# Chef

**Company**: John Lewis & Partners
**Location**: Magna Park Distribution Centre (John Lewis & Partners)
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £28,400 - £38,600 per annum
**Category**: Hospitality
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

As a Chef, you'll be part of our kitchen brigade, ensuring efficient day-to-day running of our kitchens and providing a high-quality dining experience.

You'll lead and inspire the kitchen team to create exceptional culinary experiences, using your creativity and flair to develop and execute a food offer that meets the highest standards of quality, innovation, cost control, health, and safety.

In addition to your contractual pay, you'll receive an Evening Premium of £3.25 per hour for work between 18:00 - 22:00 and a Night Premium of £4.25 per hour for work between 22:00 - 06:00.

**Salary:** £28,400 - £38,600 per annum (dependent on experience) **Contract Type:** Permanent contract **Location:** Magna Park Distribution Centre, covering 3 different kitchens across the campus **Working pattern:** Shift basis of either 7am - 3pm (early) or 11:30am - 7:30pm (lates), 37.5 hours a week, with 2 weekends in 4

**Key responsibilities:**

- Advanced High-Volume Culinary Skills: Proven ability in producing a wide range of dishes to a high standard for large numbers

- Menu Development & Innovation: Creating diverse, appealing, and cost-effective menus

- Recipe Standardisation & Consistency: Developing and implementing standardized recipes

- Special Dietary Accommodation: Catering to common dietary requirements

**Benefits for working with the Partnership:**

- Chefs whites provided and laundered

- Free meals while on duty

- Free onsite parking

**Essential skills/experience:**

- Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate (Level 2)

- Recognised Food Production Certificate (City & Guilds 706 1 & 2 or equivalent)

- Operational experience in PDRs, canteens, or hospitality

- Experience of working within a catering environment

**Desirable skills/experience:**

- Experience of working within a customer service-based environment

- Working towards Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate (Level 3)

## Skills

### Required
- Food Hygiene Certificate
- Food Production Certificate
- Catering Experience

### Nice to have
- Customer Service Experience
- Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate

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