“There is a real feeling of being part of a team with Tribe, the chefs know each other, respect one another and everyone knows the standards expected to withhold the reputation of Tribe and our team”
Temporary Chef Support
Professional Chefs, Tailored to Your Business Needs
We support a diverse range of hospitality businesses across the UK with our Tribe of professional, hard-working and highly-skilled agency chefs.
Although this is a service that has been used within the industry for decades, we have tailored our offering over the years to meet the specific needs of your business and ensure that we are helping you to maximise your profitability and protect your reputation.
How Can We Help
Here are ways in which some of our current clients utilise our temporary chef support service to add value and increase profit.
To temporarily fill a permanent vacancy with an experienced Tribe agency chef, allowing the kitchen to keep operating whilst giving you time to make the right permanent hire and avoid making costly hiring mistakes.
To protect your permanent chefs from burn-out and reduce staff turnover. Studies have shown that kitchens that invest in agency support, have more staff longevity and an overall happier permanent team, meaning less budget needed for permanent recruitment.
To cover sickness and last minute absence. As our client you will have 7 day a week access to both of our directors, giving you peace of mind that you have a back-up plan in place should you experience last minute sickness or absence. This ensures your business can keep running smoothly, without over stretching your permanent team and keeping your customers happy.
To help during a transition of a new Head Chef / Executive Chef. Using our team of skilled Tribe chefs to help during your new Executive Chef / Head Chef’s first week’s or months can give them the support they need to hit the ground running giving them time to recruit their own team.
Over the last few years in this ever-changing landscape, we have seen a trend in more and more hospitality businesses choosing to factor a percentage of their wage budget on agency chef support. This means that their wage costs are a lot more flexible and can be turned up or down with market fluctuations (or even the weather) as late as 24 hours before the booking.
Employing a prep chef to help your team out on those busy days. Our Tribe chefs are very experienced in a wide range of kitchens so give them a prep list and watch them go. You can then avoid limiting your covers and revenue and keep those good reviews coming.
A Diverse Tribe for Every Culinary Need
Given the wide range of businesses we work with, we have built our Tribe of chefs to be as diverse as our client base.
We have chefs who are particularly strong in banqueting, others who are more suited to A La Carte fine-dining and those who are experienced in catering for specific health requirements and dietary needs with current DBS checks in place. Rest assured, whatever your business, we have the chefs for you.
You can make bookings via email, text, Whatsapp or phone call, however works best for you. The earlier you book, the better, but we understand this isn’t always possible in hospitality so we will always be as flexible as we can.
The chefs hours will then be signed by you on their timesheet at the end of the shift / week.
The first stage of our process is a discovery call or meeting to fully understand your business and the unique needs of your kitchen so we are in the best position to help support you immediately.
Once you have made your booking, we will then speak to our Tribe and confirm the best chef for your booking.
The first stage of our process is a discovery call or meeting to fully understand your business and the unique needs of your kitchen so we are in the best position to help support you immediately.
You can make bookings via email, text, Whatsapp or phone call, however works best for you. The earlier you book, the better, but we understand this isn’t always possible in hospitality so we will always be as flexible as we can.
Once you have made your booking, we will then speak to our Tribe and confirm the best chef for your booking.
The chefs hours will then be signed by you on their timesheet at the end of the shift / week.
Our Promise
Words From Our Team
We carried out an anonymous survey of how our chefs and hospitality staff felt about working for us. This is what they said:
“There is a real feeling of being part of a team with Tribe, the chefs know each other, respect one another and everyone knows the standards expected to withhold the reputation of Tribe and our team”
“I enjoy working for Tribe as they pay me very competitively, on-time every Friday and if I ever need paying early, they will always help me whenever possible”
“I feel like I am valued and listened to and I feel able to speak honestly to the team at Tribe.”
Our tribe is your tribe!
The best thing is, by setting up an account with us, there is no obligation to make a booking, but it means that you have the peace of mind that you have an extra level of support and access to our Tribe of chefs should you ever need it…
We provide Temporary Chefs from CDP to Exec level, Kitchen Porters, Bar Staff, Waiting Staff & Event Staff
Setting up an account takes 5 minutes, and there’s still no obligation to book. Simply drop us an email / phone call and we’ll do the rest
The more notice you can give us, the more likely we will be able to guarantee you the staff, especially if you have a particular member of the Tribe that you are requesting. But we are from hospitality ourselves, so we get that things can change last minute, so even on the day we will always do our best to get you covered
All our staff have relevant food hygiene and allergen certificates, up-to-date right to work documents, references and pay structures
Exceptional Staff. Unrivalled Service
Tribe Staffing Limited c/o RJF, 3 Hardman St Manchester M3 3HF.