Chef Manager - Dunstable

Baxterstorey Uk; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

BaxterStorey UK is seeking an experienced kitchen leader to drive menu planning, food preparation, and team management across diverse catering locations. You will oversee food quality, wastage, and portions while guiding chefs, cooks, and front-of-house staff to deliver exceptional hospitality experiences.

The role requires strong communication, cost control, and adherence to health and safety standards, with a passion for culinary innovation and a commitment to BaxterStorey values.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Menu planning and execution to match location style and customer preferences.
• Oversee food preparation and presentation with high quality and portion control.
• Recruit, train, and supervise kitchen and front of house staff; provide guidance and feedback.
• Monitor stock levels and manage costs with sensible ordering.
• Interact with customers to understand catering needs and feedback.
• Assist head chef to ensure health and safety compliance and food safety protocols.
• Develop and manage kitchen budgets and report financial performance.
• Stay updated on culinary trends and incorporate into menus.
• Maintain accurate records of inventory, orders, and processes; ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team management

Food cost management

Food safety knowledge

Adaptability

Job description

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

Qualifications

• 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

Additional Information

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'.