Head Chef

**More about the role**:Key Responsibilities**:

- Plan, organise and direct the preparation and cooking of food to ensure the companyÕs reputation for quality is enhanced with customers and clients at all times
- Take responsibility for the food production with a hands-on approach
- Lead the team to continually deliver their best and focus on excellence at all times
- Drive sales through centrally driven menu planning and promotions and preferred suppliers
- Manage all aspects of food safety, H&S and COSHH
- Implement and maintain food monitoring procedures to facilitate budgetary control and to monitor all costs involved in the kitchen against agreed budgets
- Work closely with the Management teams to deliver client, customer and company requirements

**Who you are**:Essential Criteria**:

- Minimum 1 year proven similar experience in managing and leading a kitchen team of at least 5 people
- Reputation for excellence in food
- Demonstrate innovation and strategic direction in food planning and menu development
- Passion about food and customer service
- Knowledge of working to a budget and achieving GP
- Experience in a similar environment
- Culinary qualification
- High standards and quality driven

Compass Group reserves the right to enhance the criteria, if necessary, for the purposes of shortlisting.

Some of the benefits we offer:

- Free meals while at work
- Receive Wow Points every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
- You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families
- Additional, seasonal and overtime hours available
- Career Pathways to support career progression and/or skills development
- Perks shopping discount Card which can be used across the Island of Ireland to save at various restaurants, high street stores, hotels, day out venues, leisure centres, gyms, golf courses and many more
- Learning & development programs available alongside access to hundreds of online training courses for personal and professional development & growth
- Flexible Working to support Work Life Balance
- Additional Leave Purchase scheme to balance home and work life
- Access to wellness programs to promote mental health and wellbeing of our colleagues
- Employee Assistance Program to guide and support our employees
- Exciting internal reward and recognition schemes

At Compass Ireland, our people are our business. When you join the Compass Group you will be joining a supportive network of incredible individuals, each united by their passion for going the extra mile for the organisations we partner with. We are buildinga team who care about providing a great customer experience and want to grow and develop as we do. We are dedicated to investing in every colleague joining us. We are an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusiveenvironment for all employees. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Job Reference: com/1001/90388001/52105683/NI

Compass Group UK&I is an equal opportunities employer, committed to cultivating diverse and inclusive environments for every employee.

Passionate about food? Want to develop your career with the worldÕs leading food service management company? Look no further, we, the leading foodservice and hospitality provider across the Island of Ireland, are looking for a Head Chef to join our talentedteam. This is a full time contract working 37.5 per week.

As Head Chef you will produce outstanding food using the finest and freshest ingredients while also leading your team