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Head Chef - Live In Available Off site - Great Missenden

McMullens & Sons

Great Missenden

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 40,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

An established family-run business is seeking a passionate Head Chef to join their team. This role offers the opportunity to create a relaxed dining experience with an emphasis on Mediterranean cuisine, utilizing charcoal ovens and wood-fired pizza ovens. The ideal candidate will thrive in a busy kitchen, demonstrating excellent culinary skills and a commitment to food safety. With a focus on personal development and a supportive work environment, this position is perfect for someone eager to grow their career while being part of a close-knit team. Enjoy competitive pay, bonuses, and discounts while crafting delicious dishes that delight guests.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Achievable bonus scheme
Family friendly policies
Live in available off site
Share of gratuities
60% discounted meals when working
25% discount on food and 20% off drinks on day off
Training and career development
Full chef uniform

Qualifications

  • Essential experience as a Head Chef in a busy kitchen.
  • Strong understanding of food health and safety protocols.
  • Ability to manage stock and deliver food GP% to budget.

Responsibilities

  • Cook and present Mediterranean-inspired dishes in a busy environment.
  • Recruit, train, and coach junior team members.
  • Maintain exemplary standards of hygiene and presentation.

Skills

Cooking and presenting dishes
Stock management
Communication skills
Food health and safety
Training and coaching team members

Job description

Head Chef - Live In Available Off site - Great Missenden

If your ambition is to build a career in a long established, successful family run business, where guests come first and quality is paramount, come and join us as a Head Chef. We're independent, so believe in investing in the future and we love home-grown talent. We treat all our people like part of the family - you'll be respected, trained, coached and encouraged to grow in confidence, to achieve more than you thought you were capable of.

Head Chef

So, if you're as passionate as we are about fresh food and would enjoy helping to create a seriously relaxed country dining experience, with full table service and an emphasis on Mediterranean-inspired, freshly-cooked food, plying your craft over charcoal ovens and grills. With freshly made hand-crafted authentic Italian pizzas, baked to perfection in our wood-fired pizza oven, then you could be our next Head Chef at our New Heritage Collection, an important part of the McMullen Family. We can offer you...

  • A competitive salary
  • An achievable bonus scheme
  • Contracted 45 hours a week
  • Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity pay
  • Live in available off site in Marlow
  • A share of gratuities
  • 60% discounted meals when you are working
  • 25% discount on food and 20% off drinks for you and your friends on your day off
  • Fantastic training and career development through McMullen's GROW Programme if you wish to progress
  • A step into a progressive Company who treat people as a name, not a number
  • Full chef uniform

The ideal Head Chef will have the following

  • The ability to cook and present dishes, in line with specification, in a busy environment.
  • The capability to deliver food GP% to budget.
  • Experience in stocktaking and management of stock control.
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Exemplary standards of personal hygiene and presentation.
  • The ability to recruit, train and coach junior team members.
  • A strong understanding of food health and safety.

Previous experience of working as a Head Chef within a busy kitchen is essential. You must be keen to develop, willing to take on responsibility and remain calm under pressure.

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