Head Chef

Giraffe; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Giraffe, a vibrant dining restaurant in Birmingham, is seeking a passionate Head Chef to lead a creative kitchen team. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, with a proven track record in a high-volume setting, ready to inspire and deliver exceptional dining experiences.

Benefits

50% Discount for you and 5 friends

Access to discounts via BRG Spark App

Free mortgage advice

Access to advanced pay

Financial & Wellbeing centre access

Healthcare Cashplan

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer A Friend Bonus Scheme

Career development opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Performance-based bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a high-volume, fast-paced professional kitchen.
• Natural leader capable of inspiring a kitchen team.
• Strong understanding of kitchen management and health & safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen team to deliver exceptional dining experiences.
• Manage and maintain high standards of cleanliness and safety.
• Inspire and motivate team members while realizing their potential.

Skills

Leadership

Creativity

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

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Join GiraffeGiraffe is a vibrant casual-dining restaurant serving internationally inspired dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Our journey began in 1998 out of an obsession for food and travel, and our desire to explore and bring back new tastes to share with everyone is stronger than ever.

Located in Grand Central station, you'll find us on the Dining Level with a great open plan restaurant - take a look at the chefs in action! as our Head Chef and take the lead in delivering exceptional dining experiences with a carefully crafted menu. We're seeking a passionate and skilled chef who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can bring creativity and precision to every dish.

Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) is agrowing hospitality groupcommitted to striving to become the Best Restaurant Groupin everything we do. We’reobsessedwith building credibility, going above and beyond, and delivering amemorable guest experienceand an amazing working environment.

At BRG, we live by our core values:
Honest – Acting with integrity in everything we do.
Hardworking – Giving our best, every day.
Hungry – Always striving for growth and excellence.
Heart – Caring deeply about our people, our guests, and our communities.

What do we look for in a Giraffe Head Chef?

• A passion for all things food and a love of cooking
• Ability to work well under pressure
• A natural leader, able to inspire and motivate your team
• A strong understanding of how to run and manage a professional kitchen
• Realising your potential and helping others to achieve theirs
• Pride in achieving the highest levels of cleanliness and health & safety
• Experience of working in a high volume, fast paced professional kitchen environment as a Head Chef or Kitchen Manager is desirable

Benefits to joining Giraffe

• 50% Discount off your total bill for you and 5 friends in all of our brands (T&C's apply)
• Exclusive access to discounts through our BRG Spark App on 1000's of online and high-street retailers, and restaurants
• Access to free Mortgage advice
• Wage stream – Access to advanced pay
• Access to our Financial & Wellbeing centre
• Access to our Healthcare Cashplan
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Refer A Friend Bonus Scheme
• Excellent opportunities for career development across our group of diverse brands
• Flexible working opportunities
• Performance based bonus scheme

If the above sounds like you then we would love to have you as part of our
team!