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Date Added: Thu 26/02/2026

Chef

Middleton, UK
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Company: THE BEST CONNECTION

Job Type: Hourly

Salary: £12.21 - £18.32 per hour

Food Production Operative - Temp to Perm

Location: Middleton

Hours: Monday to Thursday 8am-5pm, Friday 8am-2pm

Pay Rate: £12.21 per hour (Overtime available at enhanced rates)

Our client, a market-leading sauce manufacturer based in Middleton, is looking to recruit a Chef to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity for a minimum of 6 weeks, with the potential to secure a permanent position after 12 weeks.

The Role:
  • Mixing ingredients
  • Operating machinery
  • Weighing and measuring ingredients from a recipe sheet
  • Some basic paperwork
  • Quality checking the sauces
Requirements:
  • Background working in a kitchen or a food production environment
  • Recent, solid work history (work references will be checked at interview stage)
  • Hands-on, practical skills
  • Strong numeracy and literacy skills (tests will be carried out at interview)
  • Reliability, good attention to detail, and willingness to learn
Benefits:
  • £12.21 per hour starting rate
  • Overtime available at enhanced rates
  • Opportunity to secure a permanent role with a leading company
  • Supportive training and development provided
  • Site shutdown in the summer for 1 week during the school holidays
  • Long break at Christmas
  • Yearly company bonus scheme once permanent

If you are hands-on, reliable, and keen to secure long-term work, we want to hear from you!

Please submit your up-to-date CV. References will be required to back up your work history

The Best Connection is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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