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Skilled chefs ready to support your kitchen team.

590 available chefs in the UK ready to work

Cook up your dream kitchen team

Exceptional food starts with exceptional chefs. We’ll serve you a shortlist of culinary talent who can bring flavour, creativity, and consistency to your menu, so you can focus on running the pass.

Top skills and experience to look for in Chef

cooking knife skills time management teamwork

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Cut two weeks from your time to hire.

Get the best candidates in faster, and keep delighting customers. Talent appears when and where you need it. Every employment process is tracked, measured and flows into one place. Break down silos and see where to improve.

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Save thousands of dollars in time and fees.

SmartMatch reaches out to jobseekers, checks their interest, and delivers shortlists of interested candidates that have high response rates, are aligned with your business, and ready to hire.

Never post a job ad again.

Build your talent pipeline instantly, whether you’re hiring now or planning for the future. Hire faster, reduce administration, and save significant costs while scaling your team.

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See live shortlists of quality candidates curated for every role in your business. No more time wasted paying for expensive ads then sorting through irrelevant resumes.

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Build your talent pipeline instantly, whether you’re hiring now or planning for the future. Hire faster, reduce administration, and save significant costs while scaling your team.

Don’t spend hours checking references.

Built-in reference checking does the hard work and gives you confidence you’re always making the right call. With seamless integration, you can hire at lightspeed while maintaining compliance.

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Saved in recruitment costs by businesses using SmartMatch

2 weeks

Reduction in time to hire per role

1 million+

Profiles screened for every talent shortlist

5,000

New candidate profiles added each week

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With Employment Hero Hiring, you can connect with and hire a chef almost instantly. Our platform provides a curated shortlist of top candidates, eliminating the need for job ads. Access a pool of over 1.5 million jobseekers, schedule interviews, check references, and onboard-all in one place.

You can find chefs for hire across the UK, including major cities and regions such as London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff, and more. Our services extend to areas like Aberdeen, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle upon Tyne, Oxford, and many others, ensuring comprehensive coverage throughout England, Scotland, and Wales.

Yes, you can onboard chefs directly through our platform. From offer to signed contract and essential paperwork, our system streamlines the entire process, getting your new kitchen talent ready to start faster.

Find and Hire Experienced Chefs Near You