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Head Chef

TN United Kingdom

Ewloe

On-site

GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Head Chef to lead their kitchen team. This exciting role involves delivering mouth-watering menus and ensuring high standards of food quality and hygiene. You will be responsible for mentoring your brigade, managing kitchen operations, and driving commercial success. Join a vibrant and supportive work environment that values individuality and fun, where your culinary expertise will shine. With excellent training programs and a range of well-being benefits, this is an opportunity to grow your career in a dynamic setting. If you have a flair for cooking and a love for creating memorable dining experiences, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Complimentary Health and Wellness Membership
Discount on overnight stays
50% discount on Food and Drink
Excellent training and development
Flexible working hours
Life Insurance
Company Pension scheme
Mental Health support
Anniversary rewards
Discounted Health Cash plan

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in kitchen management and team leadership.
  • Strong understanding of food hygiene and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver food strategy to achieve budgeted returns.
  • Ensure kitchen operations are safe, hygienic, and cost-effective.
  • Lead and mentor kitchen brigade to deliver quality food.

Skills

Kitchen Management
Food Hygiene Regulations
Team Leadership
Communication Skills
Budget Management

Education

Culinary Arts Certification
Health and Safety Training

Job description

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Can you cook up a storm? It’s our talented Chefs who are responsible for delivering mouth-watering menus filled with our customer’s favourites including juicy burgers, skewers, steaks, fish 'n' chips, sandwiches, wraps and more. We are all about relaxed all day dining done well and with quality ingredients. As Kitchen Manager, you own your kitchen. Recruiting, mentoring and inspiring your brigade to deliver good food done great!

Work, Grow, Play! Here at Village Hotel Club we are all about embracing personality, individualism and fun. Forget stuffy hotels built around formality, pomp and ceremony. We create lively, modern spaces for our guests to work, eat, relax, play and exercise. With hotels and leisure clubs Aberdeen to Bournemouth and more opening soon, we rely on you to deliver service that puts us head and shoulders above the competition.

Join us and we can offer you benefits* such as…

  1. Complimentary Health and Wellness Membership at your home Club for you and a family member/ friend worth £1,500 a year.
  2. Discount on all overnight stays at Village Hotels, meaning you can experience our hospitality from £35 with a friend and even grab an excellent breakfast.
  3. Friends and Family discounted stays from £49 including breakfast
  4. 50% discount on Food and Drink purchased on or off shift at any Village Hotel Pub & Grill
  5. 30% discount on and off shift in our Village Hotel Starbucks stores
  6. Excellent training and development including our Rising Stars and Talent Academy programmes
  7. A much more exciting way to train across several areas in the hotels, utilising our exciting Mobile Gaming training platform.
  8. Discounts and cashback offers on many High Street Brands and Supermarkets.
  9. A range of Well-being and Healthcare benefits and monthly well-being programmes for all employees to support your mental health
  10. Putting your Mental Wellbeing first with Mental Health first aiders and up to 2 mental health days to utilise annually.
  11. Financial wellbeing support and salary drawdown via Wagestream
  12. Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering support and counselling
  13. Flexible working hours
  14. A fun, supportive and inclusive work environment with regular team events
  15. Excellent Reward and Recognition Incentive schemes
  16. Anniversary rewards for key milestones of service
  17. Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
  18. Have your birthday off guaranteed
  19. Discounted Health Cash plan and Sick pay Insurance.
  20. A host of BIG People Days to celebrate, reward and recognise our wonderful employees and their local communities.
  21. Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits and pay
  22. Company Pension scheme
  23. Life Insurance

*T&C’s apply based on your contract

As our Head Chef you will:

  1. Deliver the food strategy in order to achieve budgeted commercial returns
  2. Ensure that all aspects of kitchen activity are coordinated to create a professional, safe, hygienic and cost-effective environment.
  3. Establish and use clear lines of communication within the kitchen operations and with Front of House staff
  4. Ensure that food items are delivered, handled, cooked and served to company specification to drive quality and value that ensures great guest experiences
  5. Using the KPIs, benchmark individual team members performance in terms of sales.
  6. Review wage cost and ensure staffing levels are at the appropriate levels to drive conversion and in line with budget
  7. Adhere strictly to food hygiene regulations & H&S procedures according to FRESH, HACCP and EHO directives

Come and be part of something new & something special - Work, Grow & Play the Village Way!

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