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:
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...
senior Sous chef job vacancy – Harrogate – 10638
Senior Sous chef - north yorkshire Fulltime Position Senior Sous chef required in Skipton area for a fresh food Hotel, serving fantastic dishes and using local seasonal produce. This kitchen will be great for training and the Senior sous chef role is also paying...
Chef de partie job vacancy – Live in – Near Buxton – 10638
chef de partie - Buxton area Fulltime Position Chef de partie required in Derbyshire 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 - £31000 with live inThe...
Chef de partie – Michelin South West of England – Live in – 10513
Chef de partie - live in - Michelin Fulltime Position Chef de partie required in the Cotswolds for a Michelin standard kitchen, this stunning kitchen has a range of fantastic produce, cooking at a michelin level. This kitchen is cooking at a michelin level. Package...
Sushi chef job vacancy – London – 11141
Sushi chef Fulltime Position Sushi chef required for the sushi section of this restaurant. The standards in the kitchen are very good and would look really good on your CV. This sushi chef role is part of the team who create stunning sushi dishes. Sushi chef £27,000...
Breakfast chef job vacancy – marylebone – 11396
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 – Learn Japanese dishes – London – 10708
chef de partie - learn high end Japanese cookery Fulltime Position Chef de partie for a Restaurant serving Rosette standard food, cooking Japanese dishes, using great produce and presentation. This role is within the Hot kitchen. Chef de partie, £31-34k + service +...
Demi chef de partie job vacancy – 4 day week- Marylebone 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 – Mon-Fri Private members club – MAYFAIR – 10708
chef de partie - Mon-Fri Fulltime Position Chef de partie required for Private Members Club Mon-Fri 40-45hrs 7am-3pm or 1230-10pm, Closed Christmas & BankHoliday. This Club has a restaurant & Banqueting. This Club offers great Work life balance with weekends,...
chef de partie job vacancy – notting hill – French dishes – 11319
chef de partie - French dishes Fulltime Position Chef de partie required for a Wine bar in London, serving French & European dishes. The small menu is using good ingredients and you are part of a small team. This establishment has 3 singles and 2 doubles a week,...
chef de partie job vacancy – Mayfair – Fish section – 10639
chef de partie - Fish section Fulltime Position Chef de partie required for a fine dining restaurant in Mayfair 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 recruitment division – Current LONDON Chef job vacancy list
HTE Recruitment is one of the london Recruitment agencies for Chefs. We work across london and the UK to recruit chefs for a wide range of companies. Here is alist of some of the current jobs our team are matching on. If you are looking, email your cv to the team...
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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Latest News & Insights
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...
market trends – current average chef wages UK August 2022 – 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?London Commis Chefs...
How to manage increasing energy and food costs within a Hospitality business – News & Insights
Costs are going up across all P&L lines, there are things to be considered We all know costs in the Hospitality industry are going up on a monthly (or weekly) basis at the moment. For some of us who are old enough to remember Hospitality in the 1980's and 1990s...
15 years of Chef Recruitment – News & Insights
Chef Recruitment for 15 years In 2007 HtE Recruitment started as a chef Recruitment agency for Greater Manchester. Since 2007 we have grown to a National Recruiter within Hospitality and Catering and in recent years we have established divisions for Logistics, Sales,...
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 – News & Insights
Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022 This year is the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, She is the first British monarch to ever have a platinum jubilee and yes, it will also mean the UK will have a long bank holiday weekend. This will be a great opportunity for your business to...
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]