Head Chef

Head Chef

Don't miss your chance to join Liverpool streets hottest 24 hour Bar/ Restaurant. Our chic dining establishment directly opposite Liverpool Street Station is looking for a Head Chef to join our team. In brief, the successful candidate will be a creative and motivated individual with a hands on approach to prep and service. They will have culinary experience of a minimum of 4 years in British Cafe centric cuisine and impeccable people management skills.

This is a full time position which equates to 45 -50 hours per week on 10 hour shifts  with some nights and weekends on rotation.

Salary: 

£45,000.00 plus per year excluding service charge, performance bonus and yearly bonus' OTE £65K

Key Responsibilities:
 

• Menu Development / Food Creation
• Ensuring all food quality and company standards are met including food temperature is up to standard and on time
• Oversee kitchen management with financial analysis in relation to purchasing and costs
• Select, train, develop, coach, manage kitchen team performance and motivate them to being excellet and ensure efficient running of the kitchen operations
• Participate in events and promotion campaigns to promote the restaurants personality
• Hands on prep and supervise the production of dishes for inhouse customers and for delivery platforms.
• Check food plating standards and temperature before food is served to customers.
• Facilitate the purchasing of supplies and food.
• Manage wastage and stock rotation with effective delegation of duties.
• Work with GM to create schedules for kitchen staff to ensure there are always enough workers to meet the demand, particularly for the busy periods.
• Taking pride in ensuring the kitchen is consistently clean and organised
• Create a training programme for all the kitchen brigade (15 people)
• Managing and enforcing the kitchen staffs adherence to Food Safety and Health & Safety regulations

Benefits:

We offer all our teams the following:

• 28 Days Holiday each year 
• The ability to sell your holiday hours at the end of each year
• A good work/ life balance
• Free food 
• Option to succeed with multiple brands and styles of cuisine
• Management & business training
• Performance Bonus   
• Option to be paid every 2 weeks or monthly at your discretion     

Additional pay:

• Performance bonus
• Tips
• Yearly bonus

Skills and Attributes:

• Ability to work well under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Willing to work a 24 hour flexible schedule
• Experience with delegating tasks and maintaining quick service.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London, Greater London: reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (preferred)

Experience:

• Leadership: 1 year (preferred)
• Chefs: 5 years (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)