Relief Chefs – What You Need to Know

Typically, a relief chef will fill a position at short notice as they are often employed to cover someone absent from work or to help assist in busy periods. A Relief Chef role is normally of the temporary nature and therefore, as a Relief Chef you will need to be confident that you can adapt to a new environment and turn your hand to a variety of tasks within the kitchen. Relief chefs are expected to fit in quickly, so here at Personnel Solutions chef recruitment we have put together some top tips on how you can be best prepared.

What is expected of a relief chef?

As mentioned above it is critical that a relief chef will be able to adapt to a new environment and work with a variety of different people including head chefs, supervisors, waiters, waitresses and others. In addition to this, the skillset of a relief chef is also important and you will typically be required to have hygiene certificates, nutritional understanding, cooking preparation and cooking skills, broad knowledge of kitchen function and equipment. Most relief chefs normally have a good 2-3 years’ experience under their belt so to speak, so that they are prepared and ready for the challenges that being a relief chef can sometimes present.

How can I be prepared for short notice jobs?

Make sure your chef clothing is clean and at the ready, this includes, your chef whites; jacket and apron and trousers.

Have a signature dish that you can cook at the drop of the hat should you be required to demonstrate your cooking skills.

If you have given your phone number out, make sure you are contactable on that number.

Use your own initiative to keep up to date with any new hygiene courses and so on.

A lot of relief chefs will talk positively of their experience and this tends to be due to the fact that relief chefs can to some extent choose which contracts suit them. It is also a great chef role for those that also like to meet new people and work in different environments

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