Company Description Head Chef Liverpool Up to £38,000 Monday to Friday Hospitality & Retail 25 % Discount on Clothes & Retail Onsite GymBenefits: 28 Days holiday including bank holidaysPlus your birthday off3 volunteering days3 days grandparent leave.24 week’s enhanced maternity leave.Secondary career leave.Wedding/commitment day leave.Free meals on shift.Bespoke training and development opportunitiesApprenticeships opportunities for all experience levelsPension and life insurance.Discounts available from HAPI app, from high street shops to holidays & cinema.Wellbeing hub.Access to employee assistance programme.Cycle to work scheme.Calling all culinary connoisseurs that are OBSESSED about food, we need you! If you have an insatiable appetite for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create food that delights customers and clients, then look no further. At BaxterStorey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish, your talents can shine and we wholeheartedly believe in nourishing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve, refine their craft and create a development partnership together to ensure professional growth opportunities.We have an exciting opportunity for a collaborative, inclusive and passionate Head Chef to join our team.This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Head Chef to make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be a part of setting the new standard for workplace hospitality.Job Description WHAT WILL KEEP YOU BUSY:Plan, prepare, cook and present food to the standards requiredEnsure that the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers.Control portion size and monitor wasteEnsure supplies are correctly issued, used and accounted for to carry out stock takes and food rotation proceduresMaintain records relating to food production activities and supplier informationEnsure Health and Safety and Food Safety Standards are maintained in line with company policySet objectives and be responsible for the day to day running of the kitchenAssess employee performance and recognise training needs and potential as appropriate.Hold team meetings on a regular basis to communicate targets, standards required and company and client informationQualifications WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE:Proven experience working as a Head Chef or similar roleBackground in hospitality is keyHave an obsession for food and creating experiencesYou can demonstrate that managing, training, and supporting a team has been an important part of your career to dateFinancially astute, you are very analytical and know how to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performanceExcellent coaching, delegation and influencing skillsAbility to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and able to thrive under pressureMeticulous organisational abilities and a high attention to detailEmpathetic, clear and highly effective verbal and written communicationAbility to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspectiveExcellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skillsWorks according to the BaxterStorey core valuesAdditional Information For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.Join us, and be part of the food revolution!BaxterStorey Values:ALWAYS VISIONARYWe strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVEWe are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVEWe embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.FOREVER CONSCIOUSWe work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we’d like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds. BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team.