Job Introduction
Head Chef
- up to £30000 depending on experience
- Predominantly Mon - Friday (some occasional weekends)
As Head Chef you’ll support the Executive Chef in the smooth running of our entire culinary operation from our brand-new state of the art central production kitchen. Ensuring guest satisfaction by providing the highest food quality consistent with cost control and profitability.
More about the role:
Responsibilities include:
- Accountability for the day to day running of the kitchen, ensuring that you are frontline
- Being a natural leader, fostering a great team spirit amongst the brigade
- Ensure correct preparation and delivery times for our food operation, including restaurants, deliveries, events and student union bar, across breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Train new and existing colleagues on best working practices
- Support the Executive chef in the ongoing management, development and costing of menus
- Manage a clean and safe working environment
- Deputising in the absence of the executive chef
Who you are:
A great head chef will have a genuine passion for food and people and be able to organise an efficient kitchen operation. As well as this you’ll also have
- A positive outlook with bags of personality
- A passion for delivering excellence in everything you do
- Good communication skills because you will be talking leading our team dail
- Courage to show your confidence
- You will often need to multitask, therefore a hard-working attitude is key here
About Us
We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- Contributory pension scheme
- Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
- Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
- Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
- Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
- Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
- Receive Wow Points every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
- Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
- You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families
Part of Compass Group UK&I, Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century Chartwells has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives. Every week, Chartwells serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges and universities across the UK.
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Compass Group UK&I is an equal opportunities employer, committed to cultivating diverse and inclusive environments for every employee.
What we'll give:
Compass Group are a world-leader in providing great food and guest experiences to millions of people across the world every day. We are proud to be the catering partner to Northumbria University, providing a wide range of catering outlets, hospitality, events and experiences to thousands of students every day.
We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- Predominantly Mon - Friday (some occasional weekends)
- Free gym membership at the universities state of the art sports centre
- Free meals during your shift
- Contributory pension scheme
- Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
- Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
- Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
- Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
- Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
- Receive Wow Points every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
- Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
- You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families