Head Chef - Nutritious, Resident-Centric Menus

Runwood Care Homes; Battlesbridge; Presencial; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

28 days holiday

Weekly pay

Pension

Blue Light discounts

Family EAS

Induction & training

DBS & uniform

NVQ funding

Career progression

Employee of the Month

Descripción de la vacante

Runwood Homes is recruiting a Head Chef to lead the in-house catering team across our residential care settings in England. You will create nutritious, flavourful menus with input from residents and manage the kitchen to deliver hotel-standard meals without long shifts.

You will oversee budgeting, stock, training, food safety (HACCP) and menu costing, while guiding staff to meet high quality and resident satisfaction. This role offers growth within the company and a supportive team environment.

Formación

• Leadership and team management experience in catering.
• Experience creating nutritious menus with costing.
• Understanding of special dietary requirements and nutrition.

Responsabilidades

• Work within the agreed company budget.
• Ensure all kitchen staff are trained on dish specification and budget control.
• Manage the stock in the kitchen.
• Inspire and motivate the team to meet food specifications and resident satisfaction.
• Lead by example, setting pace and standards.
• Meet monthly with management to ensure dietary requirements are met.
• Train and develop the team to deliver food to specification.
• Ensure food is cooked to a safe temperature and taste-tested.
• Ensure storage of food meets health and safety requirements.
• Deliver kitchen standards as identified on the kitchen audit.
• Implement and ensure Health and Safety policy is met, including training.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Team management

Menu planning

Costing

Educación

Intermediate/Advanced Food Hygiene certificate

HACCP knowledge

Descripción del empleo

Runwood Homes is recruiting a Head Chef to lead the in-house catering team across our residential care settings in England. You will create nutritious, flavourful menus with input from residents and manage the kitchen to deliver hotel-standard meals without long shifts.

You will oversee budgeting, stock, training, food safety (HACCP) and menu costing, while guiding staff to meet high quality and resident satisfaction. This role offers growth within the company and a supportive team environment.