Head Chef

Harri.com; Enfield; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday day off

Michelin masterclasses

Development courses 2-7

Discounts & cashback at outlets

Cycle-to-work

Freedom Friday – paid volunteering day

Free lunch

Job summary

BM Caterers is seeking an experienced Head Chef to lead a contract catering team and deliver seasonal, nutritious menus. You will recruit, mentor and develop your own kitchen team while working 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, five days a week, across multiple sites.

The role focuses on maintaining high standards, driving innovation, and achieving excellent GP. You’ll work with General Managers to align objectives, foster strong communication, and engage customers to inspire new ideas and maximise sales

Qualifications

• You have proven kitchen management experience and strong leadership to recruit, lead and develop your team.
• You create seasonal, balanced and nutritious menus inspired by ingredients.
• You communicate effectively to ensure standards are met and improve GP performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop your own kitchen team and liaise with General Managers.
• Drive food innovation while maintaining high standards across sites.
• Monitor GP, cost controls and quality to maximise profitability.
• Engage with customers to gain inspiration for menu development and sales growth.

Skills

Kitchen management

Leadership

Team development

Menu planning

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 to work 5 days out of 7 - 7AM to 3:30PM (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.

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