Senior Chef - Manchester, Greater Manchester

As a Senior Chef, you'll be the master or all back of house sections, taking ownership of the kitchen in the Kitchen Managers absence. You'll support with the day to day running of the kitchen, providing training and support to junior leam members to ensure high quality food and exceptional guest experience. Anything is possible at TGI Fridays and there is genuinely no better time to join our family. Start your journey with TGI Fridays today! Job scope

• Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our guests. Keeps updated on recipe changes. Ensures proper execution of TGI Fridays Brand Standards.
• Support the training of junior back of house team members to develop a strong work environment.
• Lives the TGI Fridays Values and so inspires others creating a work environment where people are inspired to do their best by encouraging open, honest, and timely communication among all team members.
• Respond to Guest food complaints taking ownership and appropriate actions, or to escalate where necessary. Turning dissatisfied Guests into return Guests.
• Pro-actively communicates food related guest feedback to their Kitchen Manager helping to improve guest experience and drive feedback results.
• Monitoring inventories to keep our kitchens well-stocked.
• Overseeing kitchen cleaning responsibilities to maintain hygiene standards.
• Complying with Food Handling, Hygiene and Health and Safety regulations.
• Commitment and delivery of brand standards (Fridays Feeling) and all aspects of food, fire Health & Safety for both teams and guests, taking personal accountability as if it were their own kitchen - when the Kitchen Manager is not in store or back of house.
• Operational knowledge of all stations within kitchen and preparation of all menu dishes when required.
• Ensures that all prepared food meets TGI Fridays standard of excellence, 100% recipe adherence and plate presentation guidelines.
• Ensure all chef team are clear on the food specifications and that dishes are perfectly executed every time.
  
  Previous experience working in a back of house role.
• Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills.
• Good knowledge of Food Handling, Hygiene and Health and Safety regulations.
• Demonstrate the TGI Fridays Values of Pride, Passion, Personality and Protection.
  
  In our Fridays Family, We Celebrate People of All Stripes..
We believe diversity and inclusion are essential ingredients for a successful, happy and thriving environment, which is why we live and breath our TGI Fridays values of Pride, Passion, Personality and Protection. Through our "Pridays" forum, we have launched an LGBTQ+ charity partnership. We hold Women In Business and Disability forums - open for all to join and be apart of. We are an equal opportunities employer. That Fridays feeling is freedom, excitement, lightness and acceptance. Uncontrollable laughter. Time to do you. To let go. To truly be yourself. No judgement, no pressure, no worries. And remember - "No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else." - P.T Barnum

We don't need an introduction. You've heard of us before. Legendary Red and white stripes. Clutter filling our restaurants to the brim. A history dating back to 1965 New York City. Tom Cruise didn't teach himself to flair in Cocktail, we did. The Long Island ice tea wasn't created on it own, we created it. Loaded potato skins..? Yep it was us! This isn't just a job, this is a way of life. This is family. We live and we breathe our TGI Fridays values. In here we work hard, we want to succeed, we want to progress…and we want to party. In here, everyday is Friday. A TGI Friday…,
• 100% of unlimited gratuities are paid to our team.
• Time and a half is paid when more than 48 hours are worked in a week.
• Flexible working patterns to support well-being and a better work life balance.
• Weekly pay every Friday for our Team Members.
• Participation in a pension scheme.
• Development programmes that support and fast track career progression.
• Apprenticeship programmes available to all levels.
• Unlimited access to 50% off our food menu for each Team Member and up to 5 of their family and friends.
• Unlimited soft drinks while on shift.
• Team celebrations on 4^th July and Thanksgiving.
• Recognition for great performance aligned to our TGI Fridays Values.
• Great incentives for delivering great results.
• A generous Refer a Friend scheme.
• Wagestream - Track, access and manage your pay at any time.
• Hospitality action membership.
• 28 days paid holiday (pro-rata).
• Reward programmes, long service awards and staff recognition and incentives.
• Please note that the average TRONC payment per hour is £1.25. While this payment is not guaranteed, it does represent the national average across all our stores. Therefore, gratuity payments may vary according to the store in which you work.