HEAD CHEF

Location: 236 London Road, Romford, Essex, RM7 9EL
Salary: £55,000 per year. (Increasing to £60,000 per year if targets are achieved)
Days of work: Monday – Friday (There will be an expectation depending on the business needs to work some evenings and weekends)
Hours: 7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Holidays: 33 days including bank holidays

ABOUT US

We are an amazingly dynamic team of highly motivated, bright, talented people whose sole focus is on creating extraordinary smile-inducing food and drink experiences. We are café, hospitality, event management, and fine dining experts providing the freshest, seasonal, sustainable, ethical, and local ingredients.

THE ROLE

• To support, coordinate and direct kitchen operations for the ODC operation of Seasoned Events including menu planning, production and service ensuring that food produced is of the required standard and is delivered at the time requested.
• To assist the Company Executive Chef in controlling the annual budget and achieve agreed financial targets for Seasoned Events.
• Cost control, improving quality standards and achieve the required food cost & labour wage percentages.
• To liaise with the kitchen brigade to share knowledge, skills, resources and costing information including menu planning.
• To introduce and subsequently monitor costings for all menus across the business.
• To attend Trial Meals and Functions as necessary according to the needs of the business.
• To ensure that all Health and Safety, Environmental, HR and other Company Policies are being complied with in all areas of the business pertaining to the production and delivery of food and kitchen staff.

OTHER DUTIES

• Safeguard profitability of the catering operation by ensuring the security of kitchen areas.
• You may be asked to assist at other venues from time to time.
• Undertake any reasonable duties as dictated by the Managing Director that are within skills and capabilities.