Baltzersen's are looking to employ a new chef to join the kitchen team in our busy cafe and coffee shop in Harrogate.

About us

Baltzersen's is an independent cafe that takes inspiration from Scandinavia. We cook from scratch using lots of great suppliers from Yorkshire and beyond.

We offer a menu that includes dishes from breakfast, through brunch and on into lunch.

Our chefs serve our guests at the table, it allows us to build connection and ensures we produce work that we can be proud of every time.

We have worked really hard as a team over the last 12 years to build a business that is at the centre of the indie community in Harrogate and has earned a very positive reputation.

Our kitchen team are a settled and cohesive unit who know what they are doing.

We are a busy place. It's challenging and requires a cool head.

We actively support other independent businesses in our community, we believe that we are stronger as a part of something bigger.

The Position

This is a full-time role with a start date around 1st Jun 24.

Working at Baltzersen's gives you the opportunity to create some work life balance as we do not work split shifts or evenings. You will work around 37.5 hrs per week over 4 or 5 shifts and you will generally finish by 5:30pm at the latest. Having said that we are in hospitality so weekends are our busiest days.

You will primarily work in our service kitchen, preparing meals to order, and in our downstairs prep kitchen where the work is done each day to maintain stock levels.

What we're looking for

We are looking for someone who has solid experience working in a similar busy cafe or restaurant environment. We make everything from scratch in-house so you need to be willing to learn how we do this, and be able to accurately follow our recipes.

We take our inspiration from Scandinavia but we are comfortable enough to take influence from other countries in terms of flavours and also to address current eating trends where appropriate. The right person will be full of ideas, keen to make positive improvements and generally be someone that is immerses themselves in cooking/eating/service on a daily basis.

We have been adapting our menu significantly to better cater for allergens and other dietary requirements. We regularly test different preparation methods and new ingredients to tweak our dishes to make them accessible for more guests. Plant-based dishes are something we take seriously and it's a growing area of the menu.

Working at Baltzersen's

Working on shift you’ll get free tea and coffee plus a 40% discount on our menu or a sandwich from our bakery shop. Off shift it’s 20%.

We provide company branded tees, whites and freshly laundered aprons, you’ll just need black trousers and shoes.

No-one at Baltzersen's is on a salary. You are paid for every hour that your work and we expect our team to average around 37.5 hrs/week.

Pay for this position starts from £12.75/hr dependent on experience.

Holiday is also calculated on every hour that you work giving you a minimum of 28 days per annum.