Executive Culinary Director

2 weeks ago


Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom Banana Tree Full time

We are a dynamic and innovative Pan-Asian restaurant chain, part of the successful Big Table group, which includes Las Iguana, Bella Italia, Amalfi, and Cafe Rouge. With over 30 years of experience in bringing exotic street food flavours to the high street, we are now expanding rapidly and seeking a talented and dedicated Head Chef to join our team.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

  • 50% off food & drink across all Big Table owned restaurants
  • Delicious free meals when working
  • Merlin Entertainment Discount
  • Opportunities to train and grow with our Training Academy and access to free online courses to support future development
  • Performance related incentives
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Vouchers, Discounts and Cashback across a range of retail, entertainment & travel partners
  • Wagestream - access up to 40% of your wages ahead of pay date, with unlimited withdrawals
  • Financial wellbeing tools
  • We Care program including: 24/7 virtual GP, second medical opinion, mental health support and counselling, Get Fit Program, healthy diet support
  • Discounted gym memberships

To be successful in this role, you will:

  • have at least 2 years' experience as a Head Chef
  • Preferably have experience in oriental / pan-Asian cuisine (but not essential as full training will be given)

As a Head Chef, you will be responsible for:

  • building, inspiring and motivating the kitchen team to achieve the production and delivery of high quality food in the best possible time frame
  • establishing and maintaining excellent standards in food quality and hygiene
  • achieving kitchen labour cost & food cost targets

This is a full-time position with evening and weekend work. We offer full support to help you understand our standard operating procedures and business ethics, and most of the prep work is done centrally, ensuring a clean-running kitchen that consistently produces high quality dishes.



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