Job Description

About us!

Wookey Hole is a magical place of caves, legends, and adventure for all ages. It's an experience millions of years in the making with plenty to do inside and out. Visitors enjoy vintage penny arcades, museums, adventure golf, soft play zones, and of course the famous, beautiful caves.

The Wookey Hole family includes the 58-room Wookey Hole Hotel and the Mendip View Lodges located on-site plus a popular holiday park - situated just a few miles from Wookey Hole.

What we're looking for

We are looking for an enthusiastic Chef to join our hotel kitchen team to serve fantastic food for our hotel guests.

You will have previous experience in catering as a line chef, breakfast chef, section chef or chef de partie in a hotel, restaurant, gastro pub or the wider hospitality sector.

As our Chef de Partie you'll be working across all areas of the kitchen and bringing fresh eyes and new ideas to contribute to menu development and improving our food offering.

We love to promote great people from within, so there are always opportunities for progression within the business.

Main duties of the post

If you join our team you'll require:

To follow the company specifications for menu plans and daily preparations. To ensure that all dishes leaving the kitchen/buffet are prepared to the approved standard of presentation and in a timely fashion. To know and understand the requirements of the menus and to plan accordingly for operational needs. To avoid unnecessary wastage, to observe proper portion planning and control and to act in a cost effective, responsible manner. To ensure excellent food hygiene practice is observed in the entire food chain from storage through to preparation and service. To ensure HACCP compliance within the kitchen and all Food & Beverage outlets. To work in accordance with any agreed deadlines and to assist and encourage others in achieving this aim. To be personally responsible for hygiene, safety and correct use of equipment and utensils. To play an integral part in ensuring a safe and secure environment for team members in compliance with company policies and procedures, all H&S legislative requirements and other statutory regulations. To ensure effective communication between staff by maintaining a secure and friendly working environment.
Your benefits will include:

Christmas Day and Boxing Day off as standard. Being part of a motivated team focused on delivering excellence. The opportunity to grow and develop your skills. Tickets to Wookey Hole Caves and Attractions. Discounts for family and friends to stay, including - Wookey Hole Hotel, Mendip View Lodges & Bucklegrove Holiday Park. Free parking. Discounted meals. Company pension Permanent contract
We know sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could just be what we're looking for!

We believe in equality of opportunity and understand the value of a diverse mix of talented people that is representative of our community. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 28,500.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Discounted or free food Employee discount On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:

Wells BA5 1BP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:

Chef: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Location:

Wells BA5 1BP (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 26/01/2026