Title: Chef Manager
Location: St Helens
Salary: Up to £34,000 per annum shift patterns include evenings
The Chef Manager will oversee all aspects of front & back of house, including vending & hospitality, for a service that caters to approximately 1,500 staff.
Benefits
- 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
- Plus your birthday off
- 3 volunteering days
- 3 days grandparent leave
- 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
- Secondary carer 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 on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
- Wellbeing hub
- Access to employee assistance programme
- Cycle to work scheme
Responsibilities
- Menu Planning and Execution – create and plan menus in accordance with the style and customer preferences of the location. Oversee food preparation and presentation to ensure high-quality dishes, monitoring wastage and portion control.
- Employee Management – recruit, train, and supervise all colleagues, including chefs, cooks and front of house. Provide continual guidance, coaching, and performance feedback to the kitchen team.
- Inventory and Cost Control – monitor and manage stock levels, adopt a sensible approach to ordering supplies.
- Customer Relations – interact with customers to understand their specific catering needs and preferences and maintain an open channel of communication to address any concerns or requirements.
- Health and Safety Compliance – support the head chef to ensure adherence to health and safety regulations and food safety protocols/policies. Create an environment that has safety embedded in the culture.
- Budget and Financial Management – develop and manage kitchen budgets, report on financial performance and implement cost savings without impacting delivery of excellence.
- Menu Development and Innovation – stay updated on culinary trends and incorporate new ideas into menus.
- Compliance and Documentation – maintain accurate records of inventory, orders, and food preparation processes and ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements.
Qualifications
- Proven experience as a Chef Manager required.
- Financially astute; able to create menus, run costings and trading for a fixed cost site.
- Ideally recent background within the contract catering sector.
- Excellent creative culinary skills.
- Leadership and team management abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal relations skills.
- Proficiency in food cost management.
- Knowledge of food safety and health and safety regulations.
- Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Works according to the BaxterStorey core values.
Inclusive Employer Statement
BaxterStorey is proud to be an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds. BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aims to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality.
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