Restaurant: Kitchen - Chef

Job Description

Posted Tuesday 16 June 2026 at 00:00

Overview

Your primary responsibility will be to provide professional support to the Catering Team, working closely with the Catering Manager to help the department succeed.

Hiring rate: £13.35

Rota: Every Sunday 08:00-16:30

Main duties and responsibilities

• Handling customer queries courteously and efficiently
• Maintain a harmonious and cooperative relationship with customers and staff alike at all time
• Carry out all reasonable duties as requested by management as and when required.
• Working within the kitchen team to prepare salads, vegetables and sandwiches
• Cooking and baking hot food, sweets, pastries etc. when required
• Producing all food recipes to specification and recording any wastage/shrinkage in accordance with company guidelines
• Ensuring that all food is stored to the company's standards.
• Strictly adhering to all relevant food safety and hygiene regulations at all times.
• Undertaking any general cleaning requirements of the kitchen and restaurant
• Working as part of the kitchen and catering team and undertaking any other reasonable duties as and when required
• Handling customer queries courteously and efficiently

Qualifications

• Love and enthusiasm for food preparation and cooking
• Can do attitude and looking for a career in catering

Rewards & Benefits

• Employee Discount - 50% in Restaurants and 20% in Garden Centre on joining, increasing to 25% after 2 years' service and 30% after 5 years' service.
• Holiday (including bank holidays) - 5.6 weeks on joining increasing to 6.2 weeks after 2 years' service and 6.6 weeks after 5 years' service.
• Bonus - We reward our employees with a non-contractual bonus at Christmas, based on the profit of the company in any financial year (first year is dependent on start date)
• Pension - We offer a Defined Contribution Pension Plan to new employees. If you pay into the plan and meet the government criteria, the company will too, and these contributions will be invested.
• Attendance - After one year's service, if you have worked for a full financial year and have 100% attendance, one day holiday (pro-rata) will be added to your holiday grant as a 'Thank you'.
• Made A Difference Scheme (M.A.D) - A reward scheme for team members who make a difference to our business through outstanding customer service, over and above normal duties or initiatives that have grown / inspired the business. There is a monthly winner. All winners select a gift to receive.
• Learning & Development - You can look forward to learning opportunities with us that will enhance and develop you.
• Birthday - After 6 months service if your birthday falls on your contracted day to work, you can leave work early (holiday policy rules apply). If you have 2 years service on your birthday, you will receive a £25 Squires gift voucher (pro rata for less than 40 hours).
• Cycle2work scheme - After 1 year's service, a government initiative which offers a 25% to 39% saving on new cycling equipment. This cost is deducted out of your pay over 12 or 19 months.
• Child's first day at school - After 1 year's service, you can come in late and go home early on your child's first day of school life.
• RHS Membership or a Tree / Shrub - After 1 year's service, Squire's employees can choose either one tree or shrub to plant each year up to the value of £50 retail on the anniversary of your engagement or £50 towards RHS annual membership.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - After 2 years service employees are eligible to join an EAP, giving access to wellbeing resources.
• Retirement - After 15 years service if you are retiring and have over 15 years service, your contracted hours will be reduced by a fifth but your pay will remain the same for your final 3 months.
• Free Parking - Available to all employees in the designated parking areas on our site.