Relief Chef Manager
BaxterStorey
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Benefits offered by this job
Job summary
BaxterStorey is seeking a Relief Chef Manager to cover holidays across Nottinghamshire and surrounding areas. You will travel between locations, owning your own vehicle, and support our teams to ensure exceptional service.
Lead kitchen operations, develop menus, manage costs, and uphold food safety standards. The role offers a competitive salary (£36,000 p.a.) and a range of benefits, with ongoing training and development opportunities within a supportive inclusive environment.
Qualifications
- Proven experience commensurate with the role.
- Excellent creative culinary skills.
- Leadership and team management abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in food cost management.
- Knowledge of food safety and health and safety regulations.
- Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Works according to BaxterStorey core values.
Responsibilities
- Menu planning and execution; oversee food prep and portion control.
- Employee management: recruit, train, supervise kitchen staff.
- Inventory and cost control: manage stock and ordering.
- Customer relations: communicate with customers for catering needs.
- Health and safety compliance: support HSE and maintain safety culture.
- Budget and financial management: manage kitchen budgets and cost savings.
- Menu development and innovation: stay updated on culinary trends.
- Compliance and documentation: maintain records for inventory and processes.
Skills
Job description
- 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
- Plus your birthday off
- 24 weeks enhanced maternity leave
- Secondary carer leave
- Wedding/commitment day leave
- Free meals on shift
- Bespoke training and development opportunities
- Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
- Pension and life insurance
- Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
- Access to employee assistance programme
- Cycle to work scheme
Every day will be a different day in this role where you will be supporting our teams within and outside the Nottinghamshire area. Owning your own vehicle will be essential to be able to operate between our locations where required. As a Relief Chef Manager, you will be covering holidays & sickness, additional support for busy sites, troubleshooting if needed along with assisting the operations teams with projects or key client events.
- 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
- Plus your birthday off
- 3 volunteering days
- 3 days grandparent leave
- 24 weeks enhanced maternity leave
- Secondary carer leave
- Wedding/commitment day leave
- Free meals on shift
- Bespoke training and development opportunities
- Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
- Pension and life insurance
- Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
- Wellbeing hub
- Access to employee assistance programme
- Cycle to work scheme
Are you a culinary connoisseur / gastronomic genius? Do you have an insatiable passion for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create masterful dishes that delight the senses? Yes? Then this is the role for you. At BaxterStorey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish and your talents shine. We wholeheartedly believe that the best food comes from nurturing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve and refine their craft, that's why invest in you to develop your professional growth.
As a member of our team, you will be supported in an inclusive environment that encourages growth and celebrates diversity. We will invest in your development with ongoing training, to ensure that you have the skills and knowledge to thrive in your role, and we guarantee a good work-life balance, because we believe that people excel when they are given the space to take care of themselves.
If you are an inspirational and enthusiastic Chef Manager keen to make a name for yourself within the food service industry, we would love to hear from you!
- Menu Planning and Execution – create and plan menus in accordance with the style and customer preferences of the location. Oversee food preparation and presentation to ensure high-quality dishes, monitoring wastage and portion control
- Employee Management – recruit, train, and supervise all colleagues, including chefs, cooks and front of house. Provide continual guidance, coaching, and performance feedback to kitchen team.
- Inventory and Cost Control – monitor and manage stock levels, sensible approach to ordering supplies
- Customer Relations - Interact with customers to understand their specific catering needs and preferences and maintain an open channel of communication to address any concerns or requirements. Consistently seeking feedback is key to success
- Health and Safety Compliance – support the head chef to ensure adherence to health and safety regulations and food safety protocols/policies. Create an environment that has safety embedded in the culture
- Budget and Financial Management – develop and manage kitchen budgets, report on financial performance and implement any cost savings required without impacting delivery of excellence
- Menu Development and Innovation – stay updated on culinary trends and incorporate new ideas into menus
- Compliance and Documentation - maintain accurate records of inventory, orders, and food preparation processes and ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements
- Proven experience commensurate with role.
- Excellent creative culinary skills
- Leadership and team management abilities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal relations skills
- Proficiency in food cost management
- Knowledge of food safety and health and safety regulations
- Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced environment
- Works according to the BaxterStorey core values
For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that's an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.
We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.
Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. 'Better' is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.
Join us, and be part of the food revolution!
We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.
We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.
We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.
We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.
Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team.
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