Chef / Kitchen Cover – Immediate Start
The Royal Oak, Laxfield
£13–£18 per hour, depending on experience
Flexible: 1–6 full days per week
We are looking for a capable chef or experienced kitchen person who can provide regular kitchen cover at The Royal Oak in Laxfield, starting immediately.
This would suit someone who works freelance, has agency chef experience, or is looking for flexible kitchen shifts over the coming weeks.
Our Head Chef has already prepared the dishes and systems, so this role is focused on finishing, assembling and plating food to a consistent standard during service. You will be shown how the kitchen works on your first shift, but after that you will need to be confident working independently, using your initiative, following instructions and keeping service calm, clean and organised.
We serve food seven days a week, so there is flexibility around which days you work. We are ideally looking for someone who can commit to between one and six full days per week, regularly or at least for the foreseeable future.
You must be available to work a full day when booked, as the role may involve covering both daytime and evening service.
We are primarily looking for self-employed contractors who can provide regular kitchen cover on a flexible basis. However, where the working arrangement is more suitable for employment, we are open to discussing a payroll arrangement instead.
The role involves:
- Assembling and plating pre-prepared dishes
- Following the Head Chef’s systems and instructions
- Working independently once shown the system
- Keeping the kitchen clean, tidy and organised throughout the shift
- Labelling, storing and handling food properly
- Supporting a calm, professional service
- Working well with the wider pub team
You will need:
- Kitchen or chef experience
- Confidence working independently after initial guidance
- Good hygiene standards and attention to detail
- Initiative, reliability and common sense
- Availability to start straight away, ideally from tomorrow
This is a flexible role, but we are looking for someone who can become a reliable part of the kitchen cover rather than a one-off shift.
Pay: £13.00-£18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- How do you manage a kitchen shift when the pace is unpredictable and you are expected to keep both service and standards on track?
- Can you give an example of a time you were trusted to work independently in a kitchen? What did you take responsibility for and how did you make sure the next person came into a well-run section?
Experience:
- cooking in pub kitchens: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
