Head Chef

Aramark; Dundee; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Head Chef for the High School of Dundee, offering a salary of £28,891 for a full-time role. Responsibilities include managing kitchen operations and catering services, leading a culinary team, maintaining standards, and training staff while ensuring quality food production in a supportive environment. Opportunity for professional growth within a global organization.

Benefits

Employee Benefits Platform with discounts

Life assurance and pension contributions

Fabulous career prospects

Qualifications

• Experience as a Head Chef or Sous Chef.
• Clean Enhanced DBS.
• Experience in an educational environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage kitchen operation and food production quality.
• Train culinary staff and ensure compliance with hygiene standards.
• Handle ordering, stock management, and kitchen policies.

Skills

Culinary skills

Leadership

Stock management

Kitchen hygiene

Training staff

Education

Relevant culinary qualifications

Job description

Your Aramark journey starts here

Job Title:Head Chef (Term Time Role) - 42 Working Weeks + Paid Holiday
Annual salary £28,891.00 (equated over 52.178 weeks)
Location : High School of Dundee, Euclid Cresent, Dundee DD1 1HU

Aramark UK are currently recruiting a Head Chef to join our team working atthe High School of Dundee providing a range of daily catering options to both Junior & Senior School pupils and staff.

You will be responsible for the kitchen operation, cost efficiency and production of innovative quality food in line with agreed budgets to improve sales as well as any Hospitality catering for the school.

Aramark UK are making a work life balance achievable whilst still working in hospitality, cultivating your culinary career with a world leading organisation. Aramark provides world-class contract catering services to our extensive list of clients across the UK, including Defence and Judicial, private industry and Education. We are very lucky to have some of the best Culinary and Catering talent that the UK has to offer working within our teams.

What we offer

• This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, with the occasional Saturday / weekend if required.
• Shifts range between 7am - 3pm generally.
• You will have access to our Employee Benefits Platform - which includes 100's of discounts, including savings on your weekly supermarket shop and weekend treats.
• We also offer a company package including life assurance, pension contributions,
• You will also be joining a great team, with fabulous career prospect and could lead to all sorts of opportunities - we LOVE to promote from within. We are passionate about developing our people and over training and development.

A day in the life of a Head Chef

• Train and leads culinary and kitchen employees to use standard methodology food production technique and ensure quality in final presentation of food.
• Placing orders and menu production, you will be responsible for stock management and managing your P&L.
• Computer literate for basic systems and record completion
• Ensure Kitchen hygiene is maintained, records are completed and any deviances are identified and corrected.
• Identifies the training needs of staff and carries out the relevant training in new procedures, methods of working or use of new equipment and cleaning products.
• Implement any new company policy decisions and train staff accordingly.
• Capability to develop innovative solutions in the most financially efficient way possible.
• Full compliance with operational excellence fundamentals: managing waste, standard menus, recipes and ingredients through handling customer driven menus and labour standards. Understands end to end supply chain and procurement process and systems, ensures only authorised suppliers are used.

You will be set up for success if you have:

• Relevant culinary qualifications
• Previous experience acting as a Head Chef / Sous Chef
• Clean Enhanced DBS.
• Experience in a similar educational environment.
• Can do attitude with a willingness to learn. Proactive in attitude.
  

If this role appeals to you, then apply now and show us the value you will bring.

Job Reference 591238

About Aramark

At Aramark UK, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued and empowered to thrive. As a proud Disability Confident employer, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all abilities and are dedicated to supporting employees with disabilities throughout their career journey.

We ensure our recruitment process is accessible, and reasonable adjustments are available at every stage, from application to interview and employment. If you require any accommodations or have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team - [e-mail]

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