Great Shelford - Full-Time

The café is a busy, fast-paced working environment that prepares breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. Shifts are typically 8am-5:30pm.

We are looking for someone with a good work ethic, great attitude and ideally holding, or working towards a recognised catering qualification. We offer a great opportunity to progress within the kitchen brigade as well as food safety qualifications and other relevant training under senior chefs

Duties

· Prepare and serve our hot food offering, achieving the quality and presentation as per standards.

· Prepare and maintain your designated section of the kitchen whilst being able to help others in their sections when needed.

· Be able to deal with high volume service in a calm and organised manner, without lets standards slip.

· Provide ideas and support for senior chefs in developing the menu and food offer

· Support and help develop junior chefs, ensuring standards are always adhered to.

· Effective communication with colleagues to ensure as organised a workplace as possible

Capabilities –

· Good knife skills and preparation techniques

· Ability to work under pressure and prioritise tasks

· A passion for food and kitchen life.

· Willingness to follow tasks and requests from senior chefs

· Enjoy working alongside colleagues and also on your own when needed.

· To comply with all food hygiene, Health and Safety at work, COSHH, and Manual Handling regulations

Behaviours

· Must be confident, motivated, and able to work independently

· Must have a pleasant, helpful, and optimistic attitude

· Be respectful and polite to others

· Ability to work in a team, supporting others and having a can-do attitude.

· Be happy and prepared to move between departments, as the needs of the business require.

· Take responsibility for your own Health & Safety and the Health & Safety of those around you

Rate advertised is for ages 21 plus. Competitive rates for ages 18-20.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £10.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Cambridge, CB22 5JT: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Chef: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Food safety Level 2 certificate (preferred)

Click here for full details on the role and how to apply.

Great Shelford - Full-Time

The Sunflower café is a busy, fast-paced working environment that prepares breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. Shifts typically 8am to 5pm but flexible for the right people.

We are looking for someone with a good work ethic, great attitude and willingness to learn. We offer a great opportunity to progress within the kitchen brigade as well as food safety qualifications and other relevant training under senior chefs

Duties

· Prepare and serve food alongside senior chefs, achieving the quality and presentation as per standards.

· Prepare and maintain your designated section of the kitchen whilst being willing to help others in their sections.

· Basic delivery duties – movement of heavy loads, recycling, organising fridge and store areas

· Effective communication with colleagues to ensure as organised a workplace as possible

Capabilities –

· Basic knife skills and preparation techniques

· Ability to work under pressure and prioritise tasks

· An interest in food and willingness to learn

· Willingness to follow tasks and requests from senior chefs

· Enjoy working alongside colleagues and also on your own when needed.

· To comply with all food hygiene, Health and Safety at work, COSHH, and Manual Handling regulations

Behaviours

· Must be confident, motivated, and able to work independently

· Must have a pleasant, helpful, and optimistic attitude

· Be respectful and polite to others

· Ability to work in a team, supporting others and having a can-do attitude.

· Be happy and prepared to move between departments, as the needs of the business require.

· Take responsibility for your own Health & Safety and the Health & Safety of those around you

Pay rate advertised valid for ages 21 plus. Competitive rates for ages 18-20.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £10.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexible schedule
• On-site parking
• Store discounts

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Click here for full details on the role and how to apply.

Great Shelford - Part-Time

The Sunflower café is a busy, fast-paced working environment that prepares breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. Shifts typically 8am to 5pm but flexible for the right people.

We are looking for someone with a good work ethic, great attitude and willingness to learn. We offer a great opportunity to progress within the kitchen brigade as well as food safety qualifications and other relevant training under senior chefs

Duties

· Prepare and serve food alongside senior chefs, achieving the quality and presentation as per standards.

· Prepare and maintain your designated section of the kitchen whilst being willing to help others in their sections.

· Basic delivery duties – movement of heavy loads, recycling, organising fridge and store areas

· Effective communication with colleagues to ensure as organised a workplace as possible

Capabilities –

· Basic knife skills and preparation techniques

· Ability to work under pressure and prioritise tasks

· An interest in food and willingness to learn

· Willingness to follow tasks and requests from senior chefs

· Enjoy working alongside colleagues and also on your own when needed.

· To comply with all food hygiene, Health and Safety at work, COSHH, and Manual Handling regulations

Behaviours

· Must be confident, motivated, and able to work independently

· Must have a pleasant, helpful, and optimistic attitude

· Be respectful and polite to others

· Ability to work in a team, supporting others and having a can-do attitude.

· Be happy and prepared to move between departments, as the needs of the business require.

· Take responsibility for your own Health & Safety and the Health & Safety of those around you

Pay rate advertised valid for ages 21 plus. Competitive rates for ages 18-20.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 20-35 per week

Salary: £10.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexible schedule
• On-site parking
• Store discounts

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Cambridge, CB22 5JT: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Click here for full details on the role and how to apply.

Fordham - Full-time

Garden Centre Manager

We are seeking a Garden Centre Manager to join our Fordham team.

Reporting to the Group General Manager, the successful candidate will bring exceptional retail management expertise with proven experience of leading multiple direct reports and their teams. You will thrive in a hands-on retail environment and have the drive, confidence and strategic commercial thinking to oversee the end to end business operation, taking full responsibility for putting our customers first and delivering outstanding results.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring excellent retail standards throughout the site
• Line management of department managers, setting goals and objectives to increase sales
• Promote ownership and accountability to create a positive, productive, enjoyable and motivated working environment
• Working alongside the People and Culture Manager to ensure people are in the right place at the right time, as seasonal peaks require
• Working with warehouse and logistics teams to ensure the right mix of product and people to fill shelves and meet delivery requirements
• Management of site ensuring a positive customer experience from entrance to exit
• Management of customer service relations
• Overseeing the Duty Manager rota to ensure a management presence on site at all times
• Supporting and enhancing the learning culture at Scotsdales
• Ensuring a safe environment for colleagues, contractors and customers
• Liaising with the maintenance team (based at Shelford) or where necessary obtaining quotes for grounds / maintenance works

Person Specification:

• Solid retail background and proven sales track record
• IT literate in Office and working knowledge of EPOS systems
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• A passion for driving talent and creating a successful team culture
• The ability to resolve challenges and build trust between the full store team

What we offer

Location: Fordham, Ely CB7

Flexible working options – Alternate weekend working

Standard working week 42.5 hours

Fixed day off in the week

25% Employee discount upon passing probationary period

Subsidised meals from our Sunflower Cafe

Holiday entitlement 30 days inclusive of bank holidays

Generous pension & healthcare scheme

Employee Assistance Programme, providing free confidential advice on a range of issues

Free uniform supplied

Free Parking

Car Allowance

Salary range £35,000 – £40,000

For more details and to apply, email recruitment@scotsdales.com

Fordham - Full-time

Full Time, including alternate weekends

A passion for hospitality and strong leadership skills is essential for this position. Our busy café operates a pub style hot food service including a full breakfast and lunch menu as well as cakes and afternoon teas.

Seats up to 148 covers (pre-covid), currently 100 covers

A passion for hospitality and strong leadership skills is essential for this position. As Head Chef your role will include:

• Controlling and directing the food preparation process.

• Ensuring all dishes leaving the kitchen are to standard

• Managing and working closely with other Chefs of all levels.

• Creating menu items, recipes and developing dishes ensuring variety and quality, with an emphasis on producing dishes that are made from scratch.

• Determining food inventory needs, stocking and ordering.

• Ultimately responsible for ensuring the kitchen meets all regulations including sanitary and food safety guidelines.

• Working alongside the Garden Centre Manager to achieve the best possible food and service.

• Being responsible for health and safety.

In turn we offer a Competitive salary, salary staff benefits and work life balance!

Minimum experience required working as a Chef: 3 years

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Fordham - Weekends

WEEKEND ONLY - Saturday and/or Sunday shifts

We are looking for friendly, cheerful weekend assistants to join our Sunflower Cafe team in Horningsea.

This is a varied role involving:

• Order taking and food take out
• Table clearing, cleaning & wash up duties
• Replenishing display cabinets throughout the day
• Display high level of customer service (going that “extra mile”)

Previous experience would be preferred but not essential as training will be given to ideal candidates.

Click here for full details on the role and how to apply.

Horningsea - Weekends

WEEKEND ONLY - Saturday and/or Sunday shifts

We are looking for friendly, cheerful weekend assistants to join our Sunflower Cafe team in Horningsea.

This is a varied role involving:

• Order taking and food take out
• Table clearing, cleaning & wash up duties
• Replenishing display cabinets throughout the day
• Display high level of customer service (going that “extra mile”)

Previous experience would be preferred but not essential as training will be given to ideal candidates.

Click here for full details on the role and how to apply.

Horningsea - Full-time

The Sunflower café is a busy, fast-paced working environment that prepares breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea

We are looking for someone with a good work ethic and great attitude to support our kitchen team. Shifts typically 8am to 5:30pm but flexible for the right people

Duties

Unload plate trolleys and stack crockery and utensils to be loaded into dishwashing machine

Spray clean items and scrub and wash heavy duty items such as pots and pans for chefs

Unload dishwashing machine onto trolleys to be wheeled into café for service staff

Safely and tidily put away kitchen equipment according to kitchen layout

Ensure that all work areas and equipment are kept clean and tidy at all times

Kitchen duties to include sweeping and mopping of floor and cleaning surfaces

Empty and replenish heavy duty bins, both general waste and food waste

Use and maintain correctly dispensed cleaning chemicals

Basic delivery duties – movement of heavy loads, recycling, organising fridge and store areas

Effective communication with colleagues to ensure as organised a workplace as possible

Capabilities –

Ability to work under pressure and prioritise tasks

Able to thrive at physical and hands-on work.

Willingness to follow tasks and requests from senior kitchen and cafe team members

Enjoy working alongside colleagues and also on your own when needed.

To comply with all food hygiene, Health and Safety at work, COSHH, and Manual Handling regulations

Behaviours

Must be confident, motivated, and able to work independently

Must have a pleasant, helpful, and optimistic attitude

Be respectful and polite to others

Ability to work in a team, supporting others and having a can-do attitude.

Be happy and prepared to move between departments, as the needs of the business require.

Take responsibility for your own Health & Safety and the Health & Safety of those around you

Pay rate advertised valid for ages 21 plus. Competitive rates for ages 18-20.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £10.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Click here for full details on the role and how to apply.