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Full time chefs all levels - Derby & East Midlands, Derby
Client:
Blue Arrow
Location:
Derby & East Midlands
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
76d84a2dd277
Job Views:
7
Posted:
13.02.2025
Expiry Date:
30.03.2025
Job Description:
Full time chefs all levels - Derby & East Midlands
£15 to £20 per hour. Pay rate depends on chef level, job roles, shifts, and experience. At the beginning of each job assignment, pay rates will be discussed before you start your role.
Shifts: Variety of shifts including day shifts, evenings, weekends.
Contract - full time, we can also offer shifts to accommodate your commitments or to boost your hours and pay.
Blue Arrow East Midlands is looking for temporary agency chefs of all levels to help support our clients with temporary cover for holidays, sickness, or general recruitment support.
Majority of our roles could easily lead to permanent work or be as flexible as you want. Here at Blue Arrow Derby, we supply to a varied number of clients and environments ranging from hotels, restaurants, gastro pubs, golf clubs, contract catering sites, care homes, schools, nurseries, prisons, and many more. We will look to place you in the most comfortable environments for you.
This is a great opportunity to build extra hours, work full time with some of our great clients in and around the East Midlands, along with building your current network and profile, and exposure to different environments while working on a flexible basis.
Type of chefs we are looking for:
We are looking for all levels of chefs, which include the following:
* Cooks
* Breakfast chefs
* DBS Chefs / Cooks for schools, care homes, and prisons
* Chef De Parties
* Sous Chefs
* Head Chefs, Chef Managers, Catering Managers
* Event, conference, and banqueting Chefs
We currently supply to the following environments:
* Contract catering sites including industrial catering
* Garden Centres and farm shops
* Football stadiums and large events
* Hotels, pubs, restaurants, golf clubs
* Schools, nurseries, universities, hospitals, care homes, and prisons
To work in these environments, an Enhanced DBS check is required, which we can facilitate at a cost.
Why Apply & Benefits to joining Blue Arrow:
Blue Arrow is a nationwide agency based throughout the UK with branches in all locations. Work is always on offer. Many of our chefs who are registered with us enjoy working for Blue Arrow due to the flexibility around shifts. We can offer both ongoing and short-term assignments. Another great reason is that you get paid a great hourly salary for every hour worked. Some of our chefs have gained permanent roles with their ideal companies due to working in ongoing assignments which led to permanent contracts. Most importantly, you are paid on time and on a weekly basis.
* Great pay rates, weekly pay, holiday accrual, and company pension scheme
* Your very own app and portal to accept shifts on the go, submit timesheets, and pick up extra shifts that suit your commitments
* Dedicated consultant
* Chance to gain more hours around current jobs and commitments
* Mixture of shifts
* Ongoing work with the majority of our clients
* Long service awards and temporary superstars of the month
Working times and shifts:
As a chef, you are expected to work days, evenings, weekends, and nights. However, the benefit of joining us at Blue Arrow is that you can choose which days you want to work, and we can offer a mixture of shifts to suit all needs.
The Commute:
As we cover many locations across Derbyshire, your commute will vary. If you have a car and are flexible with locations, great! If you're limited to public transport, we'll only send you to places that have public transport links and provide you with all the information you will need to get there.
Requirements and skills:
* Previous experience as a chef, at least up to senior chef de partie role
* Flexibility in shift patterns - must be able to commit to work/night shifts and last-minute shifts as required
* Great communication and teamwork skills
* Level 2 food hygiene certificate (ideal but not essential as we can provide this at a cost)
* Passion for food
* Ability to work under pressure
* Due to certain locations, a full UK driving license is required along with own access to a vehicle
* Own chef whites and chef knives
* An in-date Enhanced DBS (dated within the last 12 months) ideally on the new updated service programme, which allows you to work within schools and care homes (we can facilitate this at a cost if needed)
So if you think this is just what you're looking for, then CLICK APPLY TODAY, and sign up with us. One of our dedicated consultants will review your application and be in touch.
Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.
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