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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 in 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.\n\nIn addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract Night Premium at a rate of £4.75 per hour. This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements.\n\nExpected salary - Salary up to £39,700 depending on experience.\nContract type - This position is Fixed term contract for 6 months.\n Working pattern - Full time 42.5 Hours per week across 5 days including weekend shifts, typical shifts will be 8am-5.30pm (although these may vary in the future)\nLocation - This role is based at our Dishpatch production site in North Greenwich, London, SE10 0AT \nKey responsibilities \nWorking with our Production Team to produce exceptional quality food for our finish-at-home meal kits each week \nEnsuring smooth and efficient running of your section while delivering menu components under the supervision of the Production Lead\nCarefully following our set out recipe specs and driving consistency\nKeeping a clean and neat working space while producing large volumes of food\nMaintaining strict health and hygiene standards \nKeeping a proactive and collaborative approach\nIf you would like to know more about Dishpatch please follow this link; DISHPATCH\nEssential skills/experience you’ll need\nExtensive experience in a Chef de Partie role or similar in a quality-led high volume restaurant, event catering or production kitchen\nWide knowledge of cooking and production techniques\nAttention to detail and high quality standards\nKeen interest in cooking and learning about a wide range of cuisines\nProficient in Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles\n#LI-HEADOFFICE\n#LISD1\n\nClosing Date:\nNovember 24, 2026Pay:\n£39,700.00 - £62,200.00 AnnualContract Type:\nTemporaryHours of Work:\n42.5Job Level:\nPartnership Level 8Where You'll Be Working:\nGreenwich (Dishpatch), Unit 1 & 2 City Cross Business Park, North Greenwich, , SE10 0ATABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP\nWe’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.\nWe’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.\nAs Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.\nWe all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.\nAs Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.\nImportant points to note:\nIt’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. 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.\nWe also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.\nWe want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. 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