Head Chef

5 days ago

Derby, United Kingdom Blue Arrow Full time

Blue arrow are proud to announce we are working in partnership with a Gastro Pub who are looking to recruit a Head Chef. Wanting to work in a warm and inviting environment, where you will be serving guests a range of delicious foods, beers, and cocktails with a creative twist?

Tell me more about the Head Chef Role...

SALARY: up to £48,000 DOE
CHRISTMAS DAY AND NEW YEARS DAY OFF EVERY YEAR.

What duties will I be doing in the Head Chef role?

* Food safety is a number 1 priority across the copany. You must ensure your kitchen is always kept fully compliant to ensure we retain our 5-star food hygiene rating. Working closely with our leadership team & the local EHO, you will attend a monthly 'food safety' review to ensure we have industry leading standards to protect our teams and our guests.
* Ensuring your kitchen team are fully trained and confident to deliver consistent, quality, high standard food in line with our company specs.
* Leading from the front, building a strong and successful partnership with your Sous Chef to together create a positive and engaged kitchen team.
* Managing all areas of the kitchen, including stock counting & reporting, margin control and stock analysis.
* Managing staffing levels and creating rotas to maximise the efficiency of our kitchens.
* Growing your kitchen team and inspiring our next generation of chefs by having a pro-active approach to their development and career progression. Providing regular and honest feedback, conducting 1-1s and identifying any areas of improvement.
* Menu development- taking an interest in continuous improvement, presenting your and your team's ideas at our quarterly cook offs.

What are they looking for in you?

* A passion for great food
* A natural leader, confident to motivate and inspire their team in a high volume, fast-paced environment.
* A passionate chef, driven to deliver high standards and quality, ensuring the food is made and presented to an exceptional level and kitchen cleanliness remains a top priority.
* An emotionally intelligent and strong leader, with excellent communication skills, who can positively manage and develop their team.
* Enthusiastic about your own personal growth and development.
* Somebody who naturally aligns with our values, which are being warm & friendly and genuinely 'guest obsessed.'
* An energetic person, driven to consistently provide a 'WOW' service for all our guests.
* Due to the high-volume environment, we require somebody who has at least 2 years of experience at a minimum of Sous Chef level in a fresh food restaurant.
* Flexible - this isn't a 9-5 role (days/evenings and weekends will be required)

Why should you apply for the Head Chef role?
Benefits include:
* 28 days paid holiday.
* A structured working week with Wednesday & Thursday as your days off.
* Christmas and New Year's Day off, every year
* Your birthday is a PAID DAY OFF
* Up to 50% discount on food/drink
* Instant access to Wage-Stream (you can access your salary early essentially)
* Monthly incentives, yearly 'Dennis Awards' dinners, and companywide competitions to win tickets to some of the biggest music shows in the UK.
* Pension scheme (opt in / out) available after 3 months employment.
* Career development opportunities

How to apply to the Head Chef role?
If you are interested in the above role and feel you can meet the above requirements - we would love to hear from you as soon as possible. We please ask all applications are made via the click apply button, and we will aim to process your application as quickly and as efficiently as possible.

Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

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