About the Role
Dishpatch collaborates with the UK’s top chefs to deliver their restaurant creations to food enthusiasts nationwide. We work with renowned chefs to produce restaurant‑quality meals that customers can easily finish and serve to family and friends at home. We are looking for a Production Chef who is passionate about food and has experience in fast‑paced fine dining restaurants, high‑volume catering or production kitchens. The ideal candidate will be comfortable managing their own workflow and prioritising tasks, while also collaborating effectively with the team to create delicious dishes from our different menus. In this role, you will typically manage the weekly production of menu components with minimal supervision, and provide support to the planning and production leads as needed.
- Expected salary – up to £39,700 depending on experience.
- Contract type – Fixed term contract for 6 months.
- Working pattern – Full time, 42.5 hours per week across 5 days including weekend shifts, typical shifts 8am‑5.30pm (may vary).
- Location – Dishpatch production site in North Greenwich, London, SE10 0AT.
Key Responsibilities
- Working with our Production Team to produce exceptional quality food for our finish‑at‑home meal kits each week.
- Ensuring smooth and efficient running of your section while delivering menu components under the supervision of the Production Lead.
- Carefully following our set out recipe specs and driving consistency.
- Keeping a clean and neat working space while producing large volumes of food.
- Maintaining strict health and hygiene standards.
- Keeping a proactive and collaborative approach.
Essential Skills/experience you’ll need
- Extensive experience in a Chef de Partie role or similar in a quality‑led high volume restaurant, event catering or production kitchen.
- Wide knowledge of cooking and production techniques.
- Attention to detail and high quality standards.
- Keen interest in cooking and learning about a wide range of cuisines.
- Proficient in Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles.
Additional Information
Some of our roles are subject to pre‑employment vetting, which may include DBS checks for successful candidates. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third‑party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles. We occasionally close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we recommend applying early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability, please contact us as soon as possible. We support flexible working and may offer flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts where possible; please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.
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