Sickness, holidays, peak trading, openings and permanent hires. Tell us the requirement and we supply a chef we have vetted ourselves.
Book a chefAgency, relief and permanent chef jobs from Belfast to London. See the venue, the hours and the rate before you accept a single shift.
See chef jobsWhat we supply
Vetted Chefs de Partie, Sous Chefs and Head Chefs by the shift, matched to your section and service.
Agency chefsSickness, holiday and notice-period cover from chefs who walk in and run the section without a day of induction.
Relief chefsDays, weeks or a whole season, with accommodation arranged for coastal and rural kitchens.
Temporary coverHead, sous, section and specialist chefs sourced, interviewed by chefs and trial-shifted before you see them.
Permanent recruitmentSingle chefs or full brigades with a lead for weddings, banquets, race days and festivals.
Event chefsCooks who understand texture-modified diets and healthcare kitchen records, from an agency with hospital catering experience.
Care home chefsWhy Zolt
Zolt was founded by a head chef with fifteen years in hotel, restaurant and healthcare kitchens. Every chef on our books has been interviewed by a working chef, reference-checked with the kitchens they have worked in, and completed a supervised shift before being offered to a client.
How booking works
Role, dates, hours and venue. Two minutes online or one phone call, any hour.
You get the chef’s name, the hourly rate and written confirmation before anyone is sent.
Every shift runs to a task list your head chef or manager signs off at the end.
Chefs are employed and paid by Zolt. You receive a single invoice for signed-off hours.
Who we work with
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Insights
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7 min readSend the shift details or speak to a chef on the 24/7 booking line.