Chef
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Position Overview & Specifications
Canteen Cook
Monday to Friday
40 Hours
Day Shift - Required: 07:00 – 15:30 with flexibility required
£26,000 + additional benefits
Develop a meaningful driving career at the heart of your community. As global food service leaders, we can offer you job security and career progression together with the satisfaction of achieving a driving role with plenty of perks, a generous salary and other financial rewards.
As Canteen Cook your customers will be our Reading based colleagues and on site visitors. Our multi-drop drivers and warehouse Operatives provide a vital and valued service getting food ready to deliver to places like restaurants, pubs, hospitals, schools, care homes and universities. Its certainly builds up an appetite when you are having to pick, pack and check the quality of these refrigerated food items, ready for our drivers to deliver.
So if you have previous cooking and food handling experience and searching for great career opportunity and direction – you’ll go far with us.
We are looking for someone to work Monday to Friday, 7am - 3.30pm (40hrs per week)
What you will be doing:
- Serving customers
- Cooking food to meet Health & Hygiene regulations and high standards as set by the catering manager
- Maintaining high levels of kitchen cleanliness and hygiene
- Promoting a positive eating environment through the delivery of great customer service
- Maintaining high levels of health and safety
- Compliance with food handling legislation
What we are looking for:
- Previous cooking and food handling experience
- A friendly and effective communicator
- Reliable and co-operative.
- Cash handling and till operation experience
- Food hygiene training
- Experience of HACCP in relation to food handling
In return, you’ll enjoy generous benefits such as:
- A competitive salary
- Heavily discounted quality food, hotels and restaurants
- Generous annual leave with option to buy more
- Reward, recognition and referral schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free onsite parking with electric points
- A health and wellbeing programme to look after you.
- Pension scheme
- Real career opportunities. Being part of the Sysco family - the world’s leading foodservice business, opens a world of possibility
There’s a lot on offer, so what are you waiting for?
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
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Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Taxi & Car Services.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £26,000 - £26,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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