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Head Chef

  • Job Location

    The Dining Room, Osterley

  • Start date

    Immediate start

  • Duration

    Permanent

  • Job Benefits

    A generous package, fantastic benefits and hundreds of discounts from high street shops and supermarkets to holidays and home insurance!




Description

Job Purpose
Based at The Dining Room, Osterley. This role will be 40 hours per week with an annual salary of £38,000.
Responsible for the provision of seasonal food in a contemporary style in line with the CH&CO brand. To maintain standards of quality, food hygiene and health and safety. Where relevant (given the site structure) deputise for the Exec Chef in the running of the kitchen operation or responsible for the full management of the kitchen and the kitchen team. Delivers all budgetary targets and provides high standards of customer service. To work on a shift basis as required by the business.
 Key responsibilities and accountabilities Food Production
· To fully understand and interpret the CH&CO brand in terms of food and food service
· To develop and plan menus that are in line with client and customer expectations at the relevant CH&CO site
· To prepare and oversee all preparation of food to the highest standard and in line with the CH&CO style
· To ensure food is seasonal, of known provenance and where possible sourced locally
· To produce food in a timely fashion to ensure smooth service to the customers
· To ensure that all appropriate ingredients are available for the menus being prepared and where necessary identify shortages and instigate action to source ingredients
· To deputise in the Ex Chef’s absence where appropriate.
· To assist Exec Chef (where relevant), Company Chefs and Food Development Director in developing and producing new service styles and food concepts
· Raise all supplier quality issues with the Procurement Department at CH&CO
· To communicate with the relevant parties’ requirements for planned menus and order necessary ingredients
· To coordinate stock ordering and stocktaking for the entire operation.
 Kitchen Finance
· Plan menus and prepare food in order to minimise wastage
· Control costs through efficient purchasing and use of existing stock whilst ensuring that standards and style is maintained.
· Ensure with Exec Chef, where appropriate, that budgetary targets are delivered on site through a thorough understanding of GP, GP%, selling price, cost price, margin, mark up and calculation of menu costs through recipes.
· Responsible for ensuring weekly and monthly stock takes
· To administer unit controls and keep records using the appropriate systems
 Managing / Developing a Team
· Depending on site structure either overall responsibility for managing the kitchen team ensuring that they are all are aware of CH&CO standards and carry out their jobs in line with those standards or in partnership with the Exec Chef
· Responsible for leading the kitchen team in producing high quality seasonal food in a timely fashion.
· Conduct daily briefings before service ensuring all Chefs understand the day’s menus and are aware of their responsibilities for the day
· Provide feedback and coaching on performance
· To provide any necessary on-job training whereby increasing the team’s understanding and knowledge of produce.
· To carry out performance appraisals as and when directed by the company.
· To manage poor performance in line with the CH&CO process, where relevant reporting performance issues and actions to Exec Chef / site General Manager
· To induct new staff into their position.
· To monitor the attendance of the kitchen brigade
Additional information
For more information about Gather and Gather check out our website - https://www.gatherandgather.com/We can't wait to hear from you. Apply online now!
Please note as we receive a high number of applications to all our roles, we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful candidates.

Requirements

Level 2 Manage & Operate
Competency Framework

About us

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Gather & Gather is the UK’s fastest growing catering company, with over 270 sites in the UK, Ireland, Norway and Germany. We provide a range of services including staff restaurants, café
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