Job Description

Company Description
Relief Chef - Leeds & North East 34k + Expenses
This is a relief chef position supporting our chef teams across multiple sites along the A1/M corridor - from Leeds to Gateshead, with occasional travel to Manchester. You'll be working within the catering teams delivering meals in staff dining environments .
This role is perfect for a chef who is adaptable, organised, and thrives on variety.
Please note: This is not a Monday to Friday role - flexibility across weekdays, weekends and occasional nights
Job Title: Relief Chef - Contract Catering
Salary: 34,000 per annum + fully paid travel expenses
Location: Based in Leeds or Easy Reach of the A1/M
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Sector: Contract Catering / Staff Dining
Industry: Corporate / B&I Catering
About the Role
We're expanding our operations and are looking for an experienced Relief Chef to support our chef teams across key sites from Leeds to Gateshead, with occasional travel to Manchester. You'll be working in modern staff restaurants within the operations of a major global online retailer.
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, hands-on chef who enjoys variety and can thrive in different kitchen environments.
What You'll Do
Support multiple chef teams across the A1/M corridor
Deliver high-quality, fresh food in staff dining environments
Step into various kitchen operations as needed
Ensure compliance with health and safety standards
Represent the business with professionalism and pride
What We're Looking For
Previous experience in contract catering or staff feeding
Confident working in a fast-paced, high-volume setting
Full UK driving licence and ability to travel regionally
Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Food hygiene certificate (minimum Level 2)
What's in It for You?
34,000 annual salary
All travel expenses paid
A role with variety, responsibility, and flexibility
Work with a passionate and professional catering team
Opportunities for progression within a growing company
Ready to hit the road and make a difference in top-class catering operations?
Apply now and join a team where no two days are the same.
Benefits:

• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• Plus your birthday off
• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 week's enhanced maternity leave
• Secondary career leave
• Wedding/commitment day leave
• Free meals on shift
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme

Are you a culinary connoisseur / gastronomic genius? Do you have an insatiable passion for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create masterful dishes that delight the senses? Yes? Then this is the role for you. At BaxterStorey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish and your talents shine. We wholeheartedly believe that the best food comes from nurturing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve and refine their craft, that's why invest in you to develop your professional growth.
As a member of our team, you will be supported in an inclusive environment that encourages growth and celebrates diversity. We will invest in your development with ongoing training, to ensure that you have the skills and knowledge to thrive in your role, and we guarantee a good work-life balance, because we believe that people excel when they are given the space to take care of themselves.
If you are an inspirational and enthusiastic Relief Chef Manager keen to make a name for yourself within the food service industry, we would love to hear from you!

We therefore need you to be well presented, organised and possess great communication skills and have a genuine passion for what you do. We really want you to demonstrate a real passion for food and service, having worked in a similar environment at a similar level. The role will be hands on, working with your team and having sound health and safety and food safety knowledge.
As well as having an excellent presentation, organisational and communication skills, you will be able to demonstrate a real passion for food & service and possess bags of enthusiasm.
Qualifications
As a Relief Chef Manager you will previously worked in a similar environment at a management level.

• Be a proven, hands-on leader, able to invest in your team and their development
• Be naturally outgoing and vibrant, display a real passion for food and customer service
• Have excellent Health & Safety knowledge
• Be financially astute and have strong IT literacy
• Be innovative and creative and driven by excellence
• Stay up to date with current food trends

Additional Information
For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that's an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.
We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.
Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team's careers. 'Better' is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.
Join us, and be part of the food revolution!
BaxterStorey Values:
ALWAYS VISIONARY
We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.
WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVE
We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.
CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE
We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.
FOREVER CONSCIOUS
We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.
Interested? Even if you don't meet all requirements, we like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.
BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce.
The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
And to support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ED&I (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) ambition to 'set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality'.

Skills Required