👨‍🍳 Production Chef - Central Kitchen, Big Volume, Bigger Rewards 👩‍🍳 📍 Location: Reading 📅 Start Date: September 2025 💼 Contract Type: Permanent ⏱️ Hours: 36 hours per week 💰 Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 per annum 💸 Enhanced Pay: Time and a half for overtime, double pay on Sundays Are you a skilled chef who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen? Want to be part of a central production team crafting hundreds of meals daily? Blue Arrow is recruiting Production Chefs to join a large-scale catering operation in Reading - where your precision, speed, and passion will be rewarded. ________________________________________ 🍽️ About the Role: Work from a central production kitchen preparing 600 meals a day, supplying a network of eateries, bars, and restaurants across the estate. You'll be part of a skilled brigade focused on quality, consistency, and sustainability. ________________________________________ ✨ What's in it for you? * 🍽️ Free meals on duty * 💸 Overtime paid at 1.5x hourly rate * 📆 Double pay on Sundays * 🎄 Christmas &amp; Easter off - all kitchens close for the holidays * 🌴 36 days annual leave * 💷 Pension contribution - 5%, rising to 7% after 5 years * 🧑‍🍳 Training &amp; 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 ________________________________________ 🧑‍🍳 What you'll be doing: * 🔪 Producing large volumes of fresh meals to exacting standards * 📋 Following HACCP and food safety procedures * 🧾 Managing stock, ordering, and minimising waste * 👥 Working closely with the Head Chef and wider team * 🧠 Supporting menu development and operational efficiency ________________________________________ 🎓 What you'll need: * 🎓 NVQ Level 2 in Professional Cookery (or equivalent) * ✅ Level 2 Food Safety * 🧠 Experience in a commercial or production kitchen * 💬 Strong communication and organisational skills * 💪 Calm under pressure, with a passion for food and teamwork ________________________________________ Typical shifts include: 🕖 7am-2:30pm | 🕗 8am-2:45pm | 🕐 1pm-9pm | 🕝 2:15pm-10pm Weekend work available - earn significantly more! ________________________________________ Ready to feed the future? Apply now and power up your career 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.

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