Lead Chef & Menu Innovator — 40h/Week

Compass Group UK; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurest is seeking an ambitious Chef to join our full-time team (40 hours per week) delivering exceptional food experiences for our clients within Compass Group UK&I.

You will prepare high-quality food, oversee menu changes, identify opportunities to improve our services, listen to customer feedback, and lead a kitchen team while ensuring hygiene and health-and-safety standards. Shifts are typically 5 days out of 7.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds 706/1 & 706/2 or NVQ equivalent required.
• Food Hygiene certificate required.
• Experience supervising a kitchen team in a similar chef role.

Responsibilities

• Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our clients and customers
• Overseeing and implementing menu changes
• Identifying opportunities to improve our food services
• Listening to customer feedback to continuously improve services
• Supporting creation of new menus and creative concepts
• Representing Eurest and maintaining a positive brand image
• Monitoring inventories to keep kitchens well-stocked
• Overseeing kitchen cleaning to maintain hygiene standards
• Complying with Food Handling, Hygiene and Health and Safety regulations

Skills

Team supervision

Customer service

Flexible work approach

Education

City & Guilds 706/1 & 706/2 or NVQ equivalent

Food Hygiene certificate

Job description

Eurest is seeking an ambitious Chef to join our full-time team (40 hours per week) delivering exceptional food experiences for our clients within Compass Group UK&I.

You will prepare high-quality food, oversee menu changes, identify opportunities to improve our services, listen to customer feedback, and lead a kitchen team while ensuring hygiene and health-and-safety standards. Shifts are typically 5 days out of 7.