Chef Manager

Wshgroup; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

BaxterStorey is seeking a dynamic Kitchen Manager to lead menu planning and execution across diverse environments. You will oversee food preparation, presentation, and wastage control while guiding a talented kitchen and front-of-house team.

Role requires excellence in food safety, cost management, and customer-focused communication. You will drive innovation, maintain regulatory compliance, and uphold BaxterStorey values in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and team management abilities.
• Excellent creative culinary skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal relations skills.
• Proficiency in food cost management.
• Knowledge of food safety and health and safety regulations.
• Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Works according to BaxterStorey core values.

Responsibilities

• Create and plan menus in accordance with the location style and customer preferences.
• Oversee food preparation and presentation to ensure high-quality dishes, monitoring wastage and portion control.
• Recruit, train, and supervise kitchen and front-of-house colleagues, providing guidance and performance feedback.
• Monitor stock levels and manage food orders with a sensible approach to supplies.
• Interact with customers to understand catering needs and maintain open communication to address concerns.
• Develop and manage kitchen budgets, report on financial performance, and implement cost-saving measures without impacting quality.
• Stay updated on culinary trends and incorporate new ideas into menus.
• Maintain accurate records of inventory, orders, and food preparation processes to ensure compliance.

Skills

Proven leadership

Creative culinary skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Food cost management

Food safety knowledge

Adaptability

Value alignment

Job description

Menu Planning and Execution

create and plan menus in accordance with the style and customer preferences of the location. Oversee food preparation and presentation to ensure high-quality dishes, monitoring wastage and portion control

Employee Management

recruit, train, and supervise all colleagues, including chefs, cooks and front of house. Provide continual guidance, coaching, and performance feedback to kitchen team.

Inventory and Cost Control

monitor and manage stock levels, sensible approach to ordering supplies

Customer Relations

Interact with customers to understand their specific catering needs and preferences and maintain an open channel of communication to address any concerns or requirements. Consistently seeking feedback is key to success

Health and Safety Compliance

support the head chef to ensure adherence to health and safety regulations and food safety protocols/policies. Create an environment that has safety embedded in the culture

Budget and Financial Management

develop and manage kitchen budgets, report on financial performance and implement any cost savings required without impacting delivery of excellence

Menu Development and Innovation

stay updated on culinary trends and incorporate new ideas into menus

Compliance and Documentation

maintain accurate records of inventory, orders, and food preparation processes and ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements

• Proven experience commensurate with role.
• Excellent creative culinary skills
• Leadership and team management abilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal relations skills
• Proficiency in food cost management
• Knowledge of food safety and health and safety regulations
• Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced environment
• Works according to the BaxterStorey core values

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that's an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.

Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team's 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.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

BaxterStorey Values:

ALWAYS VISIONARY

We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.

WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVE

We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.

CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE

We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.

FOREVER CONSCIOUS

We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ambition to 'set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality'.

Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team.