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A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Head Chef to head up the kitchen in a successful and established customer facing daytime restaurant serving all fresh food daily menus near Dumfries.
Benefits
- Working straight day shifts only - no evenings ever
- 6 weeks annual leave
- Free parking
- Health cash plans
- Access to 100s of retail and lifestyle experiences and discounts
- Generous company discounts
As the Head Chef, you will lead to team in all areas of food production. A true foodie, you will bring your personality to the kitchen inspiring and motivating your team's passion to produce freshly cooked, fabulous food.
Along with the Restaurant Manager you will be responsible for the overall restaurant operation to drive sales, maintain operating standards, develop the restaurant team, and deliver a fantastic experience for their customers.
Role
- Lead the daily operation of the kitchen, you will be hands on.
- Prepare and cook the company core menu.
- Monitor stock levels and manage stock orders.
- Recruit, train and develop the team.
- Carry out weekly stock count to ensure GP targets are achieved.
- Manage the cleaning of equipment and working areas to the highest food hygiene standards.
- Plan rotas and holidays to meet service level requirements
- Work closely with the Restaurant Manager to achieve the highest and standards, service and sales.
We are looking for:
- Successful and experienced Head Chef with the ability to manage a team and significant peaks in service.
- Friendly, with an engaging personality and a genuine love for customer service.
- Strong communicator who can motivate and develop their team to deliver with enthusiasm and great personality.
- Hands-on and passionate about food preparation and cooking.
- Knowledgeable in Food Hygiene and Health and Safety requirements.
- Commercially aware to achieve sales and profit targets.
- Passion for delivering the highest quality food and service.
This really is an amazing opportunity to join a fantastic operation in a customer focused business.
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Please note: You must be resident in the UK and eligible to work. We endeavor to respond to every application we receive, however unfortunately due to the high volume of responses to our advertisements we are sometimes unable to do this immediately so please bear with us.
Penny Cook Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer, a recruitment agency dedicated to recruitment in the Hospitality Industry.
