Chef
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Position Overview & Specifications
As a Chef with Byron, we’ll train you to have all the knowledge and skills needed to serve our guests our delicious burgers, fries & sides, plate after plate after plate. You'll love being in the heart of the business and working side by side with your fellow Byronites, because as delicious as our burgers are, our people are the most important thing in our restaurants.
What's on offer?
Up to £13 an hour (£10.60 + tronc)- Access to your pay after you earn it with Wagestream – make your Pay Day work around you
- 28 days holiday
- Pension Scheme
- Free meal on shift
- 50% food discount for you and your friends/family
- Win High Street Shopping Vouchers through our many incentive schemes
- Structured Training and Development Programmes
Our values are important to us. Whether you’re a Kitchen Assistant or People Director, Chef or the CEO, our people all have our values at the heart of everything we do:
I Respect people and customers- I Empower those around me
- I’m Proud of everything I do
- I want to Succeed with Byron
What will you be doing?
Led by your Head Chef, working with your team, you’ll help to create not only world-class burgers and sides, but an engaging culture and a positive atmosphere. Maybe you’ve worked in kitchen before, or maybe you haven’t – we can teach you everything you’ll need to know. What we can’t teach you is to enjoy the buzz of a busy kitchen and bringing a ‘can do’ attitude to work. Being a chef with Byron includes:
Keeping your area clean, tidy and safe- Knowing the menu inside out and ensuring every delicious plate goes out looking as it should
- Preparing what you’ll need before a busy service
- Taking Health and Safety seriously and ensuring you follow all company processes
- Working as a team and looking out for each other
the payrate shown includes service charge which is paid with your monthly wage and is an independently managed tronc arrangement through which service charge is allocated outside of and in addition to your basic pay. Hourly amount shown is indicative, based on current tronc allocations for this role, and actual pay may vary based on the amount of service charge collected. The basic hourly rate not including tronc is £10.60
Proper Burgers, Proper People and a Properly Good Time.
We are Byron. Are you?
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.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Chef roles across Byron - Ipswich Buttermarket's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
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 £13 - £13 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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