Executive Chef (3 Month FTC)

JR United Kingdom; Bedford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in workplace and facility management is seeking an Executive Chef to innovate and enhance the food offering for its clients. This role involves evaluating service changes, leading a team, and ensuring compliance with standards while driving food quality and trends.

Qualifications

• Senior chef experience.
• Drives results with the ability to coach and mentor chefs and their skills.
• Experience in the involvement of tendering for new business.

Responsibilities

• Understand, develop and implement current food trends and ideas.
• Identify areas of craft development and implement required training.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant policies related to food safety.

Skills

Passion for food and service

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Commercial understanding supported by proven track record

Education

7061/7062 or equivalent qualifications in food preparation and production

Minimum of Level 3 food hygiene or equivalent

Job description

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We are currently recruiting for an Executive Chef to continually develop the food offer for ISS Food Services and deliver innovation to our clients, establish new food concepts that are relevant to the business needs, mobilisation of new contracts, craft training, inspiring the team and develop in line with business growth and ISS Food Services strategy.

Job Description

As the Executive Chef you will evaluate proposed and required changes to services identifying financial, personnel and operational performance implications prior to confirmation and implementation of service changes.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand, develop and implement current food trends and ideas into the business.
• Identify areas of craft development, and implement any training required.
• Develop a culture of sharing best practice and elevating the food standards of ISS Food Services.
• Ensure that nominated suppliers are being used to provide the relevant supplies.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant policies and procedures in relation to food safety, operations management, recruitment.

Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications

• Senior chef experience.
• Drives results with the ability to coach and mentor chefs and their skills, supporting development of capability levels and succession planning.
• 7061/7062 or equivalent qualifications in food preparation and production.
• Minimum of Level 3 food hygiene or equivalent.
• Passion for food and service.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Commercial understanding supported by proven track record.
• Experience in the involvement of tendering for new business.

The Company

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste) religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.

If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing [emailprotected]