Salary: £50,000
Shift Pattern: 5 days out of 7
Benefits:
- Free, tasty meals- Enjoy tasty, nutritious food on us while you work!
- Plenty of Time to Unwind- 28 days of holiday, and after two years, enjoy even more with 31 days.
- Leave for lifes important moments- whether family, personal or unexpected.
- Give back time- paid volunteering days for the causes you care about.
- Room to grow- career development and learning opportunities for all stages of your career.
- Wellbeing first- mental health support and wellbeing perks.
- Financial security- pension schemes and life assurance.
- Exclusive discounts- save on entertainment, leisure, and even travel!
Job Role:
To organise and provide a high quality of food production and catering services to Company and Client standards.
Operational Skills
- Maintain and achieve the catering budgets and standards set out by Lexington in conjunction with the Group General Manager, Unit Manager and the Executive Chef Director.
- Establish and maintain health and safety and hygiene and hygiene procedures in line with the company policy.
- Produce and present food in conjunction with the kitchen team maximising customer appeal and exceed Lexingtons and client expectations.
- Set an example to and monitor the performance of all kitchen staff.
- Conduct the purchase, receiving, storage and stock controls of all lines demonstrating kitchen due diligence.
- Show financial management through correct costing, stock taking and menu planning benefiting both Lexington and our customers.
- Recruit, support, train, coach and manage all kitchen staff and set an example for delivering an efficient quality and financially beneficial service for both Lexington and our customers.
- Enhance and improve skills and knowledge by training and development benefiting self, all staff, Lexington, and our customers.
Interpersonal Skills
- Ensure that team building is effective to meet site and company requirements.
- To communicate with the team and to ensure they all understand the parameters of the business through the head chef objectives.
- Ensure attendance of all relevant training and development courses.
- Liaise with General Manager to ensure that all work is carried out efficiently and to the correct timescales.
- Ensure that kitchen staff are aware of the standard required.
Managerial Skills
- Ensure that staff are able to relate to current policies and procedures to ensure quality service and ownership of tasks.
- Ensure that staff are committed to their job roles to provide a consistent high-quality service.
- To assist with the development of company and self to ensure continuous pro-active progression.
