Head Chef - Sunderland

Baxterstorey, Sunderland

Head Chef - Sunderland

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Baxterstorey, Sunderland

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 4 Dec | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Full Job Description

  • Lead, Inspire, collaborate and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards.
  • Build positive, credible and collaborative relationships & communication methods with clients and other key stakeholders in the business.
  • Continually look to develop your team through mentoring, training, recognition, and empowerment.
  • Create a culture of excellence with your team, continually striving to push the boundaries of brilliance through natural caring service, obsessive food standards and innovation.
  • Achieve business critical KPI's including Health and Safety, Sustainability, Financial and Governance., We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.
  • Interested? Even if you don't meet all requirements, we'd like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential. We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds. BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ambition to 'set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality'.

  • 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
  • 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 can have the hospitality experience they deserve. We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of. Our drive and belief in our 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., Excellent presentation, communication and man management skills are required for senior positions, and all will require individuals to demonstrate a real passion for food and service with bags of enthusiasm.

    BaxterStorey offers a wide range of contract catering services to business and industry. As the UK's leading independent contract caterer we offer a personal service that focuses on fresh food. We tailor our services to each client's individual needs and ensure that we provide the people to deliver the exceptional. Following our newly gained contract with British Airways, we are keen to hear from talented and ambitious individuals. Our objective is to ensure the food and service at airport lounges are of an impeccable standard, every time. You will be working in a fantastic environment at Heathrow airport where the focus is quality, quality and even more quality. There are exciting opportunities ranging from Management positions to Chefs, and lounge hosts amongst others.

  • 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
  • Plus your birthday off
  • 3 volunteering days
  • 3 days grandparent leave.
  • 24 week's enhanced maternity leave.
  • Secondary carer 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.