Executive Chef Menu Development

Reporting to the Regional Executive Chef and the Executive Chef of Culinary Innovation UK&I and you will be responsible for culinary innovation and excellence within the UK&I. To this end, the incumbent will be responsible for ideation, innovation, developing, implementing, and overseeing culinary initiatives including process standardization, purchasing compliance, initiative adherence, and product quality and consistency. The incumbent will also be accountable for effective client engagement, concept ideation, and delivery, and will be expected to demonstrate a strong aptitude for innovation, including new product and concept development through effective planning, direction, control, and resource management.,

• Deliver customer expectations, business objectives and targets to optimise Company resources.
• Ensures close collaboration with menu development teams to deliver customer expectations and Account Manager to secure the product overall profitability, maximising revenues and new business opportunities with the customer.
• Actively engage with the customer and understands their needs and requirements.
• To establish and meet internal customer requirements
• Analyse performance information, identify issues and solutions and report on progress as required (daily, weekly, and monthly).
• To actively look for, put in place innovations and support continuous improvement efficiencies within own department and across the business.
• Oversees internal quality assurance checks versus approved specification/recipes and immediately makes changes where necessary.
• Actively involved in the unit kitchen during menu cycle change/start-ups.
• Attendance at meetings with operational and production departments, related to customer issues/complaints and menu development.
• Involvement with menu presentations, tenders and workshops in UK, as and when required.
• To communicate, engage and develop team members to enable them to maximise their contribution to the department's performance and create succession planning opportunities.
• To optimise manpower, product and equipment levels, creating and maintaining the necessary conditions for a productive, efficient and well-functioning work environment.
• Resolve operational issues in a cost effective, timely and sustainable manner.
• Ensure full understanding and follow legislative requirements in line with International Food Safety, Health and Safety, Security and Environment controls
• Leads and manages direct reports, including regular meetings and performance reviews in line with Gate Gourmet processes.
• Adheres to Gate Gourmets UK company policy and procedures.
  
  Culinary and/or catering/hospitality qualifications such as degree or diploma or similar (essential);
• Intermediate HACCP qualification or equivalent (desirable)
• Management/Leadership qualification an advantage
Work Experience:
• Extensive experience in managing a large-scale food manufacturing department
• Qualified Chef including Global Food experience preferable with restaurant high end dining
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of restaurant production techniques
• Extensive knowledge of market trends and restaurant trends
• Extensive experience in managing teams within the food industry
• Experience of managing budgets, financial and performance targets
Skills & Knowledge:
• Lean Management Skills
• Good oral and written communication skills in English
• Excellent presentation skills
• Intermediate IT skills
• Financial Budgetary skills and demonstrable experience, All applicants must have the right to work in the UK, undertake a CRC (Criminal Record Check) and provide 5 years of checkable referencing history. For anytime spent outside the uk exceeding 6 months, you must be able to provide a CRC (Criminal Record Check) for that country. If you share our values of excellence, passion, respect and responsibility, don't miss out on this opportunity to join our team. Apply TODAY.
  
  Gategroup is the leading independent global provider of products, services and solutions related to a passenger's on-board experience. We specialize in catering and hospitality, provisioning and logistics; and on-board products and services to companies that serve people on the move. Our portfolio is designed to meet the fast-changing needs of our customers around the world. We do this by offering end-to-end solutions through our group of companies. While each company addresses a specific market need, together they can also operate in an integrated way to provide a 'one-stop-shop' for our customers.