Chef

Salary £12.82 per hour

Location Plymouth

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The Vacancy

We’re looking for a talented and passionate Chef to join the TRP culinary team and help energise our backstage food offer during an exciting time for our programme.

Working closely with our Lead Cook, you’ll prepare fresh, tasty hot and cold dishes for performers, staff and guests — all while delivering friendly, top-tier service. You’ll champion creativity in the kitchen, contribute to menu ideas, and take pride in creating food that fuels our theatre family all whilst maintaining high standards of hygiene and safety.

TRP is a vibrant, fast-paced and welcoming hospitality environment with big ambition and an evolving food offer — and you’ll play a key part in shaping it. We want someone who’s ready to help us raise the curtain on the next act of our culinary story!

This is a permanent role working 30 hours per week, across five 6-hour shifts, with the possibility of overtime for holiday/sickness cover. You’ll need full availability over the Christmas and New Year period.

Shifts may vary between 9am–9pm and will be confirmed via rota. Some work may also take place at TR2,our Production & Learning Centre at Cattedown.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to cultivating a culture of inclusion at TRP with a workforce, participants and audiences that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. The collective power of each team member’s life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent creates the very best environment for us to achieve our ambitions and lead the sector. In recruiting for our team, we recognise the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

Roles and Responsibilities

You will:

Prepare, cook and serve delicious dishes for cast, creatives and staff
Run a smooth and welcoming Green Room service
Step up to support the Lead Chef during annual leave
Help design menus for events and visiting companies
Keep kitchen and storage areas clean, organised and sparkling
Support with washing up and deep-cleaning duties
Store, portion and rotate ingredients to maintain quality
Champion hygiene and food safety (HACCP & COSHH)
Receive and manage deliveries, safe storage and stock rotation
Uphold high standards of presentation and consistency, upholding the quality of the brand
Serve staff and and cast in the Green Room with warmth and professionalism
Use our EPOS system accurately

The Person

Our Values are at the heart of everything we say and do, and our people demonstrate these values in every aspect of their work. To be successful in this role, you should be able to demonstrate the following skills, experience and behaviour in line with these values.

Quality

Taking pride in excellence.

Strong attention to detail
Delivers high-quality work on time
Passionate about maintaining high standards
Upholds 5* food hygiene standards & documentation
Organised and reliable with strong time management
Committed to learning and continual improvement

Collaboration

Valuing connection, communication and teamwork.

Clear, confident communicator
Builds strong working relationships
Works flexibly and supports others
Positive and cooperative approach
Excellent organisation and personal time management skills

Creativity

Thinking imaginatively and bringing fresh ideas.

Enjoy working as part of a team.
Enjoys problem-solving and thinking differently
Adapts well under pressure
Open-minded and curious
Contributes creative food ideas
To consider creative solutions to the demands of service

Diversity

Celebrating individuality and respecting everyone.

Welcomes all people with empathy and respect
Works inclusively as part of a diverse team
Diplomatic, supportive and positive
Passionate about contributing to TRP’s inclusive culture

We’re here to talk! We’re available to speak to you before you make your application so, if you’re not quite sure if your skills match the role, want to talk about how flexible working could support you, or just check any of the details in this document, please do email us on recruitment@theatreroyal.com with subject line ‘Chef Vacancy” to arrange a chat.

The Company

As the largest and most well-attended regional producing theatre in the UK, we present diverse productions on our three stages: The Lyric, The Drum, and The Lab. With a regional audience of over 2.1 million, we employ over 300 dedicated staff, including leading artists and craftspeople, and attract over 300,000 annual audience members.

Theatre Royal Plymouth is a registered charity, inspiring a lifetime of creativity for audiences, artists and participants throughout Plymouth and the wider region. As the principal home of performing arts in the South West, we engage and inspire many communities, creating memorable experiences for people from all backgrounds.

We do this by creating and presenting a breadth of shows on a range of scales, with their extensive creative engagement programmes, by embracing the vitality of new talent and supporting emerging and established artists, and by collaborating with a range of partners to provide dynamic cultural leadership for the City of Plymouth.

The Benefits

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Ticket Offers

Company
Pension Scheme

28 Days
Holiday

On Site
Dining Facility

Local Business
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Employee Assistance
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