Hospitality & Catering Jobs

Hotel Kitchen - Team Leader

Whitbread • Lindfield, Haywards Heath

Salary

£36k – £36k

Posted

10 July 2026

Sponsor match

high

Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Whitbread is hiring a Hotel Kitchen - Team Leader in Lindfield, a hospitality & catering role. The advertised salary is £36k – £36k. Whitbread holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Whitbread — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: £36k – £36k
How this salary compares: about 21% above the £30,000 median across 1,461 hospitality & catering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Lindfield, Haywards Heath
Posted: 10 July 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Chefs are among the occupations specifically listed as eligible under the Skilled Worker visa, covering roles from commis chef through to head chef level. Restaurant groups, hotel chains, and contract catering companies sponsor both established chefs and those at earlier stages of their career.