Head Chef - New Opening

The Lounges; Andover; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Ein innovatives Restaurant sucht einen leidenschaftlichen Küchenleiter, der frische, hochwertige Zutaten schätzt. In dieser spannenden Rolle sind Sie verantwortlich für die Leitung eines talentierten Küchenteams und die Gewährleistung erstklassiger Küchenstandards. Ihr Engagement für exzellente Kochkunst und Ihre Fähigkeit, ein motiviertes Team zu führen, werden entscheidend sein, um den Gästen ein unvergessliches kulinarisches Erlebnis zu bieten. Diese Gelegenheit bietet nicht nur die Möglichkeit zur persönlichen Weiterentwicklung, sondern auch ein unterstützendes Umfeld, in dem Ihre Kreativität und Leidenschaft für die Gastronomie geschätzt werden.

Benefits

Überstundenvergütung

Mitarbeiteressen

50% Mitarbeiterrabatt

Bezahlte Pausen

28 Tage Urlaub

Erweiterte Elternzeitvergütung

Mitarbeiterfeier

Karriereentwicklungsmöglichkeiten

Erreichbare Boni

Tipps werden gleichmäßig verteilt

Qualifications

• Erfahrung in der Küchenführung und im Umgang mit frischen Zutaten.
• Nachweisliche Fähigkeiten in Hygienepraktiken und Lebensmittelsicherheit.

Responsibilities

• Leitung eines engagierten Küchenteams und Gewährleistung hoher Küchenstandards.
• Zubereitung von Gerichten nach Spezifikation in einer sauberen und sicheren Umgebung.

Skills

Küchenführung

Erfahrung mit frischen Zutaten

Hygienepraktiken

Lebensmittelsicherheit

Schulung und Rekrutierung

Teamführung

Education

Erfahrung als Head Chef oder Küchenmanager

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join our new opening and become part of one of the most successful restaurant groups in the UK.

You love real cooking. We love real cooking. Customers love real cooking. It's a no-brainer so you wonder why so many other places don't do it. We do it, and you'll be doing it with us - fresh, customer led, and with high-quality ingredients. We also love our real people who run Lounges. The person who runs these brilliant people has to be super-brilliant, and that'll be you. Your standards will be as high as ours, but exactly how you do it will be unique to you. You'll be doing it your way. You'll be part of a dedicated, supportive team, working from our flexible all-day menu to give people food that'll make their day. It'll be your responsibility to make each dish to spec, in a clean and safe kitchen, and to follow the lead of your Head Chef to make sure all prep and par is completed for each shift. You'll be helping every customer leave happy. Which they tend to do. Thanks to your great food.

The Good Stuff

• Overtime pay for every hour worked over contracted hours!
• Staff food on every shift
• 50% off staff discount to enjoy outside working hours from day one
• Paid breaks
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) pro rata
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after 2 years service
• The most talked-about staff party in hospitality - Loungefest!
• Competitions and incentives (like jetting off on an all expenses paid trip with one of our suppliers)
• Company pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Power over your pay with Wagestream
• Emotional and practical support via the Licenced Trade Charity
• Great opportunity for personal development and career progression in a fast growing business
• Achievable bonuses
• Tips shared equally across the team, based on hours worked
• Christmas and Boxing Day off!

What you'll bring

• You are probably an existing Head Chef, Kitchen Manager or Sous Chef looking for your first step into a Head Chef role.
• You will have experience of working with fresh ingredients and be able to demonstrate good chef/kitchen skills (food prep hot and cold, cleaning, knife skills, good hygiene practices)
• Your work ethic is rolling your sleeves up and getting stuck in and leading from the front; playing an active role in delivering excellent kitchen and food standards as part of a high performing team.
• Familiar with managing through clear KPIs and making decisions considering labour; stock; food safety requirements plus others.
• You will have worked in kitchen environments where you're required to report on various metrics including GPs; labour/house; food preparation.
• You will have demonstrated successful delivery of training and recruitment for kitchen teams including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs and Sous Chefs.

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