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:
sous chef job vacancy – Cheshire – 4 day week – 10638
sous chef - Cheshire area Fulltime Position Sous chef required in the Tarporley area, £30-35k + tips (around £200 a month / £2k a year). The client is open to either a 4 day week or 5 day week shift pattern and is a 45 hrs week contract. They cook fresh food, good...
Sushi chef de partie job vacancy – London Sushi restaurant – 11141
Sushi chef de partie Fulltime Position Sushi chef de partie (all levels) required for a modern Sushi concept. This role will also be suitable for chef de parties with japanese food knowledge. This company offers good salary brackets (30-35k), tips/service on top of...
Head chef job vacancy – Macclesfield- 11144
Head chef - macclesfield Fulltime Position Head chef required in East Cheshire for a Gastro pub, this is a pub with a fresh menu and seasonal, weekly and daily specials. The Gastro pub serves fantastic produce, good kitchen equipment and they have team socials and...
pastry chef de partie job vacancy – LIVE IN – Shropshire – 11141
pastry chef de partie Fulltime Position pastry Chef de partie required for a multi award winning kitchen in the Shropshire area, live in available. This kitchen serves some of the best dishes in the area using amazing produce. This pastry chef de partie role is live...
chef de partie job vacancy – Chester area – live in – 10561
chef de partie - live in Fulltime Position chef de partie required for a banqueting venue, cooking fresh food and of a high standard. One prep day and the rest in a mixture (not many late nights) so ideal for a work/life balance but still cook at a rosette level.The...
Chef de partie job vacancy – Bakewell – LIVE IN – 10638
chef de partie - Bakewell Fulltime Position Chef de partie required in Bakewell for a high end Gastro pub and kitchen, serving fantastic dishes. This kitchen will be great for training and the chef de partie role is also paying £28800 + service (31k package) with live...
Chef de partie job vacancy – Lake district kewsick live in – 10456
Chef de partie - keswick - live in Fulltime Position chef de partie required for a Hotel and Restaurant in the lakes, with a fresh food kitchen. £27500 - 30,000 depending on background and LIVE IN AVAILABLE.The roleWe are are looking for a chef de partie from a...
chef de partie job vacancy – Lake District – great produce – 10836
Chef de partie Fulltime Position Chef de partie 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 for ingredients and they do...
pastry Demi Chef de partie job vacancy – 5* Hotel – London – 10639
demi chef de partie - London - 5 star Hotel Fulltime Position Pastry demi Chef de partie required for a 5star Hotel in London. This role is a new role being created to create even more of a life balance for all the pastry chefs. This is a chilled kitchen, great...
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...
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....
Kitchen Manager job vacancy – Hackney work life balance- 11524
kitchen manager / kitchen lead - London Fulltime Position Kitchen Manager required for a fresh food establishment, 40 hours, single shifts only. This is a really supportive environment & with it being single shifts only, it will be a nice range of shifts each...
Chef de partie job vacancy – Staffordshire – Gastro pub – 10700
Chef de partie - gastro pub Fulltime Position chef de partie required for a country pub in Staffordshire, live in locally available. This establishment serves local produce include cheese, breads and meats from the local area. The country pub has a nice range of...
chef de partie job vacancy – LIVE IN near York – 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 – hotel central York – 10638
chef de partie - Hotel - York Fulltime Position chef de partie required in central York for a fresh food Hotel, serving fantastic dishes and a range of branded dishes and fresh dishes. Chef de partie 26-30k, 40hrsThe rolewe are looking for a chef de partie to run a...
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]