Head Chef

The Role: Head Chef

The Hours: 45 hours per week

Location: Lingfield

Salary: £43,000 - £48,000

My client is looking for a dynamic and innovative candidate to join our growing company based in Lingfield. A fantastic opportunity for a chef who has worked in a restaurant and is looking for a new challenge. 

Job role

• To liaise closely with Hotel General Manager on revenue budgets and cost targets.  Ensure targets are met and provide explanations for any deviancies.
• To ensure tidy and hygienic storage of all food materials during any stage of the production process throughout the kitchen and secure stocks outside production hours
• To control portion size and waste factors at all times, directly influencing GOP
• To closely work on day to day basis to ensure hygienic and tidy kitchen areas at all times
• To assist in the catering for internal customers by producing creative menu designs and ensuring production control
• To create menus in line with customer and market trends, ensuring a high quality, value for money offering is available at all times
• To ensure a safe working environment at all times
• To be fully aware of competitors and industry trends
• To continually update production and presentation methods to realise optional costs and maximum guest satisfaction
• To actively sell the products and services of the resort
• To rota kitchen staff economically to volume forecasts, realising costs maximisation and maximum customer satisfaction
• To allocate daily workload appropriately to staff, maintaining effectiveness and operational control
• To instigate, execute, delegate and record all staff training on and off the job.  Encourage competition participation locally and nationally

Candidate requirements

• Attention to detail
• Self motivated
• Excellent communicator
• Customer service focused (internal and external)
• Minimum of 2 year experience as Sous Chef in a Hotel environment
• L3 Food Safety in Catering

Benefits

• Discretionary group annual bonus schemes to reward your hard work
• Employee referral scheme because your opinion matters
• Internal development programmes to help you progress
• Support with study through our study assistance schemesJob Types
• Because the client values work-life balance we offer an annual leave entitlement starting at 22 days plus bank and public holidays- increasing on your work anniversaries up to 28 days!

Full-time, Permanent