Chef

Kellas Limited

Full TimePermanentSouthHospitality

Posted 15 March 2026Closes 20 April 2026

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👤 For candidates

🤖 Enhance with AI

›Use digital inventory tools to track stock efficiently
›Adopt scheduling apps to streamline kitchen coordination
›Leverage recipe management software for consistency

📈 Disruption outlook

1 yr

5 yrs

10 yrs

% risk of significant disruption

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⚡ Recommendation

⚡ Augment role

Human creativity and judgement remain essential; digital tools boost efficiency

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38% Medium riskAI 52%

AI Exposure (AIOE)52%

Chefs and Head Cooks

O*NET 35-1011.00

Top Skills

Food Production Attention to Detail Teamwork

⭐ Growing🇬🇧 Visa eligible↑ 0% Claude Index

Job Description

We are recruiting a Chef to join our team who can run a section confidently during prep and service, producing dishes to recipe and presentation standards, supporting the wider kitchen team with organisation and hygiene, communicating clearly during service, and contributing to a smooth, consistent, quality-driven kitchen operation. To apply, please email your CV and covering letter to our General Manager at neil@kellas.im

Automation Risk

Automation probability38%

AI exposure (AIOE)52%

While some routine tasks such as inventory and hygiene monitoring are increasingly automated, the core of the chef role—culinary execution, creativity, and team leadership—remains resistant to full automation. Many tasks can be augmented by digital tools, but human judgment, sensory evaluation, and real-time coordination are essential, keeping overall automation risk moderate.

Task analysis

Prepare and cook dishes according to recipes and presentation standards during service.
Run a kitchen section independently, ensuring timely and efficient service.
Monitor kitchen hygiene and sanitation practices to maintain compliance.
Support and communicate with the wider kitchen team to ensure smooth operation.
Check the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure standards are met.
Assist with ordering and inventory of food supplies for the section.
Contribute to menu and recipe development for the kitchen.
Train and support junior kitchen staff during prep and service.

Automatable AI-assisted Human-only

Occupational Classification

✨ Bright Outlook🇬🇧 UK Skilled Worker Visa Eligible

UK SOC2020: 5434 — Chefs

O*NET: 35-1011.00 — Chefs and Head Cooks

AI analysis: 16 March 2026

UK Salary Benchmark

Food and beverage service activities · ONS ASHE 2024 annual earnings

scale £20k

UK sector median

£15,733

UK sector mean

£19,455

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👤 For Candidates

AI & future-of-work guidance

🤖 Enhance with AI

›Use digital inventory tools to track stock efficiently
›Adopt scheduling apps to streamline kitchen coordination
›Leverage recipe management software for consistency

📈 Disruption outlook

1 yr

5 yrs

10 yrs

% risk of significant disruption

🎓 Learn now

📚 For full-time, part-time & evening courses on the Isle of Man, visit University College Isle of Man (UCM)

🏢 For Employers

Strategic hiring options & technology alternatives

🔄 Alternatives

💻 TechnologyKitchen Display Systems

Digitise orders and streamline kitchen workflow

🤖 AI AgentAI Inventory Management

Automate stock tracking and reorder alerts

🌍 OutsourcingPrep Food Suppliers

Source pre-prepared ingredients for efficiency

⚡ Recommendation

⚡ Augment role

Human creativity and judgement remain essential; digital tools boost efficiency

Microsoft Copilot & M365

Power Automate

Automate inventory and supply ordering tasks

Copilot for Excel

Streamline stock and cost tracking

Microsoft Teams

Enhance kitchen team communication

Key Skills

Food ProductionExpertAttention to DetailAdvancedTeamworkAdvancedTime ManagementAdvancedQuality Control AnalysisAdvancedHealth and SafetyIntermediateCleaningIntermediateCommunicationAdvancedMenu DevelopmentIntermediateOperations AnalysisIntermediate

Knowledge Areas

Food ProductionProduction and ProcessingHealth and Safety ProceduresCustomer Relationship ManagementAdministration and ManagementMathematics and StatisticsReporting and Documentation

O*NET Competency Skills

CoordinationMonitoringManagement of Personnel ResourcesSocial PerceptivenessSpeakingTime ManagementCritical ThinkingService OrientationActive ListeningInstructingJudgment and Decision MakingReading ComprehensionActive LearningComplex Problem SolvingLearning Strategies