Job title: Agency Chef Location: Amersham and the Chilterns Contract type: Temp Starting on: June 2026 Rate of pay: Mon- Fri £15.00 to £22.00 Holiday pay per hour Weekends £15.00 to £32.00 per hour Holiday pay per hour You will be working for one of the UK's leading recruitment agencies providing chefs cover to a variety of catering and hospitality business. Our clients are: Hotels, Golf clubs, Sporting Venues, Private clubs, Garden centres, Retirement villages, Schools, Colleges, Universities, Pubs, and Restaurants along with many other catering and hospitality venues. As a chef, you will work in different venues providing vital cover to ensure that our clients can provide a great food offer to their customers. Benefits: · Paid weekly · Hourly Pay · Flexible working hours · Free meals whilst on duty · Free Parking available · Opportunities to gain experience in diverse venues · Training and development available Key information: · Immediate Start · Choose your working days and we will match you with suitable shifts · Work Monday to Friday or just weekends - The choice is yours. · Variety of shift patterns available for full time and part time hours Key responsibilities include: · Knowledge and ability to independently and effectively run your section, for example, meat, fish, vegetables, pastry, butchery, sauces, grill, starches, starters, fry, pantry and roast · The ability to supervise, engage and teach Commis Chefs and Kitchen Assistants · The ability to delegate tasks appropriately · Ability to work without close supervision and deliver quality work · Strong ability to produce good quality food and first-rate culinary skills · A flair, passion and a love of ingredients · Strong organisational skills · An ability to work unsupervised and consistently deliver quality work · Experience of a variety of kitchen environments and cuisines · Awareness of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) · Good maths/numeracy skills · Good oral communication with all members of the team · Prepare, cook and present food as per your station · Prepare food to ordering during service as per your station/section e.g. meat, fish, vegetables, pastry, butchery, sauces, grill, starches, starters, fry, pantry and roast · Ensure you and your team have high standards of food hygiene and follow the rules of health and safety practises in the kitchen · Manage and train any assigned Commis Chefs or Demi-Chef de Parties working with you · Monitor portion and waste control to maintain profit margins · May be involved in assisting the Head Chef and Sous Chef in creating menu items, recipes and developing dishes As a Chef you will be/have: · Strong attention to detail · Enthusiasm and willingness to develop your own skills and knowledge, plus those around you · Flexible and have a willingness to embrace new ideas and processes · Good team management skills · Team player qualities and the ability to work well with staff at all levels in the kitchen · Positive and approachable manner · Able to thrive in a fast-paced kitchen · A cool/calm/level head when under pressure and during a busy service · *In the care sector need a basic awareness of allergens, special diets, portion control and recipe costings, under guidance from the Sous Chef or Head Chef Qualifications/Licences/Certifications/Experience · City & Guilds 706/1 or 706/2 in Catering · NVQ/SVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) · Level 1 and 2 Food Safety Awards · Minimum 1 year's relevant experience · Awareness of manual handling techniques · Awareness of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) and chemical safety · Experience of kitchen equipment including different knives · Understandable level of English spoken and written · Any health and safety and food hygiene courses Desired but not necessary · Level 2 Health and Safety in the Workplace Award · Level 3 Food Safety Awards If you've got what it takes to be our next Agency Chef, then don't hesitate to apply today! Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.