- Company: Greene King
- Location: Cheadle, Cheshire, GB
- Part Time
- Cheadle, Cheshire, GB
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Greene King at a glance
greeneking.co.uk- Founded 1799
- Ticker GNK
- Revenue (FY2025) $342.05M
- Net income -$4.37M
Investor research: Yahoo Finance · SEC filings
Greene King is a British pub and brewing group founded in 1799 and based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. It runs pubs, restaurants and hotels and owns brands such as Hungry Horse and Farmhouse Inns. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until CK Assets acquired it in October 2019. See Wikipedia and greeneking.co.uk.
4,037 Wikipedia views in June 2026 — a rough gauge of public visibility.
Join Greene King as a Part-Time Chef at our Cheadle, Cheshire location, where you'll contribute to delivering exceptional food and service across our hospitality operations. This is an ideal opportunity for a skilled culinary professional seeking flexible, rewarding work in a dynamic pub and restaurant environment.
What This Role Involves
As a Chef with Greene King, you'll work in a fast-paced kitchen, preparing high-quality meals and maintaining our commitment to food excellence. Your expertise will directly impact guests' dining experiences, whether you're executing signature dishes, managing food preparation, or ensuring consistent quality across our menu. You'll be part of a professional kitchen team, contributing your culinary skills on a part-time basis with scheduling flexibility to fit your availability.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and cook dishes to Greene King's standards and specifications
- Maintain proper food hygiene, safety protocols, and kitchen cleanliness throughout service
- Work efficiently during busy periods to meet customer expectations and service targets
- Assist with food preparation, portioning, and plating across menu items
- Support kitchen coordination and contribute to smooth daily operations
- Respond to feedback and adapt to changing service requirements
Who We're Looking For
- Experience working in a professional kitchen or catering setting
- Strong understanding of food safety and hygiene regulations
- Ability to work efficiently and stay organised under pressure
- Good teamwork and communication skills with kitchen staff
- Genuine passion for food quality and culinary excellence
- Reliability and flexibility for part-time employment in Cheadle
About Greene King
Greene King is one of the UK's largest and most respected pub and restaurant operators, with a heritage spanning generations. We're committed to delivering exceptional hospitality and memorable experiences across our estate. Our team members are central to everything we do, and we value their contribution to creating welcoming, high-quality environments where guests want to return.
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What people say about Greene King
Recent coverage includes Greene King closing a century-old pub (Morning Advertiser), community reaction to a sudden pub closure (BBC), and the sale of Old Speckled Hen to Damm as part of an off-trade exit (Just Drinks).
- Why do pub TVs have a pint glass in the corner?
- The Architecture of London Pubs (1966)
- Barnes and Noble Sets Itself Free
- On the unexpected joys of Denglisch, Berlinglish and global Englisch
Recent news
- Sudden pub closure 'devastating' for community - BBC
- Greene King closes century-old pub - The Morning Advertiser
- Greene King sells Old Speckled Hen to Damm in off-trade exit - Just Drinks
- Full of list of 86 London Greene King pubs staying open for England vs Mexico game - My London
- As Greene King puts 150 sites up for sale, what do the public make of the pub chain? - YouGov
Aggregated from public discussions and news; opinions are the authors’ own.
Working in Cheadle, Greater Manchester
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Cheadle is a suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, within historic Cheshire. It sits near Cheadle Hulme, Gatley, Heald Green, Cheadle Heath and East Didsbury; the 2011 population was about 14,700. Location detail: England.
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. England shares a land border with Scotland to the north and another land border with Wales to the west, and is surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and
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National unemployment rate in United Kingdom: 4.7% — via World Bank
GDP per capita in United Kingdom: $57,602 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in United Kingdom: 3.9% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in United Kingdom: 1.4% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in United Kingdom: 1,533 — via OECD
- Elevation 48m (157 ft)
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About this role & career path
Core chef work (aligned with O*NET 35-1011.00) covers quality control, kitchen supervision, scheduling, and presentation—skills that transfer across Greene King brands and the wider UK hospitality sector.
Traits that fit this role
- Leadership Orientation
- Stress Tolerance
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
Source: O*NET Work Styles (Distinctiveness Rank).
Typical preparation needed: Job Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. — via O*NET
Source: O*NET (public-domain bulk data)
Salary & compensation
Workers in Food Preparation & Serving Related occupations earn a national median of $18,666 — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Build the skills for this role
- Food hygiene and sanitation leadership
- Product quality checks and stock control
- Kitchen team coordination and service timing
- Plating and presentation standards
- How you enforce hygiene and HACCP-style controls under pressure
- Examples of checking deliveries and rejecting poor product
- How you organise a busy service in a multi-site pub group kitchen
Best suited to hands-on chefs who can lead a small kitchen team, protect food quality, and deliver consistent pub-restaurant standards for Greene King in the Cheadle area.
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Listing facts
- Role Chef
- Employer Greene King
- Location Cheadle, Cheshire, GB
- Type Part Time
- Posted July 11, 2026
- Apply by 2026-08-10
- Country context United Kingdom
- Overview Full original description on this page (320 words; rewritten for clarity, not a teaser paste)
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Typical work in Chef
Independent occupational context from O*NET (U.S. public-domain labor data). This is about the occupation, not a rewrite of this employer's posting.
- Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
- Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
- Determine production schedules and staff requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
- Check the quantity and quality of received products.
- Supervise or coordinate activities of cooks or workers engaged in food preparation.
- Determine how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
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- Hacker News — Why do pub TVs have a pint glass in the corner?
- Hacker News — The Architecture of London Pubs (1966)
- Hacker News — Barnes and Noble Sets Itself Free
- Hacker News — On the unexpected joys of Denglisch, Berlinglish and global Englisch
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