General information
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We are seeking an Operational optimisation & Development Chef to join our team
This role sits within our Hospitals division, catering for visitors and NHS teams. Taking care of some of the most renowned hospitals in the country, we know that healthy, nutritional food is critical to patient recovery. Distinguished by our warmth of service, our focus is always customer first, which is why nutrition is at the heart of everything we do.
This is a national role with a company car provided
What you'll be doing...
As the Operational optimisation & Development Chef you will drive kitchen efficiency and effectiveness in our retail hospitals through process, menu, and resource optimisation
Key Accountabilities:
1. Creating and implementing standard operating model for our hospital kitchens including to support a move to in house production of some key categories
2. Delivering sales growth and improved profitability through kitchen optimisation and menu engineering
3. Supporting the consistent implementation of concept launches and menu changes and taking accountability for the successful implementation of approved commercial activities
4. Coordinating and optimising seasonal pop ups and concepts
5. To work with the central team to support in the production of menus and concepts to ensure our offer is market leading
6. To support our teams with kitchen and skills training
7. To understand the market in terms of equipment innovations, commercialise these opportunities and launch and scale them across the estate
8. Spend time in operational units to observe and support implementation, developing strong relationships with senior operations teams
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours a week
What can you bring?
In this role:
9. Experience managing a food team across multi-site brands
10. Ability to be a visionary - develop innovative ideas to drive top and bottom line, testing, learning, refining, and operationalising them. Ability to find new ways of doing things, challenge the status quo, and take an entrepreneurial approach (measured risk, high reward)
11. Exceptional attention to detail
12. A creative problem-solving mindset
13. Excellent investigative and diagnostic skills
14. Excellent organisational skills
15. In-depth understanding of the culinary landscape
16. Mentor or manager of wider chef team
17. Experience managing and influencing senior stakeholders and client relationships and the ability to confidently deliver presentations to senior clients and stakeholders
18. Good understanding of the market including competition
19. Ability to focus effort on the most profitable outcomes
20. Ability to work at pace
21. Understanding of operational reality in units, including waste management, equipment, space, and macro store layout
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.
We offer a salary of £43,000 plus a company car and 15% KPI performance-related bonus
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:
22. 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
23. Hybrid Working Model: Collaborate & innovate in the office three days a week while enjoying focused work-from-home days
24. Holiday Allowance: Relax & recharge with 33 days of holiday (including bank holidays)
25. Additional Holiday Purchase Option: Customise your time off by purchasing extra holidays
26. Family Leave: Prioritise family commitments with flexible leave options
27. Paid Charity Leave: Make a positive impact with two additional paid days for charity work
Big Enough for Growth, Small Enough to Connect:
28. Opportunities for career progression while developing a close-knit community
Supporting You Through Life’s Ups & Downs:
29. Access mental health support & comprehensive wellbeing benefits
Keeping Finances & Wellbeing in Mind:
30. Life assurance, workplace pension schemes, discounts, cashback, entertainment, leisure discounts, & a cycle to work scheme
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:
31. Workplaces & Office Space
32. Sporting Venues & Stadiums
33. Attraction & Heritage Sites
34. Public Sector & Defence
35. Health, Care & Hospitals
36. 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!
Elior Celebrates EqualityOur aim is to celebrate a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, continuing to make Elior a great place to work!
Every colleague has a distinctive set of values, skills, and aspirations. To ensure that we attract, develop, and retain best people from the widest possible talent pool we're committed to providing an inclusive environment where our colleagues fulfil their potential and have the opportunity to succeed.
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