Head Chef

on experience What you'll be doing: Managing, leading and motivating a team as you deliver excellence in food service for our Partner Dining Room (London - Pimlico - SW1V 2QQ)- serving approx. (700) customers over the Breakfast and Lunch menus. Leading/Assisting the Kitchen team (of 7) as they offer food inspiration; creating and preparing a menu that meets all Partners needs while maintaining the highest standards of Food Safety/Hygiene and Quality Control. Developing yourself and the team's capabilities and capacity to create exciting career development opportunities. Recognising, celebrating, and rewarding individual and team success and leading democratic vitality. Leading the full compliance with JLP Catering policies, Health and Safety Standards and legislation - ensuring due diligence checks and appropriate recording are carried out and maintained. Please note that you will be part of a central Hospitality team which delivers and works as part of the National Distribution

Centre network, so this may involve travel to other locations and out of hours availability on occasions. For more information please visit: What you'll need: Recognised Food Production Certificate, City & Guilds Level 1 & 2/ or equivalent. Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate - or - Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate Level 3 Line management experience Operational experience in Dining Room environments and/or the Hospitality industry acting as a leader on the Food Service team. #LI-MA1

Head Chef London Central Office Permanent - Full Time We have an exciting opportunity to join the Hospitality & Food Service team as a Head Chef (internally known as Team Manager - Food Production) at our John Lewis Head Office in Pimlico. As a Head Chef, you will be responsible for our popular Partner Dining Room (serving up to 700 covers for Breakfast and Lunch), shaping and influencing all aspects of the menu development and food production, including compliance and risk management. You will also be responsible for leading and inspiring the kitchen team (of 7) in cooking meals for busy services. As a Partner you will enjoy our unique benefits package including: staff discount, meals on duty included in Partner Dining Rooms, discounts in local restaurants, subsidised learning, access to exclusive Partnership hotels and so much more. This role offers a great work-life balance working weekdays only, Monday - Friday 7:30am - 3:30pm Pay range for this role is up to £37,000 dependent