Head Chef

BaxterStorey; Billingham; On-site; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Head Chef and showcase your culinary talents in an inspiring environment! This role offers a chance to lead a dedicated team, innovate menus, and deliver exceptional food service. With a focus on personal growth, you'll have access to bespoke training opportunities and the chance to make a significant impact in the food service industry. If you are passionate about food and hospitality, this is the perfect opportunity to elevate your career and create memorable dining experiences.

Benefits

28 Days Holiday

Birthday Off

Enhanced Maternity Leave

Free Meals on Shift

Pension and Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Bespoke Training Opportunities

Discounts via HAPI App

Qualifications

• Experience as an Exec Chef or Head Chef in catering, events, or hotels.
• Strong communication and supervisory skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team to meet financial targets and maintain standards.
• Develop menus and ensure quality catering services.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

Culinary Skills

Financial Management

Menu Development

Customer Service

Education

Culinary Arts Degree

Food Safety Certification

Job description

We have fantastic opportunity to join our team in Stockton on our day shift.

Predominantly Monday to Friday

40 Hours per week up to £34000 per annum

This is a fantastic opportunity for an inspirational and enthusiastic Head Chef to make a name for themselves within the food service industry.

In return we offer support and development to grow within our business alongside a competitive salary

• Salary - £34000per annum
• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• Plus your birthday off
• 24 weeks' enhanced maternity leave
• Secondary carerleave
• Wedding/commitment day leave.
• Free meals on shift.
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
• Pension and life insurance.
• Discounts available from HAPI app, from high street shops to holidays & cinema.
• Access to employee assistance programme.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Calling all culinary connoisseurs that are OBSESSED about food, we need you! If you have an insatiable appetite for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create food that delights customers and clients, then look no further. At BaxterStorey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish, your talents can shine and we wholeheartedly believe in nourishing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve, refine their craft and create a development partnership together to ensure professional growth opportunities.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Head Chef to make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be a part of setting the new standard for workplace hospitality.

Job Description

This is a seven-day operation requiring a Head Chef with preferably multi-site experience to deliver a multi-million pound turnover operation. We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who can inspire and lead our great team and share their wealth of experience.

WHAT WILL KEEP YOU BUSY:

• Ensure that the location achieves, as a minimum, the financial targets agreed with the client in line with the budget
• Monitor the work of all the staff and carry out appraisals, recognise training needs and potential as appropriate
• Hold team meetings on a regular basis to communicate targets, standards required and company and client information
• Work with your GeneralManager to prepare budgets; achieve and maintain the food cost in accordance with the budget
• Develop and evolve all client’s services at location, ensuring regular adjustments and improvements are both recommended and implemented

Qualifications

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE:

• Thrive on getting the best out of people and maximising commercial opportunities
• Fresh ideasmenus
• Draw satisfaction from managing, training and supporting a team
• Provide a professional catering service, ensuring that company standards are maintained and that Client expectations are met
• Previous experience in an Exec Chef or Head Chef role ideally Contract Catering, Events or Hotel / Conferencing
• Strong understanding of report writing and financial management.
• Excellent supervisory and communication skills
• Good delegation and influencing skills
• Able to demonstrate your analytical approach to problem solving
• Ability to display a real passion for food and customer service
• Hands on approach

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.

Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce.

The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each team memberto feel respected and able to give their best.

And to support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ED&I (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.