Chef – Downtown Restaurant, Grantham
Are you a chef who enjoys creating great food, developing ideas and taking pride in every plate that leaves the kitchen?
Our Restaurant at Downtown Grantham has been serving quality food and drinks to our customers for many years, offering a welcoming place to relax after shopping. We are now entering an exciting period of change and are looking for a creative talented and passionate chef to help shape the next chapter of our food offer.
This is an opportunity for a creative chef who wants to bring their own ideas to the table — from daily specials and seasonal dishes to home baking and improvements that make our customers want to return.
Working closely with our Restaurant management team, you will help drive standards across the kitchen, ensuring every order is prepared with care, consistency and pride.
About the role:
You will:
- Lead and support the kitchen team to deliver excellent food quality and service
- Take ownership of food preparation, presentation and consistency
- Develop ideas for specials, seasonal dishes and homemade products
- Work with management on menu ideas, stock control and kitchen requirements
- Maintain high standards of food hygiene, cleanliness and HACCP compliance
- Help create a positive, organised and efficient kitchen environment
- Have the rare opportunity to input menu ideas and enhance skills while earning
About you:
We are looking for a chef who:
- Has experience working in a busy, fast-paced kitchen environment
- Takes genuine pride in producing high-quality food
- Is creative, reliable and organised
- Has a good understanding of food safety and HACCP procedures
- Can manage priorities calmly during busy service periods
- Enjoys working as part of a team and contributing ideas, whilst also using personal initiative
Whether you are an experienced chef looking for a new challenge or someone ready to take more ownership in the kitchen and enhance your skills, we would love to hear from you.
What we offer:
- Full-time hours across five days per week, including weekends on a rota
- Christmas day off
- Free parking on site
- Daytime working hours within store opening times
- No evening shifts and no split shifts
- Competitive salary, negotiable depending on experience and ability
- Staff discount of up to 20% across our stores
- Subsidised food and drink
- Long-service awards
- Employee share ownership scheme — our staff trust holds 15% of our Company’s shares, so employees can also benefit from a share of the profits whenever dividends are paid to Shareholders
If you are a chef who wants to make a real contribution and help us create something special, we would love to hear from you.
Applicants should apply via the Indeed application process or please send a full CV and covering letter by post to Human Resources, Downtown Store Boston, Wyberton Chain Bridge, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 7NL, quoting job reference G0703.
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
- Store discount
Experience:
- Catering: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
