Chef all level

2 weeks ago

Southwell, United Kingdom Blue Arrow Full time

Chef all level - Chef De Partie & Sous Chef

Location: Nottingham & Nottinghamshire

Number of Positions: Multiple hiring ongoing

Environment: Restaurants, pubs, Gastro pubs, hotels

Start Date: Immediate start dates, register with us today to discuss your rotas

Pay rates: from £16p/h up to £18 p/h - dependant of chef level, & experience.

Shifts: range from day shifts, evenings & weekends

Hours: we can offer full time and part time hours to suit your availability and needs

Contract ongoing can lead to a permanent position too for the right candidate


Blue Arrow East Midlands are looking for temporary agency chefs of all levels to help support our Award winning clients with temporary cover ranging from holidays, sickness, peak trading times or general recruitment support.

The main locations you will be covering are Nottingham & Nottinghamshire, however we do also supply to Derby and Staffordshire areas. Majority of our roles could easily lead to permeant work for you or be as flexible as you want it be.

Here at Blue Arrow Derby, we supply to a varied number of clients and environments ranging from hotels, restaurants, Gastro pubs, golf clubs, hotels, contract catering sites, Care homes, Schools, nurseries, prisons, and many more, we will look to place you in the most comfortable environments for you.

Why Apply & Benefits to joining Blue Arrow
Blue Arrow is a Nationwide Agency based throughout the UK we have branches in all locations work is always on offer. A lot of our chefs who are registered with us enjoy working for Blue Arrow due to the flexibility around shifts, and we can offer both ongoing and short-term assignments. Another great reason is that you get paid a great hourly salary along with every hour worked, Some of our chefs have gained permanent roles with their perfect companies due to working in ongoing assignments and then offered permanent contracts and most importantly you are paid on time and on a weekly basis.

  • Great pay rates, weekly pay, holiday accrual, and company pensions scheme
  • Opportunity to develop into a permanent position for the right candidate.
  • Working with fresh food daily, enabling you to really put a flare on your creations
  • Opportunity to work with some of Nottinghamshire award-winning companies
  • Your very own App and portal to accept shifts on the go, submit timesheets and pick up extra shifts that suits your commitments.
  • Dedicated consultant
  • Chance to gain more hours around current jobs and commitments.
  • Mixtures of shifts.
  • PAID FOR EVERY HOUR WORKED
  • ongoing work in majority of our clients

This is a great opportunity to build extra hours, work full time with some of our great clients in and around the East Midlands areas, along with building your current network and profile, and have exposure to different environments along with working on a flexible basis.

Requirements and skills:

  • Previous experience as a chef, at least up to senior chef de partie role within the last 2 years
  • Experience with working and producing food for events, either at weddings or conferences.
  • Experience working within a la carte restaurants, hotel's or Gastro pubs
  • Keen eye for detail, must have excellent attention to detail especially when it comes to presentation of the meals.
  • Excellent team player
  • Great communication skills
  • experience cooking for large numbers for event style businesses & hotels is preferred
  • Flexibility in shift patterns - i.e must be able to commit to working a mixture of shifts
  • Able to commit to last minute shifts if required - dependant on when the clients need cover
  • Great communication and team work skills
  • Level 2 food hygiene certificate (ideal but not essential as we can provide this at a cost)
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Passion for food
  • Ability to work under pressure, within a team and alone working.
  • Due to certain locations a full UK driving license is required along with own access to a vehicle
  • Own chef whites and chef knives

Type of chefs we are looking for:
We are looking for all levels of chef's which include the following:

  • Cooks
  • Breakfast chefs
  • DBS Chefs / Cooks for schools care homes and prisons
  • Chef De Partie
  • Sous Chefs
  • Head Chefs, Chef Managers, Catering Managers
  • Event, conference and banqueting Chefs
  • A La Carte chefs

Types of environments you will be working in:

I am sure we have something to fit your experience and needs

  • Hotels, pubs, restaurants, golf clubs and events
  • Contract catering sites including industrial catering
  • Garden Centres and farm shops
  • Schools, Nurseries, Universities, hospitals, Care homes and prisons - to work in these environments it would require an Enhanced DBS check - which we do have the facilities to put you through at a cost

Working times and shifts:
As you can imagine being a chef does mean you are expected to work days, evenings & weekends In particular within the restaurant sector your shifts will range from anything as early as a 9/10am start and finish around 11pm at night dependant on the days service.

However, the benefit for joining us at blue arrow means 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 Nottinghamshire & the East Midlands, 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.

Next Steps:

So if you think this is just what you're looking for then CLICK APPLY TODAY, and one of our dedicated consultants will be back in touch if you match the suitability of the position, to discuss your application & potential start dates.

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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