Are you a passionate chef looking for a new challenge? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
By joining Signature Dining you will be a part of one of the UK’s leading independent contract caterers. Voted one of the Best Places to Work in Hospitality 2026, we specialise exclusively in senior living and end of life care sectors, playing an essential role in the lives of our residents and patients, enriching and enhancing their lives everyday with great food.
Your new role:
As a Signature Dining Chef, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate your passion and creativity. An integral part of the team, you will have the opportunity to take responsibility, expand and develop your role. Joining our team at our stunning Surbiton site, you will be working 37 hours per week 5 days over 7, with shifts will allocated on a rota basis. Shifts will include evenings and weekends.
Responsibilities:
- Be responsible for the running of the kitchen in the absence of the chef manager/head chef
- Prepare meals to the highest possible standards, using fresh ingredients, and presented with love and care.
- Provide a daily breakfast, lunch, and supper service.
- Keep up to date with the menus and what food is on offer.
- Ensure that COSHH, food safety, and health and safety legislation are followed.
As our Chef You Will...
- Be experienced, creative, and passionate about cooking with fresh produce.
- Be a skilled chef who enjoys working with fresh ingredients.
- Understand and have experience of producing modified meals using the IDDSI Framework.
- Be skilled in baking.
- Be an effective team worker.
- Possess excellent culinary skills and be up to date with current food trends.
- Be comfortable engaging with vulnerable adults and their relatives.
- Have excellent communication and people skills.
- Be available to start as soon as possible
- Hold a City & Guilds 706/1, 706/2 or equivalent.
- Have completed Health & Safety and Food Safety Training
Our way of saying thank you…
At Signature Dining we know that our team are our greatest asset, and we strive to ensure that all of our staff feel happy, appreciated, and rewarded. We offer the following rewards and benefits in recognition of your dedication and commitment:
- Flexible working: with full & part time roles to ensure a good work/life balance.
- Holiday allowance: 28 days holiday, giving you time to relax and unwind.
- Keeping a family feel whilst creating opportunities for personal development: personalised training packages, apprenticeship programmes including our senior apprenticeship scheme, Signature Prime.
- Knowing our team: personal messages on your birthday, celebrating life’s milestones and supporting at times of challenge.
- A dedicated wellbeing programme: practical support & signposting to specialist mental health support services, access to mental health first aiders.
- A range of extras to help your money go further: Discount for carers scheme – discounts on everyday items, restaurants, travel and more, refer a friend scheme, pension programme, sales lead incentives and fully paid expenses, meaning you are never out of pocket.
Why it’s great to work to work for us…
We are a multi award winning business that puts people at the heart of everything that we do. Earning esteemed recognition for our work in the senior living and healthcare sectors from The NACC, The Foodservices Cateys, Public Sector Catering, Contract Catering Magazine and The Caterer, we are committed to enhancing everyday life through great food.
Along with our dedication to residents and patients, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where our people feel appreciated, supported, and fulfilled.
Understanding that every colleague brings a unique set of skills, and values, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, religion, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.
Signature Dining follow safer recruitment procedures. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, right to work checks and an enhanced DBS disclosure (the cost of which will be met by the employer). A full Covid-19 vaccination is required for this post
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £14.45 per hour
Experience:
Work Location: In person
