Head Chef - Party Ingredients -

Head Chef - Party Ingredients

The Isle of Dogs - London

45 hours per week

55,000

Searcys is the longest-running independent catering company in Britain. Our Vision is to be the hospitality partner of choice to British cultural and heritage markets, design and deliver bespoke food and drink concepts with personality, run the best Champagne bars with a British twist and become a 'London thing to do'.

The Head Chef at Party Ingredients will operate at the CPU where group purchasing takes place and all food is prepared before being cooked on site at events. When not at events, they will be based at the CPU ensuring high quality food, in line with the client expectation, is being produced at all times.

Key Responsibilities:

• To take full responsibility of the management and motivation of the kitchen team, including Kitchen Porters.
• To lead the food production for all events, cold larder and pastry.
• To manage all HACCP policies and all aspects of Health and Safety within the kitchen.
• To take full responsibility of the quality of food being produced.
• To be the main liaison organising the food being dispatched to each event.

Experience and skills required:

• Formal culinary training.
• At least 3 years' kitchen experience in high end events and across multiple outlets, managing a team.
• Previous production and event work.
• Training to Level 3 Food Safety Management via NCASS or equivalent.
• Enthusiasm and dynamic kitchen leader.
• Have experience managing HACCP.
• Highly developed attention to detail.
• Proven time management and organisational skills.

Alongside working within some of the most iconic venues within the UK, with the very best teams, we also offer great benefits alongside your career, which include:

• 50% discount across Searcys venues
• Enrolment into the Searcys pension scheme
• 28 days' annual leave (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Access to everyday discounts and communication portal
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Day off for volunteering with registered charity
• Meals provided on shift

Searcys Learning & Development:

Searcys has a full blended learning programme that includes formal qualifications, classroom training, eLearning and on the job training. We are proud of the investment we make in developing our people to raise their standards to be the best they can be.

Everyone who joins Searcys will attend our induction where they learn more about us and are supported throughout their journey with us. We invest in development opportunities and are looking to recruit, train and retain the best people for our own future talent.