Head Chef/Kitchen Manager (contract catering) - Birmingham £31k

Tonic have been tasked with looking for a Chef Manager for a contract catering site in Birmingham. We are looking for someone who is adaptable, knowledgable and knows how to get the best from their team. 

Our client is - 

• An established market leader within the contract catering sector
• A company who have a proven track record of enhancing employee’s existing skills and advancing careers through developing new ones
• A company conscious of current food and beverage trends, always striving to be ‘the best’ who offer their guests the very best in hospitality - every day

Some details about this chef manager job - 

• Full responsiblity for the site that operates Monday to Friday
• To manage, train and develop the team 
• Develop new F&B offerings in line with current trends
• To be commercially aware and able exploit potential increases in revenue
• Mon - Fri, 7 am start, 40 hours a week

What type of person are we looking for? 

• A passionate foodie with a strong knowledge of current food trends
• Strong experience cooking with fresh ingredients
• An ideas person who is always looking to improve and develop
• Proven people management skills
• Financial awareness is essential you must have managed a profit and loss account in the past and be able to take advantage of commercial opportunities

In return our client is offering - 

• £30-32k per annum 
• Pension scheme
• Health care package

The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent craft skills, be flexible in their approach and able to work on their own initiative and in a team environment. This is an exciting role where the focus is on preparing and serving fresh food to a high standard for an open staff restaurant and hospitality department.

Food is based on high street trends, street food and worldwide based full of fragrance and flavour. Dishes that can be served in various ways such as deconstructed to suit all customers taste.

The Ideal candidate will have a can do attitude and must be organised and flexible with a passion to try new ideas- great personality (this is key) as will be cooking front of house

Candidates MUST prove to be eligible to live and work in the UK. We are sorry, but due to the volume of applications that we receive we are only able to respond to candidates who are successful at this stage.