Experienced Chef Daytime | Head Over Heels Wilmslow | Full Time

We’re looking for an experienced, high-calibre chef to join our two-chef kitchen partnership at Head Over Heels, Wilmslow.

This is a side-by-side role, not hierarchical. You’ll work as an equal alongside an established chef, sharing responsibility and standards in a very fast-paced daytime kitchen, particularly at lunch.

The Setup

• Two chefs working as a genuine partnership

• 2 days solo, 3 days together

• KP support during busy periods

• High-volume, fresh-food service

What You’ll Bring

• Strong experience cooking at volume

• Calm, organised approach under pressure

• High food safety and allergen standards

• Positive, professional attitude without ego

• Supportive of the wider team, including younger staff

Why This Role Works

• Daytime hours only (9am–7pm)

• No late nights

• Permanent role in a well-run, long-established business

• Chefs treated as part of the leadership team

• Great facilities, free parking, staff meals

Pay & Benefits

• £36,750 salary + £2,500 retention/performance bonus (£39,250 total)

• Weekly pay

• 28 days holiday + birthday off

• Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day

• BUPA Cash Plan & wellbeing support

• Pension

If you take pride in your work, handle pressure well, and value a respectful, professional kitchen then we’d love to hear from you.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £39,250.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension

• Free parking

• On-site parking

• Private medical insurance

Application question(s):

• This role requires working every weekend as standard. Time off at weekends is only taken as part of annual leave. Are you able to commit to this?

• Briefly, why are you looking to leave your current role?

• Our busiest periods are weekends and school holidays. As 50% of the kitchen team, this role cannot take time off during school holidays (some exceptions can be made for parents in the summer school holidays). Are you comfortable with this?

• Why do you feel this role would be a good fit for you?

• This is a very fast-paced kitchen with intense lunch services. Are you confident delivering food at volume while maintaining standards?

• Our venue is in Handforth Dean, Cheadle Hulme (postcode SK8 6QH) and public transport is limited. Are you confident you can reliably travel to and from work for early starts and busy shifts? Please briefly explain how you will travel to work.

• This role includes working alone in the kitchen, running service independently using checks and a pass system. Have you done this before?

Please briefly describe where and how you ran solo service.

If this sounds like you, please apply HERE