{"id":60300,"date":"2026-05-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/head-chef-3\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T09:31:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T08:31:49","slug":"head-chef-3","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/head-chef-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Head Chef"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Head Chef \u2013 ESS (Brecon Camp)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Brecon Camp, Wales<br \/><strong>Hours:<\/strong> 40 hours per week (5 over 7 \u2013 mix of earlies and lates)<br \/><strong>Pay:<\/strong> <strong>\u00a334994 per annum<\/strong><br \/><strong>Contract Type:<\/strong> Full-time, Permanent<br \/><strong>Shift Patterns:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Early:<\/strong> 05:30 \u2013 14:00<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Late:<\/strong> 10:30 \u2013 19:00<br \/><em>(Includes a 30-minute unpaid break)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About the Role<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As <strong>Head Chef<\/strong> with <strong>ESS at Brecon Camp<\/strong>, you\u2019ll lead a talented kitchen team delivering fresh, high-quality meals to military personnel and staff. 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