Head Chef

Elior; Sherborne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Elior as a Head Chef in Sherborne! Lead a dedicated team within an award-winning catering service, ensuring culinary excellence and operational efficiency in a supportive environment. Enjoy generous rewards, benefits, and opportunities for career progression with a focus on enriching lives.

Benefits

FREE On-Site Lunches

Flexible Working

28 days holiday

Paid Charity Leave

Life assurance

Workplace pension schemes

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience as Head Chef or Sous Chef ready for their next step.
• Proven leadership ability with a proactive, hands-on approach.
• Catering experience essential with chef skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing and supporting a catering team.
• Controlling food stocks within budget.
• Ensuring team communications and relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Customer Service Excellence

Culinary Skills

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Are you a passionate Head Chef? If so, we’d love you to join our team at Platinum Skies Retirement Village in Sherborne!

This role sits within our award-winning brand, Caterplus , one of the UK's leading catering services specialising in the care sector. Making a difference to local people, we pride ourselves on crafting superb environments for the over 55 community. By contributing to our customer's social life & fostering friendships, our quality & locally sourced food is matched only by the warmth of our

What you'll be doing...

As a Head Chef you will be proactively managing and supporting a catering team as well as creating a platform for financial growth through cost control and culinary excellence.

Responsibilities:

Recruiting, training, supporting and people development to deliver an efficient, high quality service to Elior UK, customer and client

Maintaining, ordering and controlling food stocks within budget

Ensuring ongoing team communications, including building internal and external relationships, management reporting and client liaison to enable operational excellence

Accountable for COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal regulations, environmental policies and duty of care to customer and colleagues

Working Pattern: 5 days out of 7, 40 hours per week

What can you bring?

In this role:

Proven leadership ability with a proactive, hands-on approach

Genuine interest in customer service excellence

Focused on the front line

Catering experience essential with chef skills

2+ years experience as Head Chef or Sous Chef ready for their next step

Our way of saying thank you...

At Elior, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel appreciated & rewarded, which is why we offer generous rewards & benefits in exchange for your dedicated efforts.

FREE On-Site Lunches: Enjoy complimentary lunches, saving you time & money while ensuring you stay nourished & energised throughout the day.

Support Your Way of Life:

Flexible Working: We offer full-time & part-time roles, with varying shift patterns across the business. Allowing colleagues the flexibility to balance their personal & professional commitments

Relax & recharge with 28 days holiday, increasing to 31 days after two years service

Family Leave: Prioritise family commitments with flexible leave options

Paid Charity Leave: Make a positive impact with two additional paid days for charity work

Big Enough for Growth, Small Enough to Connect:

Opportunities for career progression while developing a close-knit community

Supporting You Through Life’s Ups & Downs:

Access mental health support & comprehensive wellbeing benefits

Keeping Finances & Wellbeing in Mind:

Life assurance, workplace pension schemes, discounts, cashback, entertainment, leisure discounts, & a cycle-to-work scheme

Why it’s great to work for us...

Elior is a multi-award-winning people business and one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, with over 10,000 colleagues operating across a diverse range of sectors including:

Workplaces & Office Space

Sporting Venues & Stadiums

Attraction & Heritage Sites

Public Sector & Defence

Health, Care & Hospitals

Schools, Colleges & Universities

Along with our purpose of enriching lives everywhere, every day, we’re committed to an inclusive culture and want our people to feel appreciated, supported, and fulfilled.

That’s why 85% of colleagues tell us how proud they are to work for us!

Elior Celebrates EqualityOur aim is to celebrate a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, continuing to make Elior a great place to work!

Every colleague has a distinctive set of values, skills, and aspirations. To ensure that we attract, develop,and retain best people from the widest possible talent pool we're committed to providing an inclusive environment where our colleagues fulfil their potential and have the opportunity to succeed.

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