Head Chef

Head Chef 

Bury St Edmunds 

£29,000 per annum 

Full Time (37 hours per week split over 5 days 0700-1430) 

Permanent 

Working pattern to be discussed at interview, however weekend and early morning work will be expected as we run our catering service 365 days a year. 

Our client is currently looking for a Chef to support the Catering Manager to provide a first-class customer experience by delivering a high-quality food service, that is nutritional and value for money for their residents, visitors and guests across their Independent Living service. 

The successful candidate must be a strong leader who is able to take over all aspects of a kitchen. An extremely high level of cleanliness must be observed and an ability to run a disciplined team is essential. 

What you will be doing: 

• Supporting in the monitoring of budgets related to the running and management of the kitchen / restaurant. 

• Ensuring that there are sufficient supplies of good quality utensils, cutlery and crockery. 

• Manage the kitchen and staff to ensure a consistent service is provided to their residents. 

• Support the Catering Manager to develop a catering service that meets the needs and expectations of their residents. 

• Ensure that all kitchen equipment is in accordance with H&S regulations, policies and procedures. 

They’d love to meet someone with: 

• Experience of managing and kitchen and its team. 

• Experience of producing a variety of menus on a 4-weekly rotation. 

• Experience of managing a tight budget. 

• Commercial kitchen experience. 

• Experience of working with fresh and scratch cooking. 

• A passion for producing high quality food and food service. 

Amongst what they offer you is: 

• A competitive salary from £29,000 per annum. 

• 28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays (rising to 33 days plus bank holidays with length of service). 

• A generous contributory pension scheme. 

• Enhanced family leave. 

• Private health care. 

• Free life assurance. 

• Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym. 

• Opportunities for learning and development. 

• Discounted gym membership. 

• Retail discount scheme. 

Please note the successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS application prior to start date being confirmed. 

Closing date: 1st of July 2024 

Interview date: To be confirmed 

They reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that they have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis they  would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.