UK Chef Recruitment Agency - permanent Chef jobs
Offering a Chef talent search for a wide range of kitchensSupporting the Hospitality and Catering industry with Chef Recruitment – helping companies to find permanent Chefs for a wide range of kitchens across the UK.
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, fresh food restaurants, award-winning rosette and Michelin establishments.
In addition to our UK Chef recruitment desks, we also have a Global chef recruitment desk who support some exclusive resorts to source Executive head chefs for some of the worlds amazing resorts.
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.
Here is the latest job vacancy list within our chef division – click here
Our Locations
Locations:
Manchester, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Lake District, West Sussex, London, Channel Islands, Bath, York, Chester, Cornwall, Newcastle, Derbyshire, Norfolk, 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:
Head chef job vacancy – live in – lake district – 11591
Head chef in the 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, £47k + paid overtime,...
Chef de partie job vacancy – Henley on Thames – 11591
Chef de partie in Henley-on-Thames Fulltime Position chef de partie required near Henley on thames, straight shifts, fresh food, 40hrs The roleWe are looking for a chef de partie who will prepare your fridge, cook in service and ensure everything runs...
Chef de partie job vacancy – Berkshire 40hrs – live in – 11142
Chef de partie in the Berkshire area Fulltime Position chef de partie, required near Maidenhead, 40 hrs, paid overtime & basic is £28000-£30,000 (40hrs) + service/tips (around £1k), with live in available and straight shifts. The roleWe are looking for a...
Breakfast chef job vacancy – cotswolds Rosette level – live in – 11142
Breakfast chef in the Cotswolds Fulltime Position Breakfast Chef required for a high end Hotel and Restaurant, this Breakfast offering is a plated service breakfast, presented in a high end way and using great ingredients. The Breakfast chef will cook a great range...
Head chef job vacancy – 5 star hotel – London – 11583
Head chef - 5 star hotel - London Fulltime Position Head chef required for the main restaurant of a London 5 star Hotel, this main restaurant opens for lunch, afternoon tea and dinners. They have a number of teams who deliver amazing dishes in this restaurant. The...
chef de partie job vacancy – New opening Highend Spanish – London – 11142
chef de partie - win awards - spanish fine dining Fulltime Position chef de partie is required for a new opening in London, this is a high-end restaurant serving Spanish/Mediterranean high-end dishes. chef de partie required to be part of the opening of this new...
chef de partie job vacancy – award winning Japanese – London – 11548
chef de partie - award winning japanese Fulltime Position Chef de partie required for a Japanese restaurant, this is a award winning restaurant serving amazing japanese dishes. chef de partie, 4.5 day week, creating amazing Japanese hot dish items for guests to enjoy...
head chef job vacancy – banqueting – Slough- 11582
head Chef - slough - weddings and banqueting Fulltime Position Head chef require for a venue in the Slough area, this venue has a range of weddings, conferences and events. As head chef you will be heading up the kitchen team. Due to the nature of the venue every week...
Chef de partie job vacancy – Daytime hours – London- 11582
Chef de partie - Daytime hours Fulltime Position chef de partie (DAYTIME 630am to 230pm) required for a meal prep company, this company produces a good standard of meals ordered online for delivery around the UK. The meal prep company cooks alot of low salt dishes,...
new Opening Highend Spanish fine dining – Sous chef and chef de partie – London
Fancy being part of a new opening - do you have a Spanish fine dining background and want to help win awards Fulltime Position New restaurant opening with a opening kitchen and the grill being at the centre of the restaurant, so the smells from the great meats will...
head chef job vacancy – burnley area – short term live in if relocating- 11524
head chef job with live in if required for the 1st month in the burnley area Fulltime Position Head chef required in the Burnley area, this is for a Restaurant with rooms, they have wedding, banqueting facilities as well as a small number of rooms. If you are...
head chef job vacancy – colwyn bay – live in – 11524
head chef job with live in if required in the colwyn bay area Fulltime Position head chef required in the colwyn bay part of North wales, thi s Hotel offers a restaurant, banqueting, weddings. The food is all of a great standard, all 100% fresh and is well presented....
Pastry chef de partie job vacancy – Bury St Edmunds – 11524
pastry chef de partie - Bury St Edmunds Fulltime Position pastry chef de partie required for a Hotel and Restaurant in the Bury St Edmunds area.£32-34k as basic and service/tips. This is a fresh food restaurant, easy to get to. The roleas a pastry chef de partie...
chef de partie job vacancy – Bury St Edmunds – 11524
chef de partie - Bury St Edmunds Fulltime Position chef de partie required for a Hotel and Restaurant in the Bury St Edmunds area. The chef de partie £32-36k as basic and service/tips. This is a fresh food restaurant, easy to get to. The roleas a chef de partie...
sous chef job vacancy – Rosette level gastro pub – Bethnal Green area – 11548
sous chef - gastro pub - rosette level -Bethnal Green Fulltime Position sous chef required for a fresh ffood gastro pub, fresh food, good ingredients the roleas a sous chef you will support the head chef in the running of the kitchen, this...
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
£39-40k
Head Chef
£44k
Chef de partie
£30k
Demi Chef De Partie
£36k
Chef de partie
£32k
Chef de partie
£30-32k
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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: [email protected]