Head Chef – Resident-Focused Menus & Team Leader

Runwood Care Homes; Chelmsford; Vor Ort; GBP 38.000 - 48.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

28 days paid holiday

Weekly pay

Pension scheme

Blue Light Card

Employee Assistance Scheme

Induction and training

Free DBS check and uniform

NVQ funding

Career progression

Employee of the Month

Zusammenfassung

Runwood Homes is seeking a proactive Head Chef to join our Hospitality team in England. You will deliver hotel and restaurant standard meals with full autonomy over menus, while engaging with residents in menu creation and maintaining budget controls.

Responsibilities include leading kitchen staff, managing stock, ensuring safety and quality, and liaising with management to meet dietary requirements and maintain high customer satisfaction. Excellent leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in a catering environment.
• Strong understanding of dietary and nutritional requirements.
• Intermediate/Advanced Food Hygiene certificate and HACCP knowledge.
• Experience achieving food margins and costing menus.

Aufgaben

• Lead kitchen team to deliver meals to a high standard within budget.
• Train and develop staff, ensuring safety and compliance.
• Manage stock and costs, maintaining food margins.
• Liaise with residents to incorporate preferences into menus.
• Ensure food safety, HACCP adherence, and health and safety policies.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Budgeting

Staff training

Menu planning

Food hygiene knowledge

Communication

Dietary requirements understanding

Ausbildung

Intermediate/Advanced Food Hygiene certificate

HACCP knowledge

Jobbeschreibung

Runwood Homes is seeking a proactive Head Chef to join our Hospitality team in England. You will deliver hotel and restaurant standard meals with full autonomy over menus, while engaging with residents in menu creation and maintaining budget controls.

Responsibilities include leading kitchen staff, managing stock, ensuring safety and quality, and liaising with management to meet dietary requirements and maintain high customer satisfaction. Excellent leadership and communication are essential.