Head chef pay in Birmingham March 2024
How much do head chefs in Birmingham get paid?
Head chefs in Birmingham earn
£9.21-14.31 per hour
Based on 54 employee reviews
What do top employers pay head chefs?
Who are the top head chef employers?
Who are the worst head chef employers?
Recent head chef Jobs in Birmingham
- Chef Birmingham at Loungers posted 4 days ago
- Chef at ESS Support Services Worldwide posted 8 days ago
- Assistant Nursery Chef at Busy Bees posted 2 days ago
- Fixed Term Chef at Sodexo posted 2 days ago
- Head Chef at Hungry Horse posted 4 days ago
- Head Chef at Hungry Horse posted 4 days ago
How are people paid?
Based on 54 employees
What contracts are people on?
Based on 39 employees
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What do head chefs do?
Chefs have the job of preparing, cooking and plating up food for customers.
Chefs work in kitchens that can be found in:
- Restaurants
- Pubs
- Bars
- Hotels
- Hospitals
- Schools/ colleges
- Ships
- The military
- Private catering events
There are a few types of chef jobs. These are:
- Apprentice/ trainee chef. This can also be called a commis chef.
- Section chef. This can also be called a chef de partie.
- Sous chef. This is the second-in-command chef.
- Head chef. This can also be called an executive chef or a chef du cuisine.
Each of these types of chef jobs have different tasks. You can read up on what different chef jobs are here.
In general, a chef job may involve:
- Planning menus
- Ordering and quality controlling ingredients and kitchen equipment
- Managing budgets
- Prepping meat and fish for cooking
- Cleaning and prepping other ingredients for cooking
- Cooking food under time pressure
- Plating up and presenting food
- Maintaining hygiene, health and safety and licensing laws
- Working as part of a kitchen team
Chef work is physical. You may spend a lot of time on your feet.
You may have to work early mornings, late nights, weekends and bank holidays.
If you want to apply for a chef job, you might need the following:
- Kitchen experience and training
- The right to work in the UK
Qualifications aren’t essential, but can help. These can include a degree, a college diploma or an apprenticeship.
You can be promoted to a junior chef job from a kitchen assistant job.