Head Chef's - Derby & Derbyshire

Head Chef's - Derby & Derbyshire

£18.50 to £20 per hour - dependant on job roles, shifts and experience.

Shifts: offering day shifts, evenings, weekends

Contract - Temporary both full time and part time available

Blue Arrow Derby are looking for temporary relief head chefs of all levels to help support our clients with temporary cover ranging from holidays, sickness or general recruitment support, majority of our roles could easily lead to permeant work for you or be as flexible as you want it be.

A lot of the environments are ranging from hotels event-based establishments; however, we do also supply to restaurants, golf clubs, contract catering sites, and many more, I'm sure we can offer something for you.

This is a great opportunity to build extra hours, build your current network and profile, and have exposure to different environments along with working on a flexible basis.

If you are currently looking to gain some extra hours or looking for work that can suit your commitments and lifestyle, or even looking for some extra shifts. Maybe you might be looking for an ongoing role that may lead to permanent roles? Then we would love to help.

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 and weekly pay
• your very own App and portal to accept shifts on the go, and submit timesheets
• 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
• Company pension scheme, and holiday accrual

The working environment

Due to the various different types of environments we cover your working environment will change from site to site, and even day to day, but we will look to place you in the most comfortable environments for you.

We currently are or have supplied to the below environments.

• Hotels, pubs, restaurants,
• Golf clubs, event establishments, and football cricket stadiums.
• 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

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

Working times and shifts

As you can imagine being a chef does mean you are expected to work days, evenings, weekends and nights. 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 Derby and 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 1 year experience as a head chef, or at least up to senior Sous chef level
• Flexibility in shift patterns - i.e must be able to work daytime, night shifts and weekends 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)
• 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
• ability to manage and run kitchens, as well as placing all food orders, completing rotas, and managing of small and large teams.

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 be in touch review your application.

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.