Head Chef: Lead Kitchen with Balanced Hours

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Chigwell; In loco; GBP 33.000 - 36.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Free meals

onsite parking

Blue Light Card

Pension contribution

Wellbeing support

Descrizione del lavoro

Elysium Healthcare Limited is seeking a Head Chef at Lakefield Neurological Centre, Chigwell, to lead the catering team, plan menus, and ensure high standards for staff and service users. You’ll manage dietary needs, budgets, and training in a calm, social work environment.

Enjoy a five-day week with evenings off, a supportive employer, and opportunities for development while delivering meals to staff and residents in a hospital-like setting.

Competenze

• GCSE or equivalent English (essential).
• Catering Diploma (City & Guilds/BTEC) and Health & Safety and Food Hygiene Certificates.
• City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent) Basic Food Preparation Cooking.
• Basic Food Hygiene (essential).
• Management/Supervisory Qualification.
• Menu Planning, costing, ordering, stock control and budget experience.

Mansioni

• Coordinating the day-to-day management of the catering team to run an efficient food production service.
• Ensuring that the catering service meets the nutritional and dietary needs of the service users.
• Ensuring the catering service provides meals to staff and company visitors in accordance with the Company policies and procedures.
• Taking the lead in the production of a menu plan, providing a varied diet within budgetary restraints.
• Ensuring that any maintenance and servicing of catering equipment or the environment is reported to Facilities Manager/maintenance.
• Seek feedback, develop and standardise seasonal menu items to ensure nutritious and high-quality food is produced.
• Responding to any reported complaints or incidents, assisting with investigation and referring any unresolved complaints
• Responsible for stock management and equipment in the production areas, reporting issues or concerns.
• Managing efficient staff rotas, plan agency and overtime cover and ensure absences are covered within agreed budgets.
• Assisting in the completion of monthly audits of the catering provision to ensure standards are maintained.

Formazione

GCSE English

Catering Diploma (City & Guilds/BTEC) and Health & Safety and Food Hygiene Certificates

City & Guilds 706/1 and 2 (or equivalent) Basic Food Preparation Cooking

Basic Food Hygiene

Management/Supervisory Qualification

Menu Planning, costing, ordering, stock control and budget experience

Descrizione del lavoro

Elysium Healthcare Limited is seeking a Head Chef at Lakefield Neurological Centre, Chigwell, to lead the catering team, plan menus, and ensure high standards for staff and service users. You’ll manage dietary needs, budgets, and training in a calm, social work environment.

Enjoy a five-day week with evenings off, a supportive employer, and opportunities for development while delivering meals to staff and residents in a hospital-like setting.