Head Chef

Scattergoods Agency; Alton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A beautiful fresh food led Pub near Alton is seeking a Head Chef to lead their kitchen operations. This role offers the creative freedom to design menus, alongside a competitive salary, gratuities, and various benefits in a vibrant dining environment.

Benefits

Tips

Meals on duty

30% discount on food and drink

Uniform provided

Creative freedom to design menus

Qualifications

• Experience as a Head Chef in a busy cook-to-order environment.
• Ability to create and cost menus.
• Knowledge of H&S and Food Hygiene legislation.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining high food hygiene levels and adhering to regulations.
• Managing kitchen staff and all kitchen operations.
• Creating exciting menus and controlling food budgets.

Skills

Food Hygiene Standards

Menu Costing

Team Management

Creativity in Dish Creation

Job description

Our client, a beautiful fresh food led Pub near Alton, Hampshire are currently looking to recruit their Head Chef.

The Pub serves modern European food created from fresh seasonal ingredients.

This is an amazing opportunity for a Head Chef who really wants to make their mark, create their own exciting menus, work with fresh produce and run the kitchen operation.

This position offers a great salary plus gratuities + benefits such as:
- Tips
- Meals on duty
- 30% discount of food and drink
- Uniform
- Freedom to create menus

Key responsibilities as Head Chef include:
-Maintaining high food hygiene levels while always adhering to food safety regulations.
-Recruiting and managing the kitchen team and running all aspects of the kitchen
-Preparing for service and helping to run a smooth service
-delivering exceptional financial performance for the kitchen
-Completing daily invoices
-Stock control, dealing with suppliers and deliveries
-Creating exciting menus and costing them
-Food and labour budgets are controlled
-Focused on delivering amazing fresh food daily.

You should have previous experience as a Head Chef working with quality fresh food in a busy cook to order environment. You should have a flair for creating new and exciting dishes, be fully conversant with all H&S and Food Hygiene legislation, be able to write and cost menus, train and develop new team members; and have a calm attitude within a pressurised environment.

If you are looking for an exciting new Head Chef opportunity then this could be the perfect role for you!



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