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ABOUT THE ROLE

The Catering and Events Department at Imperial College London operates various cafés and restaurants located across all London Campuses and predominantly within the South Kensington, Hammersmith, and White City Campuses. The department aims to provide affordable and high-quality food and services for the Imperial community - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events-and-hospitality/catering/
Are you passionate about food development and following food trends? If so, we are seeking an experienced Senior Chef who will primarily be based at our main campus in South Kensington. The role will be to support the Executive Chef in developing and executing new food concepts, re-branding, and remobilisation of new outlets, and produce consistently high quality and inspiring food within gross profit percentages.
The successful candidate will assist the Executive Chef to plan and co-ordinate the kitchen team to ensure the provision of an effective and efficient service and cover other Senior Chef’s areas in their absence. You will be required to conduct duties of the role in accordance with health and hygiene legislation and Departmental/Imperial procedures and assist with developing members of the kitchen team.
The post holder will support the Executive Chef in the development of culinary initiatives that contribute to the growth and overall strategic management and leadership of the entirety of creative cuisine delivered across all Imperial Campuses including the development of food offers in White City.
The portfolio currently encompasses three restaurants serving over 1000 meals prepared on site daily, 18 cafes and outlets, an a la carte restaurant and two fine dining venues. This also includes all catering for internal events, the provision of all event catering for external commercial events, one bar serving food and the food provision for contracted services to the Royal College of Music. The Catering outlet sales budget totals over £9.1million with an associated food and beverage cost of sales of c£5million whilst events operate at nil subsidy to cover all costs with a budget of £3.5 million.

WHAT YOU WOULD BE DOING

• Manage direct reports to ensure the completion of their daily tasks to meet the needs of the business.
• To support the development of products and menus targeted to a range of price points, restaurants, and chilled pre-packaged food as well as tailoring them to the skill sets available to deliver them.
• To be dynamically involved in menu development and food presentation and ensuring that updated and accurate costing of all dishes and products are prepared and maintained, followed, and updated in the PW system.
• Support the HFPSD to develop new ideas to refresh the food offering to enable Imperial to maximise opportunities. Demonstrate the ability to come up with creative ideas in line with current and future food trends and translate them to exciting and appealing menus and food offers.
• Perform audits as directed by the HFPSD to ensure total compliance across all food operations with statutory and Imperial requirements of Health and Safety, Food Safety and environmental legislation and procedures including associated reporting and managing all onsite visits by the Environmental Health Office Council.