Head Chef

Company Description

Title: Head Chef

Location: Milton Keynes

Salary: Up to £30,000

Benefits:

28 Days holiday including bank holidays
Plus your birthday off
3 volunteering days
3 days grandparent leave.
24 weeks' 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 from HAPI app, from high street shops to holidays & cinema.
Wellbeing hub.
Access to employee assistance programme.
Cycle to work scheme.

Calling all culinary connoisseurs that are OBSESSED about food, we need you! If you have an insatiable appetite for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create food that delights customers and clients, then look no further. At BaxterStorey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish, your talents can shine and we wholeheartedly believe in nourishing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve, refine their craft and create a development partnership together to ensure professional growth opportunities.

We have an exciting opportunity for a collaborative, inclusive and passionate Head Chef to join our team

You will be responsible for the food operation/managing the kitchen for a busy call centre business as part of a total team of 6. You will have a commis chef to support you & will be working closely with the location manager. Site population fluctuates between 600-1000 in a 24 hour period. We serve on average 90-130 hot meals per day at lunch time. Breakfast is steady with our Friday full English cooked offer being very popular. We are open from 7.30 - 4.00pm for all day grazing. This role is a great opportunity for a sous chef looking for their first head chef role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Head Chef to make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be a part of setting the new standard for workplace hospitality.
Job Description

WHAT WILL KEEP YOU BUSY:

Plan, prepare, cook and present food to the standards required
Ensure that the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers.
Control portion size and monitor waste
Ensure supplies are correctly issued, used and accounted for to carry out stock takes and food rotation procedures
Maintain records relating to food production activities and supplier information
Ensure Health and Safety and Food Safety Standards are maintained in line with company policy
Set objectives and be responsible for the day to day running of the kitchen
Assess employee performance and recognise training needs and potential as appropriate.
Hold team meetings on a regular basis to communicate targets, standards required and company and client information

Qualifications

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE:

Display a real passion for food
Good secondary education
NVQ qualification or equivalent
Excellent craft skills background
Successful progressive background in catering
Basic and Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate
Strong Supervisory experience
Ability to display a real passion for food and customer service

Additional Information

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.

Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

BaxterStorey Values:

ALWAYS VISIONARY

We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.

WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVE

We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is

amplified by our people.

CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE

We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.

FOREVER CONSCIOUS

We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local

communities.

Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce.

The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each team member to feel respected and able to give their best.

And to support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ED&I (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.