Work for us
Are you a ‘people person’ who enjoys building relationships? Are you driven, focussed and determined and would like unlimited earning potential whilst working as part of a high performing, established team?
We’re always on the lookout for talented people to join us!
CJUK are an award-winning, national chef recruitment business with a focus on temporary and permanent placements. Every person in the team is passionate about hospitality and challenging the way businesses approach chef recruitment given the current skills shortages.
Chefs within the hospitality sector are in high demand and business within the industry is at an all-time high, so CJUK are on the lookout for vibrant and energetic people to join our expanding team based in our state-of-the-art offices in Blackburn.
Our workforce is made up of a combination of home grown talent, from those who have completed an apprenticeship with us and moved into leadership roles, to ex-chefs and hospitality professionals who have taken their career in a different direction.
As an Investors in People Gold Award winner, we pride ourselves on ensuring that our team are the very best that they can be.
At CJUK, we offer excellent career progression and vast opportunities for both personal and professional development.
Some of the fantastic benefits we offer to our staff include:
Want to Join our Brilliant Team? 
If you are interested in joining CJUK or would like to learn more about how you can work for us, please contact our Director, Katie Mellor, for a confidential chat today on 01254 355666. You can view all our latest vacancies on our jobs page.
In the meantime, visit our Meet the Team page to see the fantastic people you could be working with!
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Wow, what a fantastic and busy week it has been for the team here at CJUK! Let’s wrap it up with our #FridayFrolics ⭐️ – We spent two days..
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Are you a Sous Chef in the North West looking for a new challenge? Or an experienced CDP looking for a step up? We’re working on some exciting..
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Congratulations to the Executive Chef Ashwani of Asha’s who is the winner of our Cuckoo Gin prize draw from Northern Restaurant & Bar !
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Have you worked with our Chef Ambassadors yet? They have earned their status by always doing a fantastic job with our clients and demonstrating..
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And that’s a wrap! Once again we had a fantastic two days at NRB – thank you to the team and our wonderful Chef Ambassadors as well as everyone..
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Fantastic first day at Northern Restaurant & Bar, thanks to everyone who came to say hello and entered the prize draw to win a bottle of Cuckoo..
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Are you a passionate hospitality professional ready to make your next career move? We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Restaurant Manager..
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Are you a skilled Chef de Partie looking for a new temporary position in Surrey? Starting ASAP, ongoing contract £11PH + holiday pay Travel..
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It’s Friday. It’s 4.30pm so that means only one thing… #FRIDAYFROLICS – Congratulations to our Chef, Alex, who has won our Client Choice Chef..
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Have you worked with our #Chef Ambassadors yet? They have earned their status by always doing a fantastic job with our clients and demonstrating our 5 core values:
⭐️ Positivity
😎 Respect
🙌 Going the extra mile
🙏 Integrity
👨🍳 Teamwork
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We're working with a beautiful #hotel based in the #RibbleValley countryside who need a talented Pastry #Chef to join their team:
💷 £24,000 per year
🙌 Join a team of 18 skilled Chefs
🌴 28 days' holiday
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Restaurant employees are becoming less subservient but, online and on the restaurant floor, diners are more combative than ever. The question is, @naylor_tony ask, is the customer always right?
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Great to see Anya today with #jasonatherton @NRBManchester here’s his interview with @HospAction - worth a listen https://t.co/itGEPhXp4l
#NRB19 was the most successful Northern Restaurant & Bar to date. Thank you to all our visitors, exhibitors, sponsors, speakers, friends and family and of course our fantastic @HoldenMedia team. We'll see you next year for our 20th edition #NRB19
Latest News from Chefs Jobs UK
CJUK at Northern Restaurant & Bar Show 2019
Written on 22-Mar-2019 by sammy
This week CJUK exhibited at the Northern Restaurant and Bar Show in Manchester for the third year in a row. The team spent a busy two days on stand B69 alongside some of our Chef Ambassadors,
Wear it Red Raises £335 Rosemere Cancer Foundation!
Written on 08-Mar-2019 by sammy
On Friday 22nd February, we "Wore it Red" for Rosemere Cancer Foundation and raised a fantastic £335.55! Our very own Jodie and Stacie organised games, quizzes, competitions and a raffle which
Getting to know Curtis – February’s Chef of the Month!
Written on 07-Mar-2019 by sammy
Congratulations to CJUK Chef, Curtis, who has been recognised as our 'Chef of the Month' for February 2019! A few words from the team: "Curtis is an absolute pleasure to work with, he gets his