Commis Chef
- Reading
- Permanent
- Full-time
📍 Location: Reading
📅 Start Date: September 2025
💼 Contract Type: Permanent, Term-Time Only
⏱️ Hours: 36 hours per week
💰 Salary: £22,858 - £26,707 pro rata
Looking to kickstart your culinary career in a supportive, professional kitchen?
Want to earn while you learn, with real development opportunities and enhanced pay?
Blue Arrow is recruiting Commis Chefs to join a passionate catering team in Reading - where fresh food, teamwork, and training come together.✨ What's in it for you?
- 🍽️ Free meals on duty
- 💸 Overtime paid at 1.5x hourly rate
- 📆 Double pay on Sundays
- 🎄 Christmas & Easter off - all kitchens close for the holidays
- 🌴 36 days annual leave (pro rata)
- 💷 Pension contribution - 5%, rising to 7% after 5 years
- 🧑🍳 Training & development - NVQs available
- 🏆 Chef competitions - showcase your skills
- 🏢 Variety of kitchens - across a large estate
- 🚗 On-site parking available
- 🌱 Fresh food focus - sustainability at the heart of every dish
- 🔪 Assisting with food prep and cooking under supervision
- 📋 Learning HACCP and food safety procedures
- 🧾 Supporting stock control and kitchen organisation
- 👥 Working alongside experienced chefs in a large brigade
- 🧠 Developing your skills and confidence in a busy kitchen
- 🎓 NVQ Level 2 in Professional Cookery (or working towards it)
- ✅ Level 2 Food Safety
- 💬 Willingness to learn and grow
- 💪 Positive attitude and team spirit
🕖 7am-2:30pm | 🕗 8am-2:45pm | 🕐 1pm-9pm | 🕝 2:15pm-10pm
Weekend work available - earn significantly more!Ready to start your journey in the kitchen? Apply now and grow with Blue Arrow!Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.