Head Chef - Ashford

Blue Arrow - Southampton Perm Hub; Ashford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Head Chef to lead a dynamic catering team in Ashford. This exciting role involves managing food production while ensuring the highest standards of hygiene and safety. You'll enjoy a balanced work-life with limited late nights and no Christmas shifts, allowing you to focus on your culinary passion without sacrificing family time. Join a supportive environment that values teamwork and inclusivity, and make a difference in the lives of those you serve with delicious, nutritious meals.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Sous Chef or Head Chef in a mid-to-large scale dining environment.
• Excellent knowledge of food hygiene and handling complex dietary requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Chefs & Catering Assistants, organizing rotas and setting objectives.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene standards and manage dietary requirements.

Skills

Sous Chef experience

Leadership skills

Food hygiene knowledge

Organizational skills

Understanding of food mass production

Education

City & Guilds 7061/2 or equivalent

Level 3 Food Safety and Allergen Management

Job description

Job Description
Job Role - Head Chef
Rate of pay - £34,096.11
Hours - 45 hours per week
Location - Ashford

About the role
* Earn £34,096.11 (live off rate) per annum (our pay system is bench marked, transparent and fair)

* Full Time Permanent Contract

Use your catering skills to fuel adventure

A Head Chef position like no other…
What could be more important than fuelling the next generation for adventure? Our catering team are proud to serve tasty & nutritious meals, combining reassuring favourites and new cuisines to keep the adventure going. Our centralised team provides all the recipes, enabling you and your team to focus on executing our proven menus; delivering delicious as well as safe food by ensuring all health and safety, allergen safety & food safety standards are followed.
You will work limited late nights, with a Friday or Saturday evening off most weeks (especially outside of our peak season) and no working over Christmas - this could be the perfect role to progress your career in catering without sacrificing that all important social and family time!

As Head Chef, you'll be reporting to the Catering Manager, and responsible for managing a team of Chefs & Catering Assistants; organising rotas, setting clear objectives and identifying any training needs. You will also ensure your team is following procedures to maintain exemplary levels of food hygiene, and confidently managing complex dietary requirements. Alongside managing financial aspects of the catering operation, production planning, waste and stock management.

Is this you?
* Experience as a Sous Chef/Head Chef in a mid-to-large scale dining environment

* Has experience and understanding of food mass production

* A confident leader of people with strong organisational and decision-making skills

* Excellent knowledge of food hygiene & handling complex dietary requirements including allergies and intolerance's

* You will hold your City & Guilds 7061/2 (or equivalent) and Level 3 or above in Food Safety and Allergen Management

Above all, it's our core values of FUN, SAFETY, QUALITY, INCLUSIVELY, TEAMWORK and RESPECT that unite us.

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.