Head Chef

Harri; Egham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday day off

Michelin masterclasses

Development courses

Discounts & cashback

Cycle-to-work

Freedom Friday

Free lunch

Mental Health App access

Enhanced parental leave

Fertility leave

Grandparent leave

Job summary

BM Caterers seeks an experienced Head Chef to join our team from mid-November, working Monday to Friday (40 hours per week). You’ll recruit, lead and develop your own kitchen team, ensuring our standards are met and GP targets achieved while delivering seasonal, nutritious menus.

You’ll collaborate with General Managers to align our Foodie culture with client goals, participate in professional development, and engage with customers to inspire ideas and maximise sales.

Qualifications

• Proven kitchen management experience.
• Strong leadership and coaching abilities.
• Excellent communication with team and clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the kitchen team to deliver seasonal menus.
• Ensure standards, quality and GP targets are met across sites.
• Collaborate with General Managers to align Foodie culture with client goals.

Skills

Team leadership

Menu development

Kitchen management

Communication

Job description

We’re a multi award-winning contract catering company, with a team of trained foodies serving over 45,500 satisfied customers every day. We now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Head Chef to join our team.

This is a Head Chef position available from mid-November to work from Monday to Friday (40 hours per week).

You’re inspired by the ingredients you work with to create seasonal, balanced and nutritious menus. You’ll recruit, lead, manage and develop your own team, using your proven kitchen management experience and engaging communication skills. Ensuring our standards are met or exceeded, you’ll work with each site team to keep food innovation firmly on the agenda and achieve excellent GPs. You will work with a group of General Managers to buildand maintain the relationship between our company’sFoodie cultures and the goals of our clients.

Being a part of our culture of learning is important at BM Caterers. That’s why you’ll attend our forums andlead craft workshops - to keep up-to-date with food innovation across the company as well as understanding the trends on the High Street. Continuous development extends to your team too, and you’ll provide the strong leadership and coaching needed to keep standards and performance at the highest level, always encouraging new initiatives.

Being in the kitchen doesn’t mean you won’t see your customers. We expect you to interact regularly with the people who enjoy our food – to measure success and gain inspiration for new ideas and to maximise sales with our concepts and innovations.

Our benefits include:

• An annual day off for your birthday!
• Monthly masterclasses with Michelin-starred chefs.
• Fully funded development courses ranging from levels 2 to 7.
• Discounts and cashback at a wide variety of retail and leisure outlets.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• Freedom Friday – a paid day off to volunteer at a charity of your choice.
• Free lunch every workday!
• 24/7 access to the Mental Health Charter App.
• Enhanced parental leave benefits.
• Paid leave for fertility treatments.
• Grandparent leave to support your loved ones with their new arrival.

Explore all benefits and more by visiting BM Caterers website