About the Role
Head Chef @ New Opening! Hithes London City Airport
If you're passionate about food and travel, you've come to the right place. We are the Global food travel experts, and we have something delicious for everyone. Whether you're flying, taking a train, or just passing by, we have the best food and drink options for you.
We work with more than 500 brands, from our own creations like Upper Crust, Millie’s Cookies, Café Local and Beer House, to well-known franchises like M&S, Starbucks, Burger King, The Breakfast Club & BrewDog.
As a Head Chef, you'll be rewarded with a competitive salary of £42,000 p.a. and enjoy:
Free meal on shift
Tax free shopping
Colleague discount - up to 50%
Flexible working
Management bonus scheme
Help@Hand - which includes access to digital GPs, 24/7 helpline for you & family
Wellbeing support through Retail Trust and family friendly leave
Variety of networks to support you, Neurodiversity, LGBTQ and many more
Life assurance
Apprenticeships and ongoing development opportunities
Share incentive plan (SIP)
We're looking for an Inspirational Leader to join our kitchen team @ New Opening! Hithes. You'll have the opportunity to make a difference every day, as you lead your team and business to deliver exceptional customer service and operational excellence.
As a Head Chef, you will:
Recruit and train the best people for your team, ensuring they have the capability to deliver above and beyond in their role by developing their operational and leadership skills.
Coach your team to be passionate and knowledgeable about the products in your unit, building its brand and providing customers with the right range, quality, and service to ensure they keep coming back.
Review the kitchen’s performance against budget/target and implement sensible solutions that help drive profitable sales
Ensure compliance with the mandatory and brand specific training for all colleagues working in the kitchen
Adherence to all food safety, health and safety and other relevant legislation
Ensure the food served meets the company specifications
You build strong stakeholder management and trusted relationships and with our clients and partners.
The safety of your colleagues is your top priority, and you ensure your unit is always trading legally by coaching the team to use all security tools available to provide a safer place to work.
Please note that London City Airport location is a secure environment, if successful you’ll have to provide references to cover the last 5 years and undergo a criminal record check to comply with airport regulations.
SSP are proud to be an equal opportunity employer who seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals from a variety of backgrounds, skills and perspectives.
Start the best part of your journey with us!