Head Chef – Bolton
Salary: £30,000
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 6.30am – 2.30pm
Dine has an exciting opportunity for a passionate Head Chef to join our catering team in Bolton. If you're a creative culinary professional with strong leadership and a love for food, this is your chance to shine!
This is a hands-on cooking role responsible for delivering high-quality meals in a fast-paced workplace environment with a weekday-only service (no weekends or Christmas working!).
Key Responsibilities
Ensure meals are nutritious, tasty, and prepared using the recipe database
Work only with nominated suppliers and store ingredients appropriately
Apply daily company financial controls
Monitor portion sizes, reduce waste, and ensure accurate transaction recording
Guarantee food is fresh and ready for all service times
Propose service improvements and support the Manager in enhancing customer experience
Support training and development of team members alongside the Manager
Maintain high hygiene standards, ensure PPE usage, and keep logs and records up to date
Report incidents, equipment failures, and ensure allergen info is provided daily
Label and present food to brand standards, complete required training, and ensure team compliance
We’re looking for someone who:
Is passionate about food and up to date with culinary trends
Holds a culinary qualification
Has strong knowledge of GP, menu planning, kitchen management, and ordering
Can lead by example in a kitchen environment
Understands food hygiene and safety regulations
Site Benefits
Free meal on shift
Gym access
No Christmas working
No weekend shifts
Services provided at site
Breakfast (7:30am – 11:00am)
Lunch (11:30am – 2:00pm)
Service runs Monday to Friday, including Bank Holidays
Dine Employees on Site: 9 | Customers on Site: 600
Interview process
1st Stage - Microsoft Teams (1st Stage)
2nd Stage - On Site Interview + Trade Test
About Us
Personality behind every plate
Dine provides tailored food services to 140 clients in the business and industry sector. With over two decades of industry experience, we pride ourselves on offering a personalised approach to our clients, whilst delivering outstanding service. Our passion lies in creating great-tasting menus, promoting sustainability, and proudly working with local suppliers and communities. That's why our menus feature only locally sourced, seasonal, and sustainable ingredients with a target of reaching Climate Zero by 2030.
Our secret ingredient - our people!
If you've got what it takes to join some of the food service industry's best and brightest, we want to hear from you. Chefs, customer assistants, support and office roles: explore our live vacancies today.
Job Reference: com/1606/(phone number removed)/(phone number removed)/SU #DINE