Hospitality & Catering Jobs

Hotel Kitchen - Team Leader

Whitbread • Chafford Hundred, Grays

Salary

£43k – £43k

Posted

24 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

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

Role overview

Whitbread is hiring a Hotel Kitchen - Team Leader in Chafford Hundred, a hospitality & catering role. The advertised salary is £43k – £43k. 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.

Kitchen Team Leader – Thurrock East – Premier Inn Join our team at Premier Inn Thurrock East as a Kitchen Team Leader and move your Chef career forward. You’ll run the kitchen day to day – managing rotas, placing food orders, leading the team through busy services, and keeping everything audit-ready. Working closely with your Hotel Manager, you’ll take full ownership of the kitchen – from food quality to hygiene. It’s a hands-on leadership role that’s perfect for anyone ready to build the skill…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Whitbread — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: £43k – £43k
How this salary compares: about 45% above the £29,452 median across 1,705 hospitality & catering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Chafford Hundred, Grays
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live hospitality & catering role in Chafford Hundred — browse them
Posted: 24 October 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.