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Cafe Chef
Chef with Hospitality Experience (Tesco Café)
About the Role
We’re seeking a passionate Chef with strong hospitality experience to join our fast-paced café team. Your focus? Preparing and delivering high-quality food that keeps customers delighted—ready to come back time and again.
You’ll thrive in a dynamic café environment where every detail matters, from food safety and hygiene to reducing waste. Your teamwork, creativity, and commitment to exceptional service will help Tesco Cafés constantly exceed customer expectations.
This role isn’t just about cooking—it’s about shaping a supportive, inclusive culture where colleagues grow together. With your experience, you’ll mentor others, refine processes, and help create a workplace where everyone feels respected and empowered.
Note: Applicants must be 18+.
Key Responsibilities
While day-to-day tasks may evolve with Tesco’s needs, core duties include:
- Ensuring food preparation and storage comply with safety and hygiene regulations
- Delivering quick, high-quality meals to meet customer demand—our star rule: no compromise on standards or portion accuracy!
- Driving operational improvements to enhance service for both customers and staff
- Adhering to health & safety policies, auditing processes, and promoting compliance
- Aligning work with Tesco’s service standards to maintain consistency across all cafés
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Requirements
To succeed, you’ll need:
- Hospitality experience, ideally in a fast-paced kitchen or café setting
- Resilience in high-pressure environments, proving you stay productive under demand
- A customer-obsessed mindset—your satisfaction fuels ours!
- Inclusive leadership: passion for fostering a workplace where diversity and belonging thrive
- Organisational brilliance: strong planning to balance prep, service, and unexpected challenges
- Proactive problem-solving—spot opportunities to innovate processes or adapt quickly
- Clear, collaborative communication to inspire and grow your team
Why Join Tesco Cafés?
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Lifelong savings:
- 10% off stores (15% at payday weekends)
- Free Colleague Clubcard (up to £2,000/year savings—and a second card for a partner/family)
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Flexibility:
- Flexible working requests from Day 1
- Accommodate life’s stages (e.g., carer duties, revisiting work, or parenting)
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Well-being support:
- Access to 24/7 counselling, fitness classes, and mental health resources
- A community of networks to connect like-minded colleagues across Tesco
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Growth with rewards:
- Holidays starting at 28 days (including Bank Holidays)
- Retirement savings plan + Life Assurance
- Exclusive discounts on groceries, dining out, and utilities
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Uniform covered + fair policies to support all life’s phases—big or small
About Us
More than 329 cafés nationwide, each with a unique energy—but the same promise: exceptional, personalised service. It’s family-first culture that celebrates talent and ambition in every corner.
Tesco Cafés are Truly Inclusive—our teams mirror the diversity we serve, from local customers to global partners. We adapt to you: flexible schedules, disability-aware recruitment, and open conversations about work-life balance.
If café life calls, and you want to shape and grow with us—apply today. We’d love to hear your story!
Visit our network page for more ways colleagues connect beyond the café. Accessibility support details available for candidates throughout recruitment.
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