Key Responsibilities
1. Create, manage and develop an overall vision and plan for all food operations and outlets.
2. Work as part of the senior team in developing the culinary strategy and offers on an ongoing basis.
3. Work closely with your Head Chef to clearly set expectations, duties and workflows across the kitchen team.
4. Drive a positive, collaborative and professional culture across your team.
5. Work with the Marketing Manager and Contract Director to develop and deliver an exciting engagement plan that includes pop-ups, interactive cooking sessions, and events.
6. Source ingredients for menus and work with suppliers and central team colleagues to ensure the best products and availability for our menus.
7. Work alongside the Hospitality & Events Manager and Contract Director to develop and deliver an excellent commercial conference menu and event experience.
8. Manage a first-class health and safety culture by embracing Compass tools and ways of working, ensuring the team follows all health and safety procedures.
9. Maintain a safe, clean and organized kitchen on a day-to-day basis, ensuring paperwork is completed correctly and all staff training is up to date.
10. Work with the HR administrator to manage people performance, absence, and reward.
11. Develop an apprenticeship program.
12. Keep all records up to date in relation to people.
13. Produce rosters in advance using Our Time to process schedules and payroll.
14. Ensure waste management solutions are implemented and followed to reduce waste across all areas and achieve budgeted GP targets.
15. Produce rotas in line with business needs to achieve budgeted labour costs.
16. Produce menu specifications and train teams to produce all menus to specifications.
17. Ensure purchasing volumes are in line with business needs.
18. Use Symphony to analyze sales, trends, and volumes and make recommendations to the contract director on any changes that would benefit the business.
Qualifications and Skills
1. Expert culinary skills.
2. Experience in a Head or Exec Chef role.
3. Minimum NVQ Lvl3 in professional cookery or equivalent.
4. Minimum Intermediate food hygiene/Level 3.
5. An experienced people-manager within a senior kitchen role.
6. Influential leadership skills, able to inspire others.
7. Business management within a kitchen environment, working to budgets, targets, and deadlines.
8. A pragmatic, organized and collaborative approach to your work.
9. A full, clean UK driving license.
Additional Skills
1. Microsoft proficient – use of Outlook, Teams, and Excel.
2. Knowledge of a contract catering environment.
3. Experience in payroll software and stock management systems.
Benefits
1. Free meals whilst on shift.
2. Free tea and coffee.
3. Free on-site gym membership.
4. Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com, and many more.
5. Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, and many more.
6. Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP and wider healthcare benefits.
7. Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favorite blockbuster.
8. Regular emails filled with the best discounts and savings available.
9. Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands.
10. Unwind with us with free wellness, mindfulness, and exercise classes.
11. You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families.
12. Contributory pension scheme.
13. Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes.
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