all GLIDE company sites.

We’re on the hunt for a Chef to support the kitchen team at our iconic GLIDE House facility.

We’re not just innovators—we’re game‑changers. Since 1989, Gripple has led the charge in wire joining and suspension systems. As a 100% employee‑owned business, we don’t just hire talent—we invest in it. You’ll be backed by a global infrastructure, a powerhouse support team, and a culture that champions ownership, passion, and performance.

• Share ownership:
  Buy a stake in Gripple and the GLIDE group and share in our success
• 15% non‑contributory pension
• 32 days’ holiday, increasing with long service, plus quarterly “thank you” days and your birthday off
• Private healthcare, family‑focused policies, and exceptional benefits that support your wellbeing at every stage
• World‑class product training, career development, and room to grow

We are looking for a chef who loves to cook great food with a can‑do attitude. The successful candidate will need to work alongside the head chef and sous chef to manage daily kitchen tasks, aiding with menu preparation, ensuring food quality and freshness, monitoring orders, and stock levels. They will also need to provide meal quality and consistency by following food specification.

Reporting to the GLIDE House Manager, the role will involve:

• Overseeing and organising kitchen stock and ingredients
• Ensuring a first‑in, first‑out food rotation system and verifying all food products are properly dated and organised for quality assurance
• Ensuring cooking stations are stocked, especially before and during prime operation hours
• Managing all temperature and food hygiene regulations and completing daily paperwork
• Supervising all food preparation and presentation to ensure quality and restaurant standards
• Cooking food in large volumes to a quality standard and having experience in this field
• Verifying that food storage units all meet standards and are consistently well‑managed
• Assisting the head chef with menu creation
• Coordinating with the management team on supply chain, budget, kitchen efficiency and staffing

You will need to be a chef with a can‑do attitude in all the areas mentioned above, with a passion for ‘all things food’ and a real love of cooking. Taking pride in achieving the highest levels of cleanliness and health and safety and able to work well under pressure and take control when needed, you must also have:

• Formal culinary training and restaurant industry knowledge
• An appetite to learn new skills within the kitchen
• Previous restaurant/catering experience
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Self‑motivation, with a positive and enthusiastic attitude
• The ability to work under pressure
• Good timekeeper
• Work as part of a team and as an individual
• Excellent people skills to maintain positive relationships with staff and customers to create good team morale
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• A full clean driving licence
• Knowledge of COSHH and HACCAP

Monday to Friday, consisting of morning shift (5.30am‑2.00pm) and afternoon shift (9.30am‑6.00pm), including between 4‑5 weekends per year.

Our Values – Fun, Integrity, Passion, Entrepreneurship, Teamwork, Innovation – Aren’t Just Words On a Wall. They Shape Everything We Do. Join Us, And You’ll

Experience:

• true work‑life balance
• an inclusive and caring workplace where your ideas matter, and your impact is felt globally

• Learn more about who we are and how we’re changing the game:
• Take a tour of our head office at the historic Old West Gun Works in Sheffield, South Yorkshire here

Apply by 6pm on 23rd March 2026. Bring your ambition. We’ll bring the opportunity.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds…