Kitchen - Head Chef
Whitbread
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Basildon
Contract type: Full time
We're currently recruiting in our Watermill Basildon Beefeater. Working 35 hours per week, paying up to £14.41 per hour.
Head Chef – Watermill Basildon Beefeater
Come and be a Head Chef at Watermill Basildon Beefeater. Take the next step in your managerial career by working closely with our Kitchen Manager in leading our kitchen team to prepare, cook and serve our mouth-watering meals. Immediate start, catering experience needed.
PAY RATE:
Up to £14.41 per hour
CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent – we don’t do zero hours contracts!
HOURS:
35 hours per week
LOCATION:
Felmores, East Mayne, Basildon, SS13 1BW
Why you’ll love it here:
Join our team at Watermill Basildon Beefeater as a Head Chef, as part of the kitchen team cooking the dishes our guests love. Use your passion for food to move your career forward and be part of the UK’s leading hospitality business, Whitbread.
We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.
Job ref: 113528-4492
Advertised: 17 Oct 2025
Head Chef – Watermill Basildon Beefeater
Come and be a Head Chef at Watermill Basildon Beefeater. Take the next step in your managerial career by working closely with our Kitchen Manager in leading our kitchen team to prepare, cook and serve our mouth-watering meals. Immediate start, catering experience needed.
PAY RATE:
Up to £14.41 per hour
CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent – we don’t do zero hours contracts!
HOURS:
35 hours per week
LOCATION:
Felmores, East Mayne, Basildon, SS13 1BW
Why you’ll love it here:
- Training and support: We’ve got the user-friendly equipment that will make your life easier from the start and the training that’ll give you a career path in our kitchens and beyond!
- Whitbread Benefits card: Enjoy up to 60% off Premier Inn rooms and 25% off meals in Whitbread Restaurants
- Pension and saving schemes: Company pension and save as you earn scheme
- Discounts: Get money off shops, your utility bills, travel, cinema trips, supermarkets and more
- Have a meal on us: You'll receive a £40 voucher to spend in our restaurant when you join us
Join our team at Watermill Basildon Beefeater as a Head Chef, as part of the kitchen team cooking the dishes our guests love. Use your passion for food to move your career forward and be part of the UK’s leading hospitality business, Whitbread.
We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.
Job ref: 113528-4492
Advertised: 17 Oct 2025
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