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Anglian Water Services

Chef - Rutland Water

Salary:  £35,000 per annum
Location:  Oakham | Stamford, Lincolnshire | United Kingdom
Location flexibility:  3 office days / week
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Job Description

Chef

Rutland Water | £35,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Plus annual performance bonus of up to 8%

No split shifts | No late nights | Work-life balance built in

Cook. Create. Inspire.

Imagine working in one of the UK's most stunning outdoor destinations, where every day brings the opportunity to delight visitors with exceptional food and outstanding service.

We're looking for a talented and passionate Chef to join our team at Rutland Water during an exciting period of new site expansions and opportunities, and investment. This is more than a kitchen role. It's an opportunity to help shape the future of our catering offer, influence menus, and play a key part in creating memorable experiences for thousands of visitors each year.

If you're passionate about fresh food, enjoy introducing new ideas, and take pride in delivering quality every day, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

As our Chef, you'll be at the heart of our catering operation, helping to deliver exceptional food and service while maintaining the highest standards.

You'll be responsible for:

  • Preparing and serving fresh, high-quality dishes

  • Maintaining excellent food safety, hygiene and kitchen standards

  • Managing stock ordering and control to reduce waste and maximise efficiency

  • Supporting the smooth day-to-day running of a busy kitchen

  • Contributing creative ideas to menus, products and customer experiences

  • Providing outstanding service and building positive relationships with visitors and colleagues

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone who loves great food and takes pride in creating experiences that customers remember.

You'll have:

  • Experience working in a fresh food environment

  • Strong food preparation and culinary skills

  • A passion for delivering excellent customer service

  • A positive, proactive and reliable approach

  • Good knowledge of food hygiene and safety standards

  • CIEH Level 2 Food Hygiene in Catering (desirable)

We'll invest in you

Don't have a Level 3 qualification? No problem.

At Anglian Water, we're committed to helping our people grow. We'll support your development through training and learning opportunities to help you build your skills and progress your career.

Why join us?

✔ Competitive salary of £35,000

✔ Annual performance bonus of up to 8%

✔ No split shifts or late-night working

✔ Beautiful waterside location

✔ Career development and training opportunities

✔ Supportive and welcoming team environment

✔ Opportunity to influence menus and shape our catering offer

Join us at Rutland Water

If you're looking for a role where you can combine your passion for fresh food with a healthy work-life balance in a unique and beautiful setting, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help us create exceptional experiences for every visitor.

#LoveEveryDrop

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Working at Anglian Water Services

Hybrid

A little flex time – depending on the team

Company benefits

25-30 days annual leave + bank holidays
Adoption leave – 26 weeks full pay
Annual bonus
Annual pay rises
Bank holiday swaps
Bike parking – Secure bike parks at main offices
Buy or sell annual leave – 5 days (pro rata'd if part time)
Car allowance
Cinema discounts
Coaching
Coffee discounts
Collaboration spaces
Company car
Compassionate leave
Critical Illness Insurance – Personal Accident cover - providing a lump sum in the case of an accident leading to injury, death or disablement at any time, whether you are on company business or not
Cycle to work scheme
Death in service
Discretionary sick pay
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice – 2 schemes available
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts
Employee recognition scheme
Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks full pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 4 weeks full pay
Enhanced pension match/contribution – Double the contribution you make up to 7% - you pay in 7%, we pay in 14%
Enhanced sick pay
Eye Care Support – Free eye tests for visual display unit (VDU) users, along with free/discounts on glasses
Faith rooms
Family health insurance – Discounted family health insurance. Available to select annually.
Fertility treatment leave
Further education support
Gym membership – Discounted gym membership
Hackathons
Health assessment
Health cash plan
Health insurance – Private Healthcare scheme including cover for pre-existing conditions
In house training
Income protection – Should you be unwell and unable to work for a period of time, the Income Replacement scheme may provide you with income for two years combined with sickness absence
Interest free loans
Learning platform
Life assurance
Life insurance – 8 times your basic annual salary
Loyalty programme – Awards for long service, along with increase in annual leave allowance
Lunch and learns
Meditation space
Menopause support
Mental health first aiders
Mental health platform access
Mental health support
Mentoring – including reverse mentoring and family leave returners
Neonatal leave
On-site catering
On-site shower
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Optional unpaid leave
Paid fostering leave – 5 days paid
Physiotherapy
Pregnancy loss leave
Private booths
Private GP service – 24/7, unlimited remote GP appointments for you and your household
Professional subscriptions
Religious celebration leave
Reservist leave
Sabbaticals
Salary sacrifice
Secure on-site parking
Shared parental leave – 26 weeks full pay
Teambuilding days
Theme park discounts
Time off in-lieu
Volunteer days

Awards & Accreditations

2nd - Best Employee Wellbeing

2nd - Best Employee Wellbeing

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