Head Chef

Company Description

HEAD CHEF OPPORTUNITY!! Up to 40K Performance Bonus Monday to Friday Retail & Hospitality 28 Days holiday including bank holidays Plus your birthday off 3 volunteering days 3 days grandparent leave. 24 weeks enhanced maternity leave. Secondary career leave. Wedding/commitment day leave. Free meals on shift. Bespoke training and development opportunities Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels Pension and life insurance. Discounts available from HAPI app, from high street shops to holidays & cinema. Wellbeing hub. Access to employee assistance programme. Cycle to work scheme. Calling all culinary connoisseurs that are OBSESSED about food, we need you! If you have an insatiable appetite for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create food that delights customers and clients, then look no further. At BaxterStorey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish, your talents can shine and we wholeheartedly believe in nourishing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve, refine their craft and create a development partnership together to ensure professional growth opportunities. This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled

Head Chef

to make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be a part of setting the new standard for workplace hospitality.

Job Description

WHAT WILL KEEP YOU BUSY: Job Description Plan, prepare, cook and present food to the standards required Manage a team to include all sections of retail, deli, main kitchen and pastry section. Create and develop the menu offer with exciting innovation Ensure that the companys reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers. Control portion size and monitor waste Ensure supplies are correctly issued, used and accounted for to carry out stock takes and food rotation procedures Maintain records relating to food production activities and supplier information Ensure Health and Safety and Food Safety Standards are maintained in line with company policy Set objectives and be responsible for the day to day running of the kitchen Assess employee performance and recognise training needs and potential as appropriate. Hold team meetings on a regular basis to communicate targets, standards required and company and client information Hands on role managing a section and overseeing team operations be able to deal with demands in a calm and professional way

Qualifications

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE: Proven experience working as a Head Chef or similar role Have an obsession for food and creating experiences You can demonstrate that managing, training, and supporting a team has been an important part of your career to date Financially astute, you are very analytical and know how to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance Excellent coaching, delegation and influencing skills Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and able to thrive under pressure Meticulous organisational abilities and a high attention to detail Empathetic, clear and highly effective verbal and written communication Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills Works according to the BaxterStorey core values Hands on approach

Additional Information

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location, whether thats an office, stadium, cathedral or university, we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer and guest can have the hospitality experience they deserve. We cant do this alone; we need the brightest and the best to join us in our mission to revolutionise the hospitality industry. No bland, boring experiences here, just tastemakers and gamechangers creating legacies and having fun. Our drive and belief in people, means that we always strive to supercharge our teams careers. Better is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us. Come join the revolution! We want to fuel your individuality, which is why we are deeply committed to creating an inclusive working culture at BaxterStorey. Ready to be fuelled? Apply today. Find out more about us at www.baxterstorey.com INDVIP

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