Aspiring Chef Leader: Train to Run Your Own Kitchen

Blue Shock; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shock Executive Search is seeking an ambitious chef to oversee culinary operations and eventually take over their own kitchen. The role focuses on leading a large team, driving food quality, and ensuring safety and profitability across high-volume services.

Salary is $75,000 with a $15,000 bonus potential, with opportunities to train, mentor, and develop leaders within a growing restaurant group operating across Canada and the USA.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a large culinary team in a high-volume environment.
• Experience managing the culinary team of Premium Casual or Fine Dining.
• Food Safe Certification.
• Experience with inventory, food cost, labour and variable costs.
• Knowledge and compliance with government health and safety standards.
• Proven leadership for people development and policy management.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, training, and ongoing morale for a large culinary crew.
• Prepare and cook a variety of dishes with excellence in taste and presentation.
• Manage sales forecasts and profit budgets.
• Identify leadership potential and develop internal leaders.
• Oversee full kitchen execution and quality assurance during peak periods.
• Inventory management and ordering oversight.
• Create and manage scheduling.
• Submit weekly/monthly reports on labour and food cost vs. budget.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Food safety

Team training

Inventory control

Cost management

Menu development

Education

Food Safe Certification

Job description

Blue Shock Executive Search is seeking an ambitious chef to oversee culinary operations and eventually take over their own kitchen. The role focuses on leading a large team, driving food quality, and ensuring safety and profitability across high-volume services.

Salary is $75,000 with a $15,000 bonus potential, with opportunities to train, mentor, and develop leaders within a growing restaurant group operating across Canada and the USA.