Job Title: Head Chef
Location: Ormskirk
Salary: £25,000 – £33,000 depending on experience
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Experienced Head or Sous Chef with a dynamic personality running a busy kitchen delivering quality food across restaurants and events required to join established Restaurant.
The Head Chef will manage a team of Chef’s across three kitchen and be responsible for delivering world class food within budget for The Members Bar, The Scullery Restaurant and all Events.
The Head Chef is a Department Manager and reports to the F&B Manager.
Job Duties:
- Operate the kitchen within the approved budget while maintain the required gross profit
- Organise and manage the work of the kitchen staff together with setting weekly and monthly tasks around the needs of the business together with setting the department rotas
- Maintain our current five star hygiene rating and work towards achieving industry recognitions and awards
- Continually improve and develop menus and food processes to achieve a high standard of food quality and presentation whilst considering customer needs
- Ensure the company brand standards are always maintained within the kitchen
- Be a prominent and key figure within the kitchen to maintain standards
- Approve and “polish” dishes before they reach the customer
- Ensure appropriate stock levels are maintained at all times
- Support and develop the standards, training and skill set of the kitchen team
- Be fully in charge of hiring, managing and training kitchen staff
- Be a proactive member of the food & beverage department
Key Requirements:
Qualifications
- Food Hygiene Level 3
- Health & Safety Certification by recognised authority
- BTEC in professional cookery
- City & Guides diploma in cookery
- Leadership and management skills
- Organisational skills
- Able to control a budget and work with figures
- Able to work under pressure and make quick decisions
- Able to stay calm and overcome any food production problems
Skills
- Poses high levels of creativity around food preparation and presentation
- Comfortable in working within a fast-paced multi-disciplined kitchen
- Display strong leadership skills to motivate and organise the kitchen team
- Apply good business acumen with precision as part of your decision making
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Chef, Head Chef, Cook, Kitchen Manager, Catering Manager, Sous Chef, Experienced Chef, Qualified Chef, Head Cook, Senior Chef, Executive Chef, Senior Cook, Experienced Cook will also be considered for this role.
