Working Pattern: 5 days over 7, 37.5 hours per week, shifts mainly 7:00am - 5:00pm
Location: London, EC1A 7BE
Join our team!
Are you a passionate Head Chef? If so, we’d love you to join our team at St Bartholomew's Hospital!
This role sits within our award-winning brand, Caterplus, one of the UK's leading catering services specialising in the care sector. Making a difference to local people, we pride ourselves on crafting superb environments for the over 55 community. By contributing to our customer's social life & fostering friendships, our quality & locally sourced food is matched only by the warmth of our customer service.
What you'll be doing...
As a Head Chef, you will be proactively managing and supporting a catering team as well as creating a platform for financial growth through cost control and culinary excellence.
Responsibilities:
* Recruiting, training, supporting and people development to deliver an efficient, high quality service to Elior UK, customer and client.
* Maintaining, ordering and controlling food stocks within budget.
* Ensuring ongoing team communications, including building internal and external relationships, management reporting and client liaison to enable operational excellence.
* Accountable for COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal regulations, environmental policies and duty of care to customer and colleagues.
What can you bring?
* Proven leadership ability with a proactive, hands-on approach.
* Genuine interest in customer service excellence.
* Focused on the front line.
* Catering experience essential with chef skills.
* 2+ years experience as Head Chef or Sous Chef ready for their next step.
Our way of saying thank you...
At Elior, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel appreciated & rewarded, which is why we offer generous rewards & benefits in exchange for your dedicated efforts.
FREE On-Site Lunches: Enjoy complimentary lunches, saving you time & money while ensuring you stay nourished & energised throughout the day.
Support Your Way of Life:
* Flexible Working: We offer full-time & part-time roles, with varying shift patterns across the business, allowing colleagues the flexibility to balance their personal & professional commitments.
* Relax & recharge with 28 days holiday, increasing to 31 days after two years service.
* Family Leave: Prioritise family commitments with flexible leave options.
* Paid Charity Leave: Make a positive impact with two additional paid days for charity work.
Big Enough for Growth, Small Enough to Connect:
* Opportunities for career progression while developing a close-knit community.
Supporting You Through Life’s Ups & Downs:
Why it’s great to work for us...
Elior is a multi-award-winning people business and one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, with over 10,000 colleagues operating across a diverse range of sectors including:
* Workplaces & Office Space.
* Sporting Venues & Stadiums.
* Attraction & Heritage Sites.
* Public Sector & Defence.
* Health, Care & Hospitals.
* Schools, Colleges & Universities.
Along with our purpose of enriching lives everywhere, every day, we’re committed to an inclusive culture and want our people to feel appreciated, supported, and fulfilled.
That’s why 85% of colleagues tell us how proud they are to work for us!
Our aim is to celebrate a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, continuing to make Elior a great place to work!
Interested? Click the ‘Apply for this role’ button at the top of this advert.
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