Chef - Buffet Restaurant

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About the Role

Are you a passionate Chef ready to take your culinary skills to the next level? Join our Buffets team at Butlin’s Skegness! We’re on the lookout for experienced chefs who thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen and take pride in delivering consistent, high-quality food.

As a key player in our buffet restaurants, you’ll lead and develop a dynamic team that brings unforgettable dining experiences to life. Collaborating closely with the Junior Kitchen Manager, you’ll oversee daily operations, ensuring efficiency, exceptional standards, and full compliance with food safety policies.

Your role will involve:

• Maintaining a clean, organized workstation.
• Setting the standard for Commis Chefs through support, training, and mentorship.
• Ensuring the kitchen runs smoothly and safely.

This is a full-time, permanent position, offering 35 hours per week across 5 days, including weekends. Shifts are paid fortnightly, with breakfast shifts from 4am–12pm and dinner shifts from 11am–7:30pm. Flexibility is essential to meet the needs of our business.

For those over 18 relocating to the area, live-in accommodation may be available (subject to DBS).

About You

We’re seeking chefs with proven experience in a busy, high-volume kitchen. This role is not suitable for beginners or those without professional kitchen experience.

You should be:

• Hardworking, reliable, and determined.
• Committed to high standards with a desire for continuous improvement.
• Understanding of the impact great food and teamwork have on guest experiences.
• Energetic and enthusiastic, ready to inspire your team.

Holding a Level 3 Food Safety qualification, you’ll confidently lead others in a fast-paced environment. You’ll also manage margins, control costs, and maintain excellent hygiene, health, and safety practices.

At Butlin’s, our chefs are vital to keeping guests returning, so we’re looking for someone who is not only skilled but also fun, team-spirited, and passionate about creating memorable experiences for every guest, every time.

Key Responsibilities

We’re looking for team members who can add that extra sparkle to our guests’ holidays by keeping our resort clean, tidy, and pristine. If you’re ready to go the extra mile for our team and guests, we’d love to welcome you aboard!

We are looking for candidates who:

• Can clean our main venues and toilets, using electrical and mechanical cleaning equipment (full training provided).
• Are comfortable handling chemicals for cleaning (full training provided).
• Can assist with external road cleaning, including emptying general waste and recycling bins.
• Are able to move furniture for various activities within venues.
• Can clean and disinfect toilets and changing rooms.

Normal working hours are evening shifts from 5pm to 2am. Please note that due to lone working and the hours required for the role, applicants must be over 18 to apply. Start and finish times may vary depending on the break type.

If you believe you have what it takes to be part of our team, we’d love to hear from you!

About Butlin’s

At Butlin’s, we’re all about fun, excitement, and adventure by the bucketload! For over 80 years, we’ve been delighting hundreds of thousands of guests each year, whether on a non-stop action family break or our epic Adult-only Big Weekenders.

Ask any of our team, past and present, and one of the best things they’ll say about working at Butlin’s is our vibrant culture! We’re dedicated to providing our guests with an Altogether More Entertaining and Fun Break, brought to life through our three mighty values.

If you want a role where you Create Smiles, where you aren’t afraid to Get Stuck In, and where the team genuinely Cares For Each Other – this could be the perfect fit for you.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Butlin’s!