Chef Recruitment Agency - permanent Chef jobs
Supporting a wide range of Kitchen's across the UK finding TalentSupporting the hospitality and catering industry with Chef Recruitment – Finding you permanent Chefs
Welcome to our Chef Recruitment webpage – an essential platform for culinary professionals seeking permanent positions within UK kitchens. Here at HtE Recruitment, we pride ourselves as part of the Hospitality & Catering Division, a key chef recruitment specialist in the industry. Our team of chef consultants comprehend the market and function closely with hotels and restaurants in the country, including Hotels, Gastro pubs, award-winning rosette and Michelin establishments.
Our passion lies in helping chef job seekers land their dream roles. Whether you’re an aspiring kitchen professional or a restaurant searching for the perfect chef addition to your team, we are your go-to search agency. Our Finders service is designed to alleviate the difficulties of recruiting chefs amidst an existing skills shortage in the UK. Our team of recruiters has over time built a network of chefs, and we’re confident of finding a match for our clients’ requirements, no matter the location.
If you’re struggling to find a chef, we can help by getting the word out about your restaurant and the benefits of working there. We can work with you to communicate your value proposition to chefs, resulting in the perfect matches. Recruiting chefs requires more than just posting job openings and hoping for results – it requires a tailored strategy, knowledge of the industry, and negotiation skills.
We specialise in working with major players in the industry, including Michelin Restaurants, Rosette awarded, Branded Restaurants, Contract Catering and Hotels. As part of our commitment to helping you find the right candidate, our interview tip page contains a range of effective strategies and questions that hiring managers can ask chefs.
If you’re looking to take the next step in your culinary career or recruit a chef, you can rely on HtE Recruitment. Call our team for an informal chat – and we’ll take it from there.
Our Locations
Locations:
Manchester, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Lake District, West Sussex, London, Channel Islands, Bath, York, Chester, Cornwall, Newcastle, Derbyshire, Stafford, Cotswolds, Reading, Berkshire, Shropshire and many other areas. If you are looking for a chef job or looking to recruit a chef, our team will be able to help you, with nationwide coverage.
Our Latest Job adverts:
pastry chef job vacancy – Daytime hours 7am to 3pm
pastry chef in the Berkshire area, daytime hours wed-sun 7am to 3pm Fulltime Position Pastry chef required in Berkshire (pastry chef de partie level), this role is normally Wednesday to Sunday 7am to 3pm. You will be creating all desserts, cakes, biscuits and helping...
Head chef job vacancy – Lakes – live in – 10639
Head chef - Malmesbury area Fulltime Position Head chef (live in available) required for a fresh food kitchen in the lakes, £40-45k, cooking at a rosette level, the food standards are fantastic and using a great range of dishes. This head chef position covers all the...
chef de partie job vacancy – Cotswolds – live in – 10639
chef de partie - Malmesbury area Fulltime Position chef de partie required for a fresh food kitchen in the cotswolds area, this is a live in role, using local produce and a really good range of local ingredients. You will love the produce. Salary is £30-33k, great...
chef de partie job vacancy – Bath – live in – 10639
chef de partie - Bath area Fulltime Position chef de partie required for a fresh food kitchen in the bath area, this is a live in role, using local produce and a really good range of local ingredients. You will love the produce. Salary is £27000 + service (£150-350...
Head chef job vacancy – Penrith area – 10639
Head chef - Lake district Fulltime Position head chef required in the Lake District for a Hotel, the Hotel offers a fresh food restaurant of a Rosette level, events and banqueting space. This is in a great part of the Lakes. Head chef, £45k + paid overtime, possible...
Head chef job vacancy – Lake district – 10639
Head chef - Lake district Fulltime Position head chef required in the Lake District for a Hotel, the Hotel offers a fresh food restaurant of a Rosette level, events and banqueting space. This is in a great part of the Lakes. Head chef, £45k + paid overtime, possible...
Head chef job vacancy – Oxfordshire – Urgent- 10639
head chef - Oxfordshire Fulltime Position Head chef required for a 40 bedroom hotel in Oxfordshire with good rosette standards of food. This establishment serves good quality produce and has a Restaurant serving seasonal produce. Head chef, 50k salary, fresh food,...
junior sous chef job vacancy – London – Japanese hot kitchen section – 10639
Junior sous chef - Japanese Restaurant Fulltime Position Chef (Hot kitchen) within a Japanese restaurant, this role is of a junior sous chef level. The hot kitchen creates a range of high standard hot dishes for the Restaurant. This is a very hands on role and you...
chef de partie job vacancy – nr Ripon – 4 day week – 10639
chef de partie - 4 day week Fulltime Position Chef de partie required for a kitchen in driving distance of Ripon. Most weeks are 4 day weeks with chance of paid overtime in busy months for a 5th day if you wanted for extra pay. This kitchen uses fresh produce and the...
Sous chef job vacancy – Great meats – London – 10638
Sous chef - London - Great meats Fulltime Position Sous chef, required for a award winning kitchen restaurant in London with some fantastic meats on the menu. If you love working with different cuts of meats including some rare meats & different cuts of meats,...
chef de partie job vacancy – near York – live in – 10639
chef de partie - live in Fulltime Position Chef de partie and Junior sous chef required for a establishment in the York area, The food is fantastic and you will learn alot in this kitchen. Live in available and great training. Chef de partie £27-30k & junior sous...
chef de partie job vacancy – London – Fish section – 10639
chef de partie - Fish section Fulltime Position Chef de partie required for a fine dining restaurant in London, this is award winning and you will learn so much in this kitchen. The restaurant has a fantastic range of dishes including some amazing fish dishes. Chef de...
chef de partie job vacancy – Live in – Berkshire – 10639
chef de partie - live in Fulltime Position chef de partie, required in the Henley area, 40 hrs, paid overtime & basic is £28000 (40hrs) + service/tips (around £1k), with live in available and straight shifts. The roleWe are looking for a chef de partie from a...
chef de partie job vacancy – amazing seasonal produce – Gloucestershire – live in – 11141
chef de partie in the gloucestershire area Fulltime Position chef de partie, 4 day week, amazing produce and local produce. Chef de partie, £30k salary with a 4 day week. The chef de partie is required for a kitchen within driving distance of Darlington. This is a...
pastry chef job vacancy – Near Darlington – 11141
pastry chef in the Darlington area Fulltime Position pastry chef required for a kitchen within driving distance of Darlington. This is a fantastic kitchen and has a great concept for events, weddings and banqueting. This kitchen is looking for a pastry chef at a sous...
HtE Recruitment is acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to the above permanent positions. In line with the requirements of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. We do not cover Relief roles, all positions are permanent and paid by the client on PAYE.
Chef Jobs Include:
Chef De Partie
£38k
Head Chef
£44k
Sous Chef
£42k
Chef De Partie
£36k
Sous Chef
£42k
Pastry Sous chef
£40k
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Our Recruiter team offer Permanent Chef Recruitment solutions. We do not have a Agency Chef Desk here at HtE Recruitment. All of our positions advertised are employed direct by the Client, on payroll and on a permanent basis.
Manchester Head office address:
Ducie House
Ducie Street
Manchester
M1 2JW
Call us:
0161 300 7862 (Northern UK)*
0203 542 6103 (Southern UK)*
Email: info@hterecruitment.co.uk