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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Looking for some temporary Chef work to fill gaps over Summer? ☀️ We have lots of temp jobs starting this week and next at hotels and gastro..
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Are you working as a self-employed Chef? From April 2020, businesses (including agencies) in the private sector will be required to check whether..
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Four welcome packs being sent to our new Chefs who started their first contracts with us this week, we hope you like them! #Appreciation
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First name in the hat for our referral prize draw to win an iPad! Don’t forget, if you refer a friend who successfully completes one shift..
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Relief cover can be for many different reasons, including a gap in the rota while the site recruit for a new permanent member In the last..
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Brilliant early morning yoga in the office, we’re all feeling awake and energised for the day ahead 🧘♂️ #Namaste
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Fancy winning an iPad? For every talented Chef or Manager you successfully recommend to us, we’ll put your name into our prize draw for the chance..
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Today our space hopper challenge begins, hosted by our workplace wellbeing champions! We’ll be going head to head to clock up the most time..
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Too many times we speak to Chefs who aren’t being paid for every hour they work. We have made a promise to our brigade that they will be recognised,..
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