Head Chef - Fresh Food Lead & Team Development

Wells & Co.; St. Neots; Remote; GBP 446,000 - 536,000; Full time

Job summary

The Eaton Oak in St Neots is seeking a Head Chef to lead the kitchen and champion premium food quality. You will drive food production to exemplary standards, uphold hygiene and safety, and train the team to deliver outstanding guest service.

We require a current Head Chef with a passion for fresh food and the ability to manage costs, performance, and team development in a busy environment. This on-site role offers a competitive salary and strong seasonal benefits.

Qualifications

• Head Chef with a background in a premium environment and passion for fresh food.
• Ability to deliver excellent standards in a fast-paced and pressurised environment.
• Leadership qualities including motivating your team through regular and engaging team meetings and briefs.
• A role model and a vision to inspire the kitchen team.
• Ability to deal with poor performers in a fair and constructive way.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all food production ensuring that food is prepared to an exemplary standard.
• Overall accountability for hygiene and health and safety within the kitchen.
• Ensuring all team members are trained and aware of how food is stored, rotated and disposed of and monitoring their adherence.
• To ensure that food and labour costs are effectively managed in order to achieve a strong food margin and labour within budget.
• Responsible for the recruitment, training, coaching and development of the kitchen team to ensure the delivery of excellent food quality and guest satisfaction.
• To training and coach the front of house team to ensure they have a good knowledge of all menu items to so that our guest service is of the highest standards.
• Ensure that company policies and procedures are followed by checking Food Safety and Health & Safety daily and Business Due Diligence on a weekly basis.
• Complete daily and weekly stock checks and ensure that all invoices are processed daily and accounted for.

Skills

Head Chef

Leadership

Staff motivation

Communication

Job description

The Eaton Oak in St Neots is seeking a Head Chef to lead the kitchen and champion premium food quality. You will drive food production to exemplary standards, uphold hygiene and safety, and train the team to deliver outstanding guest service.

We require a current Head Chef with a passion for fresh food and the ability to manage costs, performance, and team development in a busy environment. This on-site role offers a competitive salary and strong seasonal benefits.