Chef

Chef – TYF Café, St Davids

Location: St Davids, PembrokeshirePay: £14.00 per hour Hours: Full-time, annualised hours based on 40 hours per week Contract: 1 year fixed term (potential to become permanent) Closing date: Open until the position is filled Interviews: Arranged on application and based on availability

Join TYF

TYF is an adventure and outdoor learning company based in the heart of St Davids, Pembrokeshire. Alongside our adventure operation, TYF Café is a relaxed and welcoming place for visitors, locals, our team and the wider outdoor community.

We’re looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Chef to take ownership of our café kitchen and food offering.

A Year-Round Role with Annualised Hours

St Davids has a naturally seasonal rhythm. Spring and summer are busy, while the winter months are considerably quieter.

Rather than making this a seasonal position, we're offering a permanent, year-round role using annualised hours based on an average 40-hour working week. You'll work more during our busiest periods and fewer hours during quieter parts of the year, with your contracted hours balanced across the year.

For the right person, we think this offers the best of both worlds: the security and regular income of permanent employment, with a working pattern that reflects the seasonal nature of life in St Davids and gives you more time away from work during the quieter Pembrokeshire winter.

The exact working pattern will be agreed as part of the role and planned around the needs of the café.

The Role

As Chef, you'll take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the TYF Café kitchen and lead the development of our food offering.

You'll be hands-on, preparing and cooking food while making sure the kitchen is organised, efficient and ready for service.

You'll have genuine ownership of the menu, with the freedom to introduce new dishes, seasonal changes and specials while ensuring the food offering works commercially for the café.

You'll work closely with the Café Manager, who leads the wider café operation, while you take the lead on everything happening in the kitchen.

What You'll Be Doing

Your responsibilities will include:

• Taking ownership of the day-to-day operation of the TYF Café kitchen.
• Developing and maintaining the café menu.
• Preparing and serving consistently high-quality food.
• Managing kitchen stock, ordering and supplies.
• Managing food costs and working within agreed kitchen budgets.
• Maintaining excellent food hygiene and kitchen standards.
• Ensuring HACCP procedures and food safety requirements are followed.

About You

We're looking for an experienced chef who wants the opportunity to take ownership of a kitchen and make it their own. You'll have ideas about food and menus and the confidence to turn those ideas into a food offering that works for a busy independent café.

You'll also understand the practical and commercial side of running a kitchen — controlling stock, managing waste and food costs, maintaining standards and staying organised when things get busy.

You'll be dependable, calm under pressure and happy working independently, while also enjoying being part of a small and friendly team.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience working as a Chef or Senior Cook.
• Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification.
• Strong kitchen organisation and food preparation skills.
• A good understanding of food hygiene, HACCP and safe kitchen practices.
• Ability to work independently and take responsibility for a kitchen.
• Good understanding of stock, ordering, waste and food costs.
• Flexibility to work around the seasonal demands of the café, including weekdays and weekends.

What We Offer

• £14.00 per hour.
• Permanent, year-round employment.
• Consistent pay throughout the year, regardless of the seasonal working pattern.
• Annualised hours based on an average 40-hour week, allowing you to work more during our busy season and less during quieter periods.
• Staff benefits across TYF Café and TYF Adventure.

Interested?

If you're an experienced chef looking for something a little different — the freedom to run your own kitchen, create your own menu and put your stamp on an independent café in the heart of St Davids — we'd love to hear from you.

Pay: £14.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Work Location: In person