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:
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...
Sous chef job vacancy – live in – Berkshire – 10638
Sous chef - fresh food - live in - rosette Fulltime Position Sous chef required in the berkshire area for a multi rosette award winning kitchen, if your looking for a stunning property with a great head chef and great produce, you are looking at the right job alert....
Sous chef job vacancy – live in – Lakes – 10638
Sous chef - fresh food - live in - rosette Fulltime Position Sous chef required in the Lake district for a multi rosette award winning kitchen, if your looking for a stunning property with a great head chef and great produce, you are looking at the right job alert....
chef de partie job vacancy – Berkshire live in – 11343
chef de partie - live in Fulltime Position Chef de partie required for a rosette awarded kitchen in the home counties. If you are looking for a kitchen with amazing produce and a great kitchen for learning and pushing yourself to the next level, this is the kitchen...
head pastry chef job vacancy – Berkshire live in – 10638
Head pastry chef - live in Fulltime Position Head Pastry chef, live in, Rosette level, fine dining, amazing location. Do you want to get out of London, still create amazing pastry and looking for a kitchen with live in accommodation. This role could be for you. Head...
chef de partie job vacancy – 4 day week- Near Darlington – 10638
chef de partie - 4 day week - great produce 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...
Breakfast chef job vacancy – Hotel- Cotswolds Live in – 10638
Role Expired / filled - please keep posted for new jobs coming soon. Breakfast chef - Hotel - live in 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...
chef de partie job vacancy – Hotel- Cotswolds Live in – 10638
chef de partie - Hotel - live in Fulltime Position Chef de partie required for a Great standard Restaurant & Hotel in the Cotswolds, with live in available if required. Thiskitchen uses fresh food, high standards, £32.5k basic salary + £3.5k service charge &...
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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Latest News & Insights
Hospitality could benefit in May 2023 – News & Insights
Will this month be a bumper month for hospitality May has always been a great month for the hospitality industry. With the arrival of spring, people are looking to soak up the sunshine and enjoy outdoor activities. This year, May is looking particularly promising for...
Michelin star Restaurants 2023 including new restaurants awarded – News & Insights
Michelin star awards for 2023 Every year the fantastic Michelin guide awards some of the worlds best and unique restaurants a Michelin star. Each year the awards are given by country. The new Restaurants for the UK & Ireland guide has now been released. Let’s take...
Hospitality sector – questions about live in accommodation with your chef job – News & Insights
Chef jobs with live in accommodation some jobs in the Hospitality and catering sector in the UK offer live in accommodation. This page covers standard questions we often get asked. Some clients offer live in accommodation to help them fill vacancies, this is normally...
market trends – current average chef wages UK February 2023 – News & Insights
Having the right salary in place is so important So much has changed over the past 3 years, one is the wages for Chefs. There has been a big move away from service charge being a core part to basic salary. Are you paying current market rates? This page was updated in...
Chef shortage and 2023 predictions for the chef market – News & Insights
What has happened in 2022 in the chef market (UK) The chef market has been a challenge in 2022 across the UK, with some regions finding it harder. London has really found it hard. We have noticed this year has got very salary focused across the UK and each chef has...
Agency chefs costing too much why not build a plan for a permanent chef team – News & Insights
Are Temp chefs costing too much? build a plan to recruitment permanent chefs Many kitchen’s are having to manage higher energy prices and food cost prices. This is difficult for any business to try and balance. You will not hear many Recruiters say this, one...
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