Development Chef - Elior : Job Details

Join our team!

Are you a passionate Development Chef? If so, we'd love you to join our fantastic catering team supporting our schools within The GORSE Academies Trust!

This role sits within our Education division - catering for students. Dedicated to providing high-quality, nutritious, fresh, and sustainable food for our younger generation, we're 100% committed to supporting a healthy diet. At Taylor Shaw & Edwards & Blake, we're driven by the knowledge that young people deserve and need the best food for their wellbeing; we do food with a difference.

What you'll be doing...

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for creating a platform for financial growth through cost control, culinary excellence improving merchandising, implementing, monitoring and evaluating results within the chef teams.
• Key role objective #1 - own the Regional GP both cash and %
• Develop training and support materials to drive compliance to Octopus or other agreed initiatives
• Proactively identify problem sites and work with operations and other functions to improve financial and operational performance
• Helps to develop new concepts and solutions
• Support Operations Managers develop management within the area of responsibility to ensure proactive management of chef teams on site.
• Assisting where appropriate with the recruitment of high calibre site managers, developing and driving them to ensure the following activities are done with excellence: site succession planning, recruitment, training, and people development to deliver an efficient, high-quality service to Elior UK, its customers, and clients
• Key role objective #2 - To support business with reactive operational issues
• Respond to site-specific information and work with on-site teams to address issues
• Take on food-related projects and manage cross-functional food initiatives
• Provide a collaborative approach for client group and wider stakeholders by working with Marketing & Promotions Managers and Executive Chefs to provide effective and innovative ongoing solutions in line with the annual marketing calendar
• Maintenance of up to date customer and competitor awareness in order to identify areas of new opportunity and consistently provide market leading solutions
• Working with Senior Operations Teams to drive food innovation for specific projects within client division at high value and high priority sites
• Key role objective #3 - Manage the setting up and ongoing development of the region's Chefs
• Work with the Region's Chefs to build skill levels and drive quality through on-job coaching and training sessions
• Liaise with Menu Development Chefs and other parts of the business and chef's forum
• Encourage entry into competitions - internal and external
• Encourage promotion of 'Undeniably Famous for Food' initiatives
• Own the talent map of Regional Chefs - succession planning for key sites and the identification of existing/upcoming talent

Elior is committed to safeguarding children and colleagues. Candidates that are shortlisted for this role, will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and two suitable references.

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours per week, term time only

What can you bring?

In this role:

• Genuine interest in customer service excellence
• Proven leadership ability
• Proactive and 'hands on' approach
• Catering experience essential with chef skills
• Contract catering is desirable
• Senior chef management experience essential

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
• Term Time Holidays offering you flexibility
• 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:

• Access mental health support & comprehensive wellbeing benefits

Keeping Finances & Wellbeing in Mind:

• Life assurance, workplace pension schemes, discounts, cashback, entertainment, leisure discounts, a cycle-to-work scheme, & company car

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!

Elior Celebrates Equality

Our 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.