Head Chef

Description:

Head Chef

Bury St Edmunds

£29,000 per annum

Full Time (37 hours per week split over 5 days (Apply online only))

Permanent

Working pattern to be discussed at interview, however weekend and early morning work will be expected as we run our catering service 365 days a year.

We are currently looking for a Chef to support the Catering Manager to provide a first-class customer experience by delivering a high-quality food service, that is nutritional and value for money for our residents, visitors and guests across our Independent Living service.

The successful candidate must be a strong leader who is able to take over all aspects of a kitchen. An extremely high level of cleanliness must be observed and an ability to run a disciplined team is essential.

What you will be doing:

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Supporting in the monitoring of budgets related to the running and management of the kitchen / restaurant.

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Ensuring that there are sufficient supplies of good quality utensils, cutlery and crockery.

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Manage the kitchen and staff to ensure a consistent service is provided to our residents.

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Support the Catering Manager to develop a catering service that meets the needs and expectations of our residents.

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Ensure that all kitchen equipment is in accordance with H&S regulations, policies and procedures.

We’d love to meet someone with:

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Experience of managing and kitchen and its team.

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Experience of producing a variety of menus on a 4-weekly rotation.

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Experience of managing a tight budget.

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Commercial kitchen experience.

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Experience of working with fresh and scratch cooking.

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A passion for producing high quality food and food service.

Amongst what we offer you is:

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A competitive salary from £29,000 per annum.

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28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays (rising to 33 days plus bank holidays with length of service).

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A generous contributory pension scheme.

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Enhanced family leave.

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Private health care.

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Free life assurance.

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Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym.

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Opportunities for learning and development.

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Discounted gym membership.

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Retail discount scheme.

Please note the successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS application prior to start date being confirmed.

Closing date: 1st of July 2024

Interview date: To be confirmed

We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible