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Join us at Toby Carvery, the home of the roast, where every day is a Sunday!
As a Chef with us, your food is the reason guests keep coming through our doors! You’ll thrive off the hustle and bustle of a fast-paced kitchen, pulling together as a team. With 19 brands and 1600 businesses, the opportunities to develop and grow in one of our kitchens are endless.
Requirements
You don’t need any experience as we can teach you everything! If you are willing to learn, have a passion for cooking and are proud to work with us, we can show you exactly what it takes to become a vital team member in any kitchen.
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Team working
Responsibilities
- Have open communication with the entire team to ensure the delivery of outstanding food and service, promoting a supportive atmosphere where you assist other team members whenever possible
- Participate and contribute to team meetings, offering your valuable insights
- Prepare, cook and present food quickly, safely and efficiently to brand standard
- Ensure any guest queries and complaints are handled promptly and professionally
- Ensure cleanliness and tidiness of the kitchen and back of house areas with great attention to detail
- Set up and closed down the department, including stock rotation, prep and par process
- Keep up to date with business information, promotions and new products
- Participate in all in-house training, e-learning and the completion of assigned learning modules
- Always adhere to brand standards, licensing laws and all company policies and procedures
- Completing all appropriate documentation, due diligence records, daily and weekly cleaning tasks
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Benefits
- Wage:
- 16–20-year-olds: £10.85 per hour
- 21+ year olds: £12.71 per hour
- A massive 33% discount across all our brands
- 20% discount on all of our brands for friends and family
- Wagestream – a financial toolkit that helps you manage your finances and allows you to access your earned pay when you need it
- Opportunities to grow with paid-for qualifications
- Opportunity for progression; on average, 200 Chefs are promoted to Head Chef every year
- Pension
- 28 days paid holiday
- High-street shopping discounts
- Free shares
- Free employee helpline to support you with whatever life throws at you
- Ongoing support and development.
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About Toby Carvery
Join us at Toby Carvery, the home of the roast, where every day is a Sunday! Think perfectly ruffled potatoes, giant homemade yorkies and pigs in blankets all year round.
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LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED Reference code: VAC2000037647 Closes on Thursday 13 August 2026
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