Executive Chef

10 hours ago

Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom Holroyd Howe Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Junior Sous Chef to join our team at Holroyd Howe. As a key member of our kitchen team, you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the section, as well as assisting the Head Chef with food production, menu planning, and customer service.

Key Responsibilities
  • Ensure food production, standards, costs, and menu planning are carried out in a timely fashion, as agreed with the Head Chef.
  • Assist the Head Chef and sous chef with compiling food orders and developing new food concepts.
  • Plan, prepare, cook, and present food to the standards required by the company and the client.
  • Ensure that the company's reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers.
Client Service
  • Ensure that customers are given a prompt and efficient service and expectations are consistently exceeded.
  • Be customer-focused at all times; approachable and quick to exceed expectations in fulfilling customer needs.
  • Ensure all food is cooked, presented, and served in line with company standards, using innovation in the method and style of presentation and food service.
People
  • Assess kitchen team performance and recognize training needs and potential as appropriate.
  • Assist in the development of the kitchen team by empowering it, supporting it, encouraging it, and maintaining an 'open door' policy.
  • Motivate and lead by example, ensuring you and your team have fun at work and are proud of your efforts.
  • Treat your team at location as you would expect to be treated.
Financial Management
  • Ensure all financial controls, costings, wastage, and orders are met within the client budget.
  • Ensure purchasing is made using nominated suppliers and a system for quality and credit controls is maintained.
Health & Safety, Food Safety, The Environment
  • Ensure that the kitchen meets statutory and company requirements of Health and Safety, Food Safety, and environmental legislation and procedures.
  • Ensure all equipment is well maintained and is in good working order.
  • Ensure safe working practices are followed and equipment faults are reported to the Head Chef.
  • Ensure that all company procedures and work instructions are fully understood and practiced by all employees.
  • Promote and encourage environmental improvement initiatives as appropriate within the business.
Additional Responsibilities
  • Ensure compliance with the company's policy on safer recruitment and safeguarding children and young adults at all times whilst at work.
  • Take responsibility for contributing towards your own development with the guidance of the Head Chef and attending training courses as identified.
  • Show commitment to company values in all aspects of your role.
  • Act as a positive ambassador for the business.
  • Attend to any reasonable request made by the client or Holroyd Howe Management.
  • Assist/deputise for the Head Chef.
Qualifications

Attainments - Essential

  • GCSE level education or above
  • NVQ qualification or equivalent
  • Good craft skills background
  • Successful progressive background in catering
  • Food Hygiene Certificate
  • Ability to display a real passion for food and customer service

Desirable

  • Successful progressive background in education catering

General intelligence - Essential

  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to plan ahead
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Good communicator at all levels

Desirable

  • Good numeracy skills
  • Demonstrate analytical approach to problem solving

Special aptitudes - Essential

  • Good delegation and influencing skills
  • Flair and innovative with menus and food presentation
  • Good listening skills

Desirable

  • Proficient at working with computers

Disposition - Essential

  • Smart clean appearance, high standard of personal hygiene
  • Confident, lively, and outgoing personality
  • Approachable, friendly, and cheerful
  • Respectful and able to gain respect
  • Must be suitable to work with/around children

Desirable

  • Keen to continue self-development within current role and ambition for further promotion or growth

We offer a range of benefits to our employees, including:

  • Free meals whilst at work
  • Career development opportunities
  • HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
  • Reward & recognition schemes
  • People awards to celebrate our employees
  • Work/life balance
  • Employee Benefits Platform
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Recommend a friend scheme
  • Company sick pay scheme
  • Prestigious working environments
  • Team events scheduled throughout the year
  • Pension scheme

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants.

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

Job Types: Full-time, Term time only, Permanent

Salary: Up to £26,000 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Gym membership
  • On-site parking
  • Store discount

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Evening shift
  • Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

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