Head Chef

Grosvenor Casino; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a passionate Head Chef at a leading casino operator in the UK. This role is perfect for culinary enthusiasts who thrive in a dynamic kitchen environment. You will lead a talented kitchen brigade, crafting delicious and memorable dishes while ensuring the highest standards of food safety and quality. With a focus on innovation and teamwork, you will have the chance to implement new ideas for menu development and revenue generation. Join a vibrant team dedicated to providing exceptional dining experiences in a lively casino setting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Head Chef or similar role in a busy kitchen.
• Strong understanding of food safety and hygiene regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen team to deliver high-quality culinary experiences.
• Manage stock control and ensure profitability of the kitchen.

Skills

Culinary Skills

Leadership

Stock Control

Menu Development

Customer Service

Education

Culinary Arts Degree

Food Safety Certification

Job description

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Company Description

Grosvenor is the leading Casino operator in the UK and our venues offer the very best quality gaming and leisure experience in an environment committed to safer gambling. We aim to excite and entertain all our customers giving them a memorable experience they will want to return for.

Company Description

Grosvenor is the leading Casino operator in the UK and our venues offer the very best quality gaming and leisure experience in an environment committed to safer gambling. We aim to excite and entertain all our customers giving them a memorable experience they will want to return for.

Our casinos are an exciting and rewarding place to work with roles across all aspects of gaming and customer service with opportunities to develop your existing skills and learn new ones. If you want to build a career in casinos that’s fine with us; as the largest operator in the UK, we have lots of opportunity and structured development programmes.

At Grosvenor we are a 24/7 operation committed to safer gambling for our customers and building and inclusive, diverse and engaged team.

Job Description

Grosvenor Casino, Southend

Are you a natural foodie, and you have always found yourself in your element in a kitchen? Grosvenor Casino is looking for a Head Chef to bring together all the ingredients for culinary success in our Casino. We would like our Head Chef to lead the way in creating a venue of choice by delivering tasty, homely food through leadership of the kitchen brigade. We love new ideas for revenue generation, profitability and challenge the status quo!

You will;

• Acknowledge, welcome and assist customers
• Live our values of Service, Teamwork, Ambition, Responsibility and Solutions
• Collaborate and work as part of the wider casino management team
• Recruit, train, develop and retain chefs and kitchen personnel; creates plans for the team by agreed objectives and goals in appraisals and reviews
• Responsible for stock control and achieving business GP margins
• Schedules and organizes regular menu taste panels for the FOH team
• Manages and meets the expectations of the NSF, EHO and relevant audits
• Review of menus and feedback to the FB team in head office
• All menus are delivered to brand standards and menu specification

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitality

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