Head Chef - PSM Recruitment : Job Details

PSM Recruitment have a fantastic opportunity to work for a well established company in Canterbury as the Head Chef. The role is a full time, permanent position 37 hours per week, Salary £33551 pa.

Key responsibilities:

To plan, produce and manage the food and catering offer within the Theatre estates to deliver an excellent customer experience

To lead the kitchen team ensuring maximum efficiency and that all health and safety standards are met.

To work with the Green Room Manager in delivering excellent café and restaurant service, and functions business for the Theatre.

To control expenditure and monitor budgets, ensuring the kitchen team operates in a commercial way to achieve value for money and optimise financial return.

To monitor and respond to feedback from customers so that continuous service improvements are made.

To lead and develop the kitchen team, ensuring that staff are effectively recruited, trained, have development opportunities, and are supported so they can meet business plan targets and deliver excellent customer service.

To ensure that you, your team and contractors work in a safe and legal way to comply with policy and procedures, regulatory and legislative requirements.

To drive your own career and skills development, making the most of the opportunities made available to you.

To live and represent the company values.

Experience:

An advanced level of relevant experience working in the catering industry.

Experience of creating menus and developing food offers

Experience working within AA Rosette awarded kitchens desirable.

Good level of staff management experience

Qualifications:

Minimum NVQ level 2 in professional cookery or equivalent.

Minimum level 2 in Food Safety and Hygiene.

We value education and GCSE’s in Maths and English at Grade 4 or above are desirable for this role.

We will, however, consider applications from suitably skilled and experienced candidates without a qualification.

37 hours per week including some weekends

£33551 per annum salary