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Head Chef

Baxterstorey, Bedford Place, City of Southampton

Head Chef

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Baxterstorey, Bedford Place, City of Southampton

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 day ago, 30 Oct | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: c72e8ad0b11f405c9917f2e4cb7240ee

Full Job Description

  • Plan, prepare, cook and present food to the standards required
  • Manage a team to include all sections of retail, deli, main kitchen and pastry section.
  • Create and develop the menu offer with exciting innovation
  • Ensure that the company's reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers.
  • Control portion size and monitor waste
  • Ensure supplies are correctly issued, used and accounted for to carry out stock takes and food rotation procedures
  • Maintain records relating to food production activities and supplier information
  • Ensure Health and Safety and Food Safety Standards are maintained in line with company policy
  • Set objectives and be responsible for the day to day running of the kitchen
  • Assess employee performance and recognise training needs and potential as appropriate.
  • Hold team meetings on a regular basis to communicate targets, standards required and company and client information
  • Hands on role managing a section and overseeing team operations
  • be able to deal with demands in a calm and professional way

    Proven experience working as a Head Chef or similar role
  • Have an obsession for food and creating experiences
  • You can demonstrate that managing, training, and supporting a team has been an important part of your career to date
  • Financially astute, you are very analytical and know how to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance
  • Excellent coaching, delegation and influencing skills
  • Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and able to thrive under pressure
  • Meticulous organisational abilities and a high attention to detail
  • Empathetic, clear and highly effective verbal and written communication
  • Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective
  • Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills
  • Works according to the BaxterStorey core values
  • Hands on approach
    • Additional Information For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location, whether that's an office, stadium, cathedral or university, we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer and guest can have the hospitality experience they deserve. We can't do this alone; we need the brightest and the best to join us in our mission to revolutionise the hospitality industry. No bland, boring experiences here, just tastemakers and gamechangers creating legacies and having fun. Our drive and belief in people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team's careers. 'Better' is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us. Come join the revolution!

    We only select the best of everything - ingredients, equipment, and most importantly people. Nobody at BaxterStorey just 'falls' into hospitality. They're passionate about what they do. We revolt against the beige, bland and boring. We want people who want to challenge the norm and make a difference to want to work with us. That means we are on the top of our game. We Empower Champions The old age, 'a happy team is a productive team' has never rung truer. True happiness means career empowerment, flexibility and genuine prospects through structured, creative training, that's exactly what we offer. Making our teams happy is top of our agenda. We ask our teams to Fuel Their Individuality, when you are yourself, you will be at your best. We Are Conscientious Protectors Our belief in the power of food goes way beyond delighting diners. We never stop looking for ways to improve our communities and drive change for the good of the planet and we ask all our team members to support this ethos too. From helping disadvantaged young people into the industry to sourcing the finest ingredients with the lowest carbon footprint, we're always thinking up new ways - big, small but always bold - to make a difference beyond the plate and being a part of BaxterStorey means that you will support us in making a difference. You Can Grow With Us Not only will you have the opportunity to better yourself here, you'll be given every encouragement to do so. And because we're growing all the time, there is no limit to what you can achieve. We don't just attract the best people in the industry, we create them., Our values are what we stand up to. They are what make us BaxterStorey, they focus our behaviours on taking action. At BaxterStorey we are: ALWAYS VISIONARY - We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail. WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVE - We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food and is amplified by our people. CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE - We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better. FOREVER CONSCIOUS - We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

    Monday to Friday
  • 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
  • Plus your birthday off
  • 3 volunteering days
  • 3 days grandparent leave.
  • 24 week's enhanced maternity leave.
  • Secondary career leave.
  • Wedding/commitment day leave.
  • Free meals on shift.
  • Bespoke training and development opportunities
  • Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
  • Pension and life insurance.
  • Discounts available from HAPI app, from high street shops to holidays & cinema.
  • Wellbeing hub.
  • Access to employee assistance programme.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
    • Calling all culinary connoisseurs that are OBSESSED about food, we need you! If you have an insatiable appetite for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create food that delights customers and clients, then look no further. At BaxterStorey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish, your talents can shine and we wholeheartedly believe in nourishing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve, refine their craft and create a development partnership together to ensure professional growth opportunities.