At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the kitchen, ensuring top-notch crêpes and managing a passionate team.
- Company: Breizh Café, a vibrant restaurant chain blending Breton and Japanese cuisine.
- Benefits: Discounts at all restaurants, transport support, and daily crêpe perks.
- Other info: Be part of a close-knit, enthusiastic team with real growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Join an exciting culinary adventure and shape our first London location!
- Qualifications: Strong kitchen skills and team management experience; training provided for crêpe expertise.
The predicted salary is between 28000 - 31000 £ per year.
Breizh Café is looking for its Head Crêpe Chef to bring our UK story to life. Come and write the next chapter of our adventure with us!
Breizh Café is guided by taste, sense, and humanity. We offer sincere cuisine, exceptional products, and a unique art of living, blending Brittany and Japan. Today, our ecosystem includes 21 restaurants, with recent openings in Chamonix, Dinard, and Rue Cler in the heart of the 7th arrondissement. Our ambition is to open around 5 restaurants per year, with exciting projects coming up in France and internationally. A major new step is the opening of our very first address in London.
In this context, we are looking for our future Chef Crêpier to embody the requirements and expertise of Breizh Café at the heart of this iconic opening.
Your mission:
- You will oversee culinary production: quality of dishes, adherence to recipes, techniques, and technical sheets specific to Breizh Café.
- You will manage and develop kitchen teams: recruitment, integration, training, organisation, and planning of teams.
- You will ensure smooth coordination between the kitchen, dining area, and management to guarantee an impeccable customer experience.
- You will manage stocks and kitchen organisation: orders, inventories, receipt of goods, and optimisation of spaces.
- You will ensure strict compliance with hygiene and safety standards (HACCP, audits, controls, crisis management).
- You will embody and transmit the standards, values, and spirit of Breizh Café on a daily basis.
No experience with billigs or Breton gastronomy? No problem! Bring your experiences, mastery of cooking, and management skills. We will take care of the rest: complete training and support to specialise in crêpes and galettes and become a true expert at Breizh Café.
What we expect from you:
- A solid mastery of the fundamentals of professional cooking: rigorous application of hygiene and safety rules (HACCP) and adherence to Breizh Café technical sheets.
- Real managerial skills: supervision, animation, training, and support of teams on a daily basis.
- Excellent communication skills and teamwork, with a close management approach.
- Rigour, organisation, and autonomy, with a strong emphasis on quality and attention to detail.
- Natural leadership and pedagogy, capable of uniting, motivating, and developing team members.
- Versatility and presence on the ground: hot, cold, dishwashing, and managing unforeseen events.
- Reliability and professionalism: sense of responsibility, punctuality, and ability to anticipate.
Work organisation:
- Working hours according to legal duration or contract provisions.
- On average 7 to 8 services per week, scheduled via the dedicated tool or by the hierarchical manager.
What we offer you:
- Discounts in all our restaurants.
- 50% coverage of your transport ticket or a sustainable mobility package (bike, scooter…).
- Concrete projects, autonomy in daily tasks, and real prospects for development within a growing group.
- A united, passionate, human, and decidedly gourmet team.
- Friends & Family: the opportunity to introduce and enjoy the Breizh Café experience for free with your loved ones during the opening of our new restaurants.
- And for those who love Brittany: a galette and a crêpe for each day worked.
With or without a bigoudène, what matters to us is the desire to be part of the adventure.
Temporary Head chef in City of London employer: Breizh Café
Breizh Café is an exceptional employer that values passion, teamwork, and culinary excellence. As we embark on our exciting journey in London, we offer a supportive work culture where you can grow your skills in a vibrant environment, enjoy benefits like transport subsidies and daily treats, and be part of a close-knit team dedicated to delivering authentic Breton cuisine. Join us to not only advance your career but also to contribute to our ambitious expansion plans while enjoying the unique experience of working in a dynamic and culturally rich setting.
