Logistics Chef
Job description: Prepare in-flight meals, work in messes and in the field under canvas, and cook for VIPs
Joining age: (18–50) (or up to 56 with previous military experience)
Category: Airmen/airwomen
Open to: Men and women
Squadrons with this role:
Similar civilian jobs:
- Chef
- Caterer
Qualifications you need: GCSEs/SCEs at Grade G/6 minimum or equivalent in English language and maths. Without prior military experience, you must hold one of the following qualifications: CGLI 706/2 - Cookery for the Hotel and Catering Industry; CGLI 706/3 - Advanced Cookery for the Hotel and Catering Industry; OND/TEC/BTEC - Hotel Catering and Institutional Management; PCD - Professional Catering Diploma (2 years); or NVQ (Level 2) - Catering and Hospitality (Food Preparation and Cookery)
Nationality: Citizen of the UK or the Republic of Ireland, or a Commonwealth citizen since birth
The job
Logistics Chefs provide a complete range of catering support for the RAF. This is a major support service helping the RAF to achieve its operational tasks. You could find yourself catering for hundreds of personnel in one of the messes on base, or out of a deployed field kitchen in the desert or even onboard ship. High standards of meal preparation and presentation are expected whether you are serving in an Officers’, Sergeants’ or Junior Ranks’ Mess. As part of your training, you will learn to cook in a mobile catering unit, so that you will be able to prepare, cook and serve food in a field environment.
