We have an exciting opportunity for a Chef with hospitality experience to join one of our lively café kitchens. Your daily operations will include preparation, food storage, and delivering delicious food that keeps our customers happy, satisfied, and coming back for more. It’s all part of making every day a little better for them, and us.
You’ll bring your experience of working in a similarly busy environment to Tesco, where you’ll become a café menu expert keen to share your knowledge with the team around you. From health and safety to limiting food waste, you’ll understand the importance of every detail and inspire your team to deliver outstanding food quality and speed of service. After all, no one tries harder for customers than us.
Tesco Cafés are a place to get on. We believe in creating a great environment for colleagues to work and providing opportunities for everyone to be at their best. With your previous experience, you’ll help to deliver skills as you build an inclusive place where people feel respected, safe, and valued. In doing so, you’ll grow as a leader and develop your skills and experience as part of our friendly team.
Please note that you need to be 18 or over to apply for this role.
Responsibilities:
1. Storage and preparation in line with food safety and hygiene regulations.
2. Deliver timely, tasty food to customers while maintaining great standards and food served to specification.
3. Identify new and better ways of working to keep improving services for customers and colleagues.
4. Ensure health and safety and food safety requirements are met.
5. Understand the key drivers of our service plan and deliver to the required standard.
Minimum requirements:
* A background in hospitality.
* Experience of remaining productive in a high-pressure environment.
* A commitment to excellent customer service.
* A desire to create an inclusive work environment where colleagues feel respected, safe, and valued.
* Good planning and organization skills.
* Confidence using your initiative to identify opportunities to improve our ways of working or adapt to different situations.
* Excellent communication skills to motivate and support a growing team.
What’s in it for you:
Alongside a fantastic work-life balance, we offer excellent benefits that help make The Café a great place to work, including:
* Colleague Clubcard after 3 months service - 10% increasing to 15% after every pay day for a four-day period, off most purchases at Tesco.
* Request flexible working from day one.
* Retirement savings plan.
* Life Assurance.
* Access to free wellbeing services with resources to support your mind, body, and life.
* An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out, and utility bills.
* Uniform provided and policies to support you for all of life’s moments, big and small.
* Holiday starting at 28 days (including Bank Holidays).
* Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
About us:
Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.'
We are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels able to be themselves. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone has the same opportunities. We are a large, diverse organization with flexible working patterns to suit you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.
We are moving towards a more blended working week—combining office and remote work. Our offices remain spaces for connection, collaboration, and innovation. Please discuss with us how this can work for you.
Note: If successful, your offer will be conditional upon providing your bank details on your start date.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and committed to an accessible recruitment process. For support, visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility.
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