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.
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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:
chef de partie job vacancy – live in nr Truro – 11393
Chef de partie - nr Truro Fulltime Position chef de partie required for a establishment on the coast not too far away from Truro. The establishment offers live in with a small supermarket within walking distance. This establishment has a fresh food restaurant with a...
sous chef job vacancy – Wadebridge – 11393
Sous chef - Wadebridge Fulltime Position Sous chef is required in the Wadebridge area of Cornwall. This is a fresh food kitchen, this is a full time position paid at £15 per hour (35k a year if 45 hrs). This is a fresh food kitchen with a range of meats and fish. This...
Demi chef de partie job vacancy – 4 day week- London Gastro pub – 11393
Demi chef de partie - 4 day week Fulltime Position Demi Chef de partie required for a fresh food high end Gastro pub. 4day week of a central London fresh food seasonal gastro produce kitchen. This Gastro pub serves meals all day and has a couple of different start...
chef de partie job vacancy – rosette level FREE LIVE IN – Northumbria area – 10639
chef de partie - Northumbria area - free live in Fulltime Position chef de partie required in Northumberland for a establishment with live in accommodation and cooking at a rosette level. This role is fresh food, good standards. pastry chef de parties £29-31k...
Head chef job vacancy – Deeside – 11393
Head chef Fulltime Position head chef required for a food focused pub in the Deeside. This establishment could offer live in if required otherwise they have parking on site and is in driving distance of Chester. They have a range of dishes on the menu currently and...
Breakfast chef job vacancy – London – 11393
Breakfast chef Fulltime Position Breakfast chef required for a 5 star Hotel in London. This Hotel has a range of Breakfast rooms and you will be one of the breakfast chefs working under the Head Breakfast chef. The Breakfast operation is fantastic with dishes cooked...
Chef de partie job vacancy – live in London – 11393
Chef / cook - live in Fulltime Position Daytime nursery chef / cook required in the Forest Hill area of SE London, 8am to 5pm, monday to friday, DAYTIME HOURS, 35hrs £14-15 per hour. This is cooking all fresh food, really interesting menu, not your standard school...
Chef de partie job vacancy – live in London – 11393
Chef de partie - live in Fulltime Position chef de partie required for a Hotel on the edge of London. This hotel has Restaurant, banqueting and events. Chef de partie £27-29k, 45hrs a week, with live in at only £260-£280 a month. You can get into London easy and save...
sous chef job vacancy – live in – Leicestershire area – 10669
sous chef - live in - Leicestershire area Fulltime Position sous chef, 42k salary, 40 hr contract per week, live in available if required (which is about 1 mile away). This hotel in Leicestershire is all fresh food and is of a good standard. The F&B within this...
pastry chef de partie job vacancy – Leicestershire area – 10639
pastry chef de partie - Leicestershire area Fulltime Position pastry chef de partie required in Leicestershire area. the pastry chef de partie will create a wide range of fantastic pastry dishes and the dishes will include afternoon tea, morning items and restaurant...
pastry chef de partie job vacancy – FREE LIVE IN – Northumbria area – 10639
pastry chef de partie - Northumbria area - free live in Fulltime Position pastry chef de partie required in Northumberland for a establishment with live in accommodation. This role is fresh food, good standards. pastry chef de parties £28600 including the...
chef de partie job vacancy – guildford – 11142
chef de partie fresh food in Guildford Fulltime Position chef de partie required in the Guildford area for a good quality Hotel and fresh food restaurant, which is of a good rosette level. This role within the main kitchen serves up 2 rosette level dishes. Chef...
head chef job vacancy – multi rosette – 11142
head chef for multi rosette in west sussex Fulltime Position head chef required for a multi rosette awarded kitchen, you could be a current head chef or a sous chef ready to step up. The food is fantastic and has a team of around 7-8 chefs in the team. This is a great...
chef de partie job vacancy – 4 day week – Lakes – live in – 11142
chef de partie in the Lakes Fulltime Position Chef de partie (4 day week) required for a Restaurant and Bar on the East side of the Lake district. This place offers a fresh food menu and is known locally. They use a great range of regional produce, they go foraging...
pastry chef de partie job vacancy – Evesham area – 10639
pastry chef de partie - cotswolds area Fulltime Position pastry chef de partie required in Evesham area. the pastry chef de partie will create a wide range of fantastic pastry dishes and the dishes will include afternoon tea, morning items and restaurant pastry...
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]