Head Chef - Barbican Centre
Benugo Limited
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Job summary
Qualifications
- Experience in a high volume kitchen is required.
- A strong passion for designing, creating and delivering exceptional dishes is essential.
- Understanding of profit margins, purchasing, budgets, and food costs.
Responsibilities
- Plan, organize, and direct the kitchen team to deliver exceptional food.
- Drive sales and manage costs through responsible ordering.
- Ensure all aspects of food safety and health regulations are met.
- Manage rotas and scheduling according to business needs.
- Coach, train, and develop the team.
- Collaborate with the Executive Chef on menu development.
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Job description
We are looking for an experienced Head Chef to join the team at Benugo Barbican Centre.
The Barbican Kitchen is located within the iconic Barbican Estate in the City of London. Open year-round from 10am to 8pm, Monday to Sunday, it operates as a vibrant Café/Restaurant offering a dynamic and informal dining experience.
The venue features a cold deli and seasonal salad counter, a pizza counter serving freshly made pizzas, and a hot food counter offering a rotating selection of seasonal meat, fish, and vegan dishes, accompanied by a variety of vegetable sides. In addition, there is a street food station with an ever-changing menu inspired by global cuisines.
Service is assisted at the counters, with no table service provided. As such, there is no tronc system in place.
We Offer:
Rate: £46,000 to £48,000 per annum
Contract: Full Time/ Permanent
Shifts: 5 days out of 7, including weekends
About the Head Chef role:
- To plan, organise and direct the kitchen team to deliver exceptional fresh and seasonal food to specification, ensuring that we never compromise on taste and quality
- To drive sales and monitor costs through responsibly ordering via quality and preferred suppliers
- To be responsible for all aspects of food safety, health and safety and COSHH
- To manage rotas and scheduling accordingly to the business needs
- To coach, train and develop the team
- To work closely with the group Executive Chef on menu development
The ideal candidate will be:
- Experienced working within a high volume kitchen
- Passionate about designing, creating and delivering exceptional food dishes
- Commercially aware- i.e understanding or profit margins, purchasing, budgets, labour, food costs
Benugo has built a culture of inclusivity & progression for all employees. Not only have we retained our family-feel culture, but we also offer a range of benefits including:
- Free lunch on shift
- Free tea and coffee at any Benugo location
- A monthly allowance to use at any Benugo location
- Competitive rate
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave pay for when your family is growing
- Company sick leave
- Company annual leave
- Opportunity to develop and further your career within a fast growing an exciting company with a very prestigious list of clients
- Employee discounts at several retailers (via Perkboxapp) & fitness providers
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme & our trained Mental Health First Aiders
If this sounds like the role for you, apply now!
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