Culinary Director

3 weeks ago


Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Loungers Full time
Company Overview

We're a fast-growing hospitality business that's always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team. Our company values high-quality ingredients, customer satisfaction, and excellent food standards.

Salary & Benefits

The estimated salary for this role is £45,000 - £55,000 per annum, depending on experience. Additionally, you can expect:

  • Overtime pay for every hour worked over contracted hours
  • Staff food on every shift
  • 50% off staff discount to enjoy outside working hours from day one
  • Paid breaks
  • 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) pro rata
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after 2 years service
Job Description

You'll be leading a high-performing kitchen team, delivering excellent food and kitchen standards. Your work ethic should be about rolling your sleeves up and getting stuck in, leading from the front and playing an active role in delivering outstanding results.

You will have experience of working with fresh ingredients and be able to demonstrate good chef/kitchen skills (food prep hot and cold, cleaning, knife skills, good hygiene practices). Reporting on metrics such as GPs; food preparation is also a requirement.

A successful delivery of training and recruitment for kitchen teams, including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs and Sous Chefs, is essential.

Required Skills & Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

  • Experience as a Head Chef, Kitchen Manager or Sous Chef looking for their first step into a Head Chef position
  • Excellent leadership and communication skills
  • Ability to motivate and inspire a team
  • High standards of food safety and quality
  • Knowledge of food preparation, cooking methods and presentation
Additional Perks

You'll also enjoy:

  • The most talked-about staff party in hospitality - Loungefest
  • Competitions and incentives, like jetting off on an all-expenses-paid trip with one of our suppliers
  • Company pension scheme
  • Long service awards
  • Power over your pay with Wagestream
  • Emotional and practical support via the Licenced Trade Charity

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