Head Chef

Aramark Ltd; Horsforth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Discounted parking on-site

Discounted gym membership

PerkBox discounts

Life assurance

Job summary

Aramark UK are recruiting a Head Chef to join our team at Leeds Trinity University, Horsforth, Leeds. You will oversee kitchen operations, cost efficiency and the production of innovative menus within budget, driving quality and service excellence.

The role requires a can-do attitude, training staff, managing stock and P&L, and strong computer literacy. Full-time, 40 hours weekly, with a competitive package and benefits including life assurance and pension contributions.

Qualifications

• Relevant culinary qualifications.
• Previous Head Chef experience.
• Clean Enhanced DBS.
• Experience in an educational environment.

Responsibilities

• Train and lead culinary and kitchen staff in standard production techniques and quality.
• Manage stock and P&L, ensuring cost efficiency.
• Maintain staff records, training records, shift checklists and performance data.
• Develop and implement menus and recipes within budgets.
• Coordinate kitchen rotas and lead a team to deliver customer service excellence.

Skills

Head Chef experience

Leadership

Cost control

Food quality

Education

Culinary qualifications

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

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

Aramark UK are currently recruiting a Head Chef to join our team working at Leeds Trinity University, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5HD You will be responsible for the kitchen operation, cost efficiency and production of innovative quality food/menus in line with agreed budgets to improve sales. 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.

A day in the life of a Head Chef:

• Trains and leads culinary and kitchen employees to use standard methodology food production technique and ensure quality in final presentation of food.
• You will be responsible for stock management and managing your P&L.
• Maintains all staff records including training records, shift opening/closing checklists and performance data.
• Computer literate.
• Multi-tasking as well as ability to simplify the agenda for the team is essential.
• 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.
• Managing the team and creating and coordinating kitchen team rotas.
• Empowers team to deliver excellence in customer service.
• Investigates concerns and respond to needs relating to the catering service and takes corrective action.
• 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.

This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday 7am - 3pm, ad hoc weekends. We are offering an annual salary of £33,000 Free meals on duty, discounted parking on-site and discounted gym membership. You will have access to PerkBox - 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, generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy more, and many more perks. 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. We also offer apprenticeship schemes, so that your learning journey can continue.