Café Chef - Mon to Fri - Watford

Café Chef Required (The Hive Café on Croxley Green Business Park)

Monday to Friday, 39 paid hours per week. £32,500 per annum

Monday & Friday 7am-3pm

Tue – Thu 6.45am to 3.15pm or 7am – 3.30pm

Responsibilities:

• Preparing and serving food for call order bistro style breakfast and lunch services working within a total team of five front and back of house.
• Hospitality catering as requested.
• Involved in all areas of due diligence, food ordering, menu planning (including themed events and promotional activity), stock take, mechanical washing up, and cleaning down duties.
• Lead, inspire, collaborate, and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards.
• Build positive, credible relationships and communication methods with clients and other key stakeholders.
• Continually look to develop your team through mentoring, training, recognition, and empowerment.
• Create a culture of excellence with your team, striving for brilliance through caring service, obsessive food standards, and innovation.
• Achieve business critical KPIs including Health and Safety, Sustainability, Financial and Governance.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience working as a Chef or in a similar role.
• Obsession for food and creating experiences.
• Experience in managing, training, and supporting a team.
• Financially astute, analytical, and capable of creating and maintaining budgets.
• Excellent coaching, delegation, and influencing skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced, creative environment.
• Meticulous organizational abilities and high attention to detail.
• Empathetic, clear, and effective verbal and written communication.
• Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective.
• Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills.
• Works according to the BaxterStorey core values.

Benefits:

• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• Plus your birthday off
• 24 weeks enhanced maternity leave
• Secondary career leave
• Wedding/commitment day leave
• Free meals on shift
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available from HAPI app
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme

Company Description:

At BaxterStorey, we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish. We believe in nourishing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve and refine their craft.

Inclusivity Statement:

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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