We take the best and make them even better
At Whitbread, we do kitchen jobs differently.
Award-winning training. All the support you need if you haven't done this kind of work before. And brilliant career prospects with the UK’s biggest hotel brand and much-loved restaurants. It's about giving our own people a great experience, so they give our guests the great all-round experience they expect from us.
At the heart of this are our kitchen teams. Producing everything from delicious evening meals to our legendary breakfasts. All to make guests feel at home throughout their stay. And if you make them feel special, we’ll make you feel special too. Supporting you. Developing your skills. Giving you a chance to grow. In a team that’s always there for each other.
Rise to the top with our chef roles
What does it take to be a…
Kitchen Team Member
A love of food. The ability to pick up new skills quickly and get on with everyone. A can-do attitude and a sharp eye for detail. Most of all, an enthusiasm for getting the job done brilliantly. All so our guests get a perfectly cooked meal every time. You’ll need to have a fundamental understanding of cooking, able to follow instructions and have a genuine desire to deliver a great service.
Kitchen Team Leader
Become a Kitchen Team Leader and take the next step in your Chef career. You’ll get the keys to our kitchen to grow your team, create our much loved meals and make your mark as part of the UK’s leading hotel brand, Premier Inn. Chances are, you’ll have already worked in a busy kitchen. And with our fantastic training, we’ll build on this experience and teach you the leadership skills you need to know.
A love of food. The ability to pick up new skills quickly and get on with everyone. A can-do attitude and a sharp eye for detail. Most of all, an enthusiasm for getting the job done brilliantly. All so our guests get a perfectly cooked meal every time. You’ll need to have a fundamental understanding of cooking, able to follow instructions and have a genuine desire to deliver a great service.
Become a Kitchen Team Leader and take the next step in your Chef career. You’ll get the keys to our kitchen to grow your team, create our much loved meals and make your mark as part of the UK’s leading hotel brand, Premier Inn. Chances are, you’ll have already worked in a busy kitchen. And with our fantastic training, we’ll build on this experience and teach you the leadership skills you need to know.
Rise to the top with us
At Whitbread, we know great talent when we see it.
That’s why we take great care to invest in our kitchens and make sure our teams feel valued. Our chefs are some of the most fun, hardworking and diverse people you’ll ever meet. But they all have the passion, dedication and the hunger to be the very best they can be. If you’ve got what it takes to turn every meal into a memorable experience, you’ll fit right in. Our top-drawer training team can take care of the rest.
Here, we’ll feed your ambitions by offering some of the best progression opportunities around. If you’re looking to step things up in your career, we run a number of national management development programmes to help you into leadership. This is your chance to really make your mark in the kitchen. Your kitchen.
From day one you’ll be able to see where a career with Whitbread could take you. And how your potential career pathway is mirrored by a clear pay framework. Because we believe that ambition, passion and growth should be recognised and rewarded. It's why people stay with Whitbread. And why almost two-thirds of all our management roles have been filled through internal promotion. Proof again that once you start here, you can go anywhere.
Did we mention the perks of working for us?
Try discounts on everything from hotels and restaurants, to shops, gyms and eye tests.
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