Head Chef

Chilton Garden Centre , Newbury Rd, Didcot OX11 0QN, UK

Location: Chilton

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

British Garden Centres are looking for a Head Chef to bring your ideas and talents to our fast growing company of over 78 Centres and growing.

Managing and working closely with other Chefs of all levels. Creating menu items, recipes and developing dishes ensuring variety and quality. Determining food inventory needs, stocking and ordering. Ultimately responsible for ensuring the kitchen meets all regulations including sanitary and food safety guidelines.

If you are looking for a role where you are given the opportunity to take pride in your work, where you can create your own ideas for specials and home baking.

We would love to hear from you. Salary negotiable on experience.

What we offer:

• No evening work, split shifts or unsociable hours, year round business.
• Security of working in a well established expanding family business & the associated benefits.
• Rate of pay negotiable, dependent upon skills and experience.
• Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day & Easter Sunday.
• 50% meal discount at any BGC restaurant & 20% discount at any BGC store, additionally discount rates available for Woodthorpe Leisure Park.

Skills needed:

• Experience of working in a busy kitchen.
• Creative at making dishes but also able to work to specs.
• Experience of cooking carvery is an advantage.
• Knowledge of HACCP.
• Able to manage multiple orders.
• Professionalism and reliability.
• Remain calm under pressure.
• Good time management.
• Level 2 basic food hygiene is an advantage.

Duties include:

• Controlling and directing the food preparation process.
• Approving and polishing dishes before they reach the customer.
• Managing and working closely with other Chefs of all levels.
• Determining food inventory needs, stocking, and ordering.
• Ultimately responsible for ensuring the kitchen meets all regulations including sanitary and food safety guidelines.
• Being responsible for health and safety.
• Team management.
• High level attention to detail.
• Experience of kitchen equipment.
• Awareness of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) and chemical safety.

If you have passion, can work equally well as part of a team or independently, are up for a challenge and thrive in a fast paced work environment, then we would love you to become part of our work family.

To apply: Please send your CV to: Andreea Sirbu Restaurant Manager