Head Chef

Medirest Signature; Hexham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading café as a Head Chef where you will lead a dedicated kitchen team, design innovative menus, and ensure high standards of food quality. Enjoy attractive working hours with no evening shifts and only three weekends per month. The role offers opportunities for professional growth in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity pay

Enhanced annual leave

Company pension scheme

Digital GP

Award-winning wellbeing website

Employee Assistance Programme

Life assurance

Qualification loans

Professional subscriptions

Discounts and cashback offers

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Head Chef or in a similar leadership role in catering.
• Strong culinary skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Design and update menus with innovative dishes.
• Lead and manage a dedicated kitchen team.
• Oversee kitchen operations, including inventory and compliance.

Skills

Culinary skills

Leadership

Team management

Innovation

Job description

Job Title - Head Chef

Full Time | Permanent

Salary – up to £35,806 per annum, depending on experience

Location – Café on The Water, Hanningfield, Chelmsford

Welcome to our beautiful Café on the Water, where we pride ourselves on offering a delightful culinary experience in a picturesque setting. We are seeking a creative, driven, and passionate Head Chef to join our team and lead our kitchen to new heights.

As our Head Chef, you will take full leadership of the kitchen, bringing your expertise and creativity to our breakfast and lunch menus. Your responsibilities will include designing and updating menus with innovative and delicious dishes, leading and managing a dedicated kitchen team, and ensuring high standards of food quality and hygiene. You will oversee kitchen operations such as inventory management, ordering supplies, and maintaining equipment, while ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Additionally, you will collaborate with café management to create seasonal specials and promotional menus.

We offer attractive working hours with no evening shifts and only 3 out of 4 weekends required. You will find a supportive and friendly work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development.

We are looking for someone with proven experience as a Head Chef or in a similar leadership role in catering. Strong culinary skills, excellent leadership and team management abilities, and a passion for creating innovative dishes are essential. Knowledge of health and safety regulations and the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment are also required.

At Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity. We encourage and welcome all applications, as we believe in being an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse community within our teams and organization. We support various colleague network groups, including Rainbow Support Network (LGBT+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM), and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity).

About us

At NWG, we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a great place to work for all. We value diversity, inclusion, and equity, encouraging you to bring your full self to work. We are committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.

We recognize that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description; however, if you possess some of the skills, we encourage you to apply.

NWG at a glance:

Our purpose is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come.

We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.

We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently to maintain a sustainable and resilient business.

Our vision is to be the national leader in sustainable water and wastewater services.

Our core values guide who we are, what we do, and how we do it.

Our benefits

We’re a great place to work because of our amazing colleagues. To thank you, we offer a range of benefits, including:

• Enhanced maternity pay
• Enhanced annual leave with additional leave for Christmas and New Year’s Eve
• Company pension scheme
• Digital GP
• Award-winning wellbeing website
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance
• Qualification loans
• Professional subscriptions
• Buy and sell annual leave
• Discounts and cashback offers