Culinary Lead in Kildare

Passionate about food? Want to develop your career with the world’s leading food service management company? Look no further, we, the leading foodservice and hospitality provider across the Island of Ireland, are looking for a Culinary Lead to join and lead our talented team.

As the Culinary Lead at this multi-site facility, you’ll be the driving force of the team encouraging the team to deliver great things through leading and monitoring daily activity. You’ll be overseeing the daily needs of this culinary team and working with other leaders across the business!

You will be working with an amazing team of culinary staff that are vibrant and outgoing and are welcoming to guidance and instruction. We are looking for an Executive Chef to join our team and continue the success in our business.

• Ensure all food and hospitality services are catered to the highest of standards and in line with the contract specification, manage the service within the budget and financial targets.
• Recruit, lead, develop, motivate and manage the team to deliver superior food and service.
• Support the Kitchen lead with implementing menu changes.
• Using your leadership skills to create a thriving and successful working environment.
• Develop and maintain positive client relationships to ensure we are true partners in their business.
• Manage all aspects of health & safety and food safety.
• Oversee all HACCP, food safety, and health & safety compliance.
• Manage food wastage and commitments to Net Zero commitments.
• Managing and training any Demi-chef De Parties or Commis working with you.
• Ensuring a retention and succession plan for all levels of the culinary department.
• Confident to implement new procedural changes in the culinary department and ensure your team are compliant.
• Helping the Sous Chef and Head Chef to develop and cost menus.
• Ensuring you and your team have high standards of food hygiene and follow the rules of health and safety.
• Monitoring portion and waste control to maintain profit margins.
• Manage food cost, labour budgets, portion control, and waste to hit key financial targets.
• Working closely with the General manager on site to ensure front of house and back of house are working seamlessly together.
• Elevate the food offering and support food-led events and activations.
• Assisting the management team with gastronomy activations and food led events.
• Reporting to the head of operations and working closely to ensure we are head of culinary innovation in Ireland.

• 4+ years’ experience in a multi-unit or high-volume culinary role.
• Strong senior leadership experience with exceptional people management skills.
• Managed senior-level third party relationships.
• Excellent management skills.
• Communication skills - written & oral communication.
• A passion for food and customer service.
• Led the implementation of change programmes to deliver operational benefits.
• Experience of working within brand guidelines to deliver results.
• Passionate about working in a food service environment.
• Able to work positively with others as part of a team.
• Food Hygiene Certificate.

At Compass Ireland, our people are our business. When you join the Compass Group you will be joining a supportive network of incredible individuals, each united by their passion for going the extra mile for the organisations we partner with. We are building a team who care about providing a great customer experience and want to grow and develop as we do. We are dedicated to investing in every colleague joining us and pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer; we celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all our colleagues.

We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!