Overview
Reference
Event Chefs Salary
£26,000 - £36,000/annum + BENEFITS Job Location
- United Kingdom -- England -- East Midlands -- Northamptonshire -- Kettering Job Type
Permanent Posted
Thursday, October 30, 2025
We're looking to expand the Event Chef team for a growing family run business and seeking Chefs of all levels to work on a full time and permanent basis.
The rota:
Hoping for a bit of work-life balance? How about office hours 2-4 days per week? Starting between 07:30 and 08:00 to miss the school traffic?
A typical week would be working 2-3 days per week in a commercial kitchen in North Northamptonshire, finishing between 15:00 and 17:00 - job & finish! For events, you could be in Cambridge, Bedford, Northampton, Buckingham, Central London.... these shifts can vary from 7 hour days to 13 hour days depending on the function or event.
You could work Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday inclusive, depending on business needs. But you'll almost always have 2 days off together.
You'll likely work around 45-50 hours per week, less outside of peak.
The salary:
This is going to be negotiable depending on you as a professional Chef and what you can bring in terms of speed, ability, fresh produce experience, food trend knowledge, technical skills, knife skills, allergens and food safety know how etc.
If you are a Commis Chef with 6-12 months experience, you'll likely start on c.£26k per annum. If you are an experienced Chef De Partie or Sous Chef, your salary will start at c.£35k per annum. Salaries will be negotiable dependant on employment history, references, culinary skills and so forth.
The benefits & perks:
1. Lucrative basic salary
2. Salary reviews based on personal progression
3. Overtime pay or time in lieu
4. 28 days annual leave
5. Work life balance
6. Career development opportunities
7. 30 / 60 / 90 day reviews with Head Chef
8. Work part of a team of c.12-14 Chefs who support one another
9. Great social environment - work hard, play hard
10. Nice sized kitchen and prepping with / cooking from fresh produce
11. No more cooking on the fly
12. Full uniform provided excluding safety shoes / Chef Crocs
13. FOC parking and meal on duty
14. Company events
15. Other company benefits such as internal bake off and employee of the month
You:
16. Will have worked as a Chef in a commercial kitchen and can evident career history in the form of references and/or photographs of your work
17. Might be a Head Chef wanting to step down to Sous Chef for the same salary with less responsibilities and better work life balance
18. May have events catering experience and/or worked part of a Chef team within high volume catering
19. Must be a driver with access to a reliable vehicle, you will be required to share responsibility of driving vehicles up to 3.5t to events
20. Must have right to work in the UK, reside in the UK and have UK experience
21. Could be an agency Chef and looking for a permanent role
22. Shall possess your own Chef knives
23. Will be a team player and happy to help your colleagues
Contact
24. Cheryl or Lucie at Interaction Recruitment, 82a Abington St Northampton, NN1 2AP
25. 01604 620 032 or 07976 451 441 or 07973 877 010
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