A cook putting finishing touches to plates of food under heat lamps in a professional kitchen;

Our kitchen teams

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We serve more than a million meals each year across our retail sites, so our kitchen staff play a vital part in our business, helping to drive the quality of our menus and food presentation.

A cook frying food in a professional kitchen

About our kitchen roles

We are looking for new chefs and kitchen staff, as well as kitchen managers and second chefs to join us. 

As a new chef or kitchen staff member, you will be a great team-player who is passionate about food, and enjoys the excitement of working in a pressured, fast-paced environment to create a menu of delicious, well-presented dishes.

Our head chefs and sous chefs should be passionate about food, and possess the experience and skills to create a menu of delicious, well-presented dishes.

In return, we offer great employee benefits, including competitive salaries, a share incentive plan and staff discount scheme. We want to attract, retain and develop the very best people, so we will provide the training and development to support and inspire you to achieve your goals.

Millers Arms Head Chef Joe Rutt

What's it like?

“I really enjoy working for Shepherd Neame because there are so many opportunities to develop your skills and progress your career. You can move between a diverse range of sites, and there is a structured development programme with fantastic support on offer from the business.”

Joe Rutt (pictured), Head Chef at the Millers Arms, Canterbury

Contact us

If you would like any more information, chat to our Recruitment Co-ordinator on 01795 542132 or email [email protected].

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