Head Chef

Head Chef - No Evenings

Hinckley

�35,000-�37,000

4 week days and one weekend day

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Head Chef to join our clients new team. As a Head Chef, you will be responsible for overseeing the kitchen operations, supervising the culinary team, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality food to our customers. If you have a strong background in food preparation, team management, and a passion for creating delicious dishes, we would love to hear from you.

The ideal candidate:

• Extensive hands-on kitchen experience in a high volume busy restaurant/catering environment.


• A hands-on Chef/Cook, with exceptionally high standards of service and food presentation, who is willing to operate at the forefront of service.


• Creative flair and up-to-date industry knowledge for producing and pricing menus.


• Staff management, recruitment and training experience.


• Excellent interpersonal and management skills to co-ordinate the kitchen and front of house teams.


• Fully conversant with food hygiene regulations, relevant Health and Safety legislation and have appropriate qualifications.


• A keen eye for cost-control, budgeting, profitability and efficiency.


• Experience of purchasing and stock control.


• Strong organisational and time management skills.

The role includes:

• Responsibility for the production of consistently excellent quality food for this large and busy restaurant


• Work closely with the Restaurant Manager and the Senior Management Team.


• Manage, motivate and develop the food service team to deliver a high standard of food service


• Plan and review menus quarterly, in consultation with the Restaurant Manager and in line with seasonal ingredients.


• Deliver an outstanding service to customers at all times.


• Control and monitor the financial performance of the kitchen to pre-budgeted targets.


• Maintain strict adherence to health and safety regulations, ensuring a clean and organised kitchen


• Control stock levels/stock rotation, all BOH stock, control wastage


• Hiring of new staff


• Work and develop the existing team to grow with the business as well as training new staff