Deli Chef – Full Time
Bolt Deli BelfastStarting Salary: £31,200 per year40 hours per week | 8am–4pm | 5 days per week | Closed Sundays
Bolt Deli Belfast is looking for a full-time Deli Chef to join our busy, fast-moving team.
This is a full-time 40-hour per week role, working 8am–4pm, five days per week, Monday to Saturday, with alternate Saturdays off. We are closed every Sunday.
The role offers a starting salary of £31,200 per year, equivalent to £15.00 per hour, along with 28 days’ paid annual leave per year, inclusive of bank/public holidays.
At Bolt Deli, our Deli Chefs are central to the customer experience. You will work across our deli counter and production kitchen areas, helping with prep, set-up, sandwich builds, food presentation, freshness, consistency, and service flow.
We are a high-volume New York-inspired deli with a strong team culture, excellent standards, and lots of opportunity for growth.
The Role
You will be part of a two-person deli chef team rota’d Monday to Saturday, working closely with our kitchen, production, Grab & Go, and floor teams.
Your day will include:
- Morning prep and section set-up
- Preparing sandwiches, deli items, Grab & Go products, and fresh counter items
- Following spec sheets, portion controls, and menu builds
- Maintaining excellent food presentation, quality, freshness, and consistency
- Supporting quarterly menu refreshes and new product launches
- Working closely with the kitchen and floor team to ensure smooth service
- Maintaining strong food safety, hygiene, and allergen standards
- Completing daily close-down, cleaning, and section handover duties
Food safety and allergen awareness are extremely important in this role. Ongoing training will be provided.
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
- Reliable, organised, and hard-working
- Calm and focused in a busy service environment
- Passionate about food quality and presentation
- Able to follow specs and maintain consistency
- A strong team player with a positive attitude
- Willing to learn and develop within the business
- Experienced in food prep, deli, kitchen, sandwich production, or a similar role
Why Join Bolt Deli?
Bolt Deli is a busy, growing business with a strong team, great customers, and real opportunities to develop.
This role offers:
- Starting salary of £31,200 per year
- Full-time 40-hour week
- Daytime shifts only: 8am–4pm
- Closed Sundays
- Alternate Saturdays off
- 28 days’ paid annual leave per year, inclusive of bank/public holidays
- Great team environment
- Ongoing training and development
- Quarterly menu refreshes and product training
- Opportunities to progress across deli counter, kitchen, production, floor, Grab & Go, and operational business management
- A fast-paced working day where the time goes quickly
- High job satisfaction in a busy, successful business
We are a values-led team that seeks to honour God, each other, our community, and our customers through the way we work, serve, and support one another.
If you would like to be part of a strong, growing team at Bolt Deli Belfast, we would love to hear from you.
Apply now — we look forward to meeting you.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From £31,200 per year
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Staff meals / staff discount
- On-site parking
- Daytime working hours
- Closed Sundays
Schedule:
- Day shift
- 8am–4pm
- Monday to Saturday
- Five-day week
- Alternate Saturdays off
- No Sundays
Holiday:
- 28 days’ paid annual leave per year, inclusive of bank/public holidays
Experience:
- Food preparation / deli / kitchen experience preferred
Work Location: Bolt Deli, 62 Boucher Road, Belfast , BT12 6HR
Pay: From £31,200.00 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
