At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic kitchen team and create high-quality dishes in a fast-paced environment.
- Company: Join Eurest, a supportive team passionate about great food and customer experience.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, Monday-Friday hours, and opportunities for career development.
- Other info: Bring fresh ideas and drive innovation in a vibrant kitchen setting.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on customer experiences while showcasing your culinary skills.
- Qualifications: 2+ years as Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef in high-volume catering.
The predicted salary is between 36038 - 36038 £ per year.
Location: Gloucester
Salary: Up to £36,038 per annum
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 6:00am-2:30pm; Friday, 5:00am-12:30pm
Contract: Full-time, Monday-Friday
About the Role
Eurest is looking for an experienced and passionate Head Chef to join our team at Safran Group in Gloucester. This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on culinary leader who thrives in a high-volume catering environment and is passionate about delivering consistently high-quality food, while maintaining strong commercial and operational standards. You'll take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the kitchen, leading the team and ensuring an exceptional food offer for our customers. You'll also play a key role in managing purchasing, stock, suppliers, food safety and overall kitchen performance.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading and developing the kitchen team to deliver consistently high standards.
- Managing high-volume food production while maintaining quality, presentation and consistency.
- Planning menus and ensuring the food offer meets customer expectations.
- Managing food purchasing, ordering and supplier relationships.
- Controlling stock, waste and food costs to maximise commercial performance.
- Completing stock takes and maintaining accurate catering records.
- Ensuring all food safety, hygiene and HACCP procedures are followed.
- Maintaining high standards of cleanliness, health and safety across the kitchen.
- Using catering management systems for online ordering, menu planning and stock management.
- Working closely with the wider site team and client to continually improve the food offer and customer experience.
- Driving innovation and continuous improvement across the kitchen operation.
About You
We're looking for someone who can demonstrate:
- Minimum 2 years' experience as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef within a high-volume catering environment.
- Proven experience managing high-quality food production at volume.
- A strong track record of managing food purchasing, stock control and supplier relationships.
- Experience maintaining food safety systems in line with HACCP and company standards.
- Experience using catering management systems, including online food ordering, menu planning and stock management software.
- Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.
- A genuine passion for food, quality and delivering an excellent customer experience.
Desirable: Previous experience within contract catering.
Why Join Eurest?
At Eurest, we believe great food brings people together. You'll be joining a supportive team where you'll have the opportunity to develop your career, bring fresh ideas to the table and make a real impact on the customer experience. If you're an experienced Head Chef looking for a great Monday-Friday opportunity with excellent working hours, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and take the next step in your culinary career with Eurest at Safran Group.
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