chef London, England
Job description
What you'll be doing:
Head Chef - Private dining at Wimbledon, Home of Tennis!
Up to 52.5K Basic
7 day operation, Saturday/Sunday lunch service only
On-going training & development
Medicash – Healthcare benefits, including dental, optical and therapy treatments. (Includes up to four dependent children)
Exclusive Benefits & Wellbeing site (Perks at Work)
Entertainment discounts - Up to 55% off cinema tickets
Health & wellbeing discounts - Discounts for Nuffield Health (20%) and Pure Gym (10%)
Travel discounts - Discounts for holiday companies such as TUI and Expedia
Shopping discounts - Save up to 15% at high street and online stores by purchasing Shopping Cards. Many of the Shopping Cards can be reloaded, and some can be used online to double your savings with existing online offers
Meals on duty
Travel Loan (after 3 months service)
Vodaphone discounts
Employee Assistance Programme
3 days additional leave, following return from Maternity
Day off for Babies first birthday
Holiday Purchase scheme
Professional subscriptions
Overall Purpose of the Job
To plan and organise the delivery of food service within the members dinning room at all England lawn tennis club. Managing food preparation, menu specification, food budgets and labour budgets. Building a culinary team, then working to develop their passion and skills. Bringing together high pressure and prestigious events making sure that even the most demanding client’s needs are met. To always have Levy UK’s reputation for food quality at the top of your priorities. Responsible for compliance of Health, Safety, Food Hygiene and COSHH regulation
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership
Confident to deliver stakeholder and staff communication throughout the business, ensuring the sharing of best practice and creativity through an approachable manner.
Lead in the recruitment of a passionate and innovative venue culinary team.
Recognise the value of the culinary team, take responsibility for the continual development of employees, using the progression of the team to implement a succession plan.
Successfully review the performance and capability of team members, taking action as required.
Motivationally lead the culinary team, encouraging collaborative thinking and solidarity.
Organisation/Logistics
Continually develop and strategically improve menus through planning measures.
Accept the flexibility of an event and take all measures to ensure customer fulfilment through smooth delivery.
Ensure all culinary offers strive to exceed the customer needs within the environment provided.
Recognise the limitations of an environment/event and constantly search for innovative solutions.
Ensure all culinary event detail is comprehensively communicated in order to achieve excellent delivery within a knowledgeable and motivated team.
Finance
Ensure portion control, correct preparation and storage methods to avoid wastage and keep down costs
Plan and cost menus, for special events and hospitality requests ensuring that they achieve and maintain budgeted food costs
Ensure all ordering is carried out using nominated suppliers,
Using YO1 suppliers as much as possible and using Brakes D1 for D3.
Ensure stock is maintained at appropriate levels
Ensure weekly stocktaking is carried out
Strive to work within all budgets set, with the ability to justify financial spends
Customer and Client Interaction
Embrace all customer feedback, with the view to continually develop and improve.
Confidently communicate with clients in order to enhance culinary offerings and exceed client requests.
Encourage the contribution of fellow colleagues and clients in the culinary development across site.
Endorse the presence of the kitchen team in a FOH capacity, encouraging customer communication and team work.
Benefit from customer tastings, obtaining feedback and directly promoting the culinary skill of the team.
Innovation
Encourage the sharing of creative ideas, striving for best practice.
Implement change effectively and efficiently.
Support and reward team members that portray forward thinking and innovation.
Manipulate and use other units and industry practices, constantly comparing and improving the home site.
Continuously promote the need to constantly improve through originality and advancement.
Ensure all new techniques, equipment and service styles are embraced to discover their delivery potential.
Health & Safety
Be an advocate for HSE practices throughout the organisation, following all HSE guidelines.
Lead the implementation of all relevant HSE procedures, acting as a motivator for the FOH and BOH team to work safety.
Take an active role in the training of HSE working practices throughout the unit, whilst maintaining the culinary team’s HSE training records and risk assessments.
Who we are:
Levy UK + Ireland is the sports and hospitality sector of Compass Group UK and Ireland . It is the market leader in the provision of legendary food and drink experiences at some of the UK’s most significant sporting, arena, and leisure venues.
Through strong client partnerships, Levy UK + Ireland creates bespoke food concepts, service standards and pioneering design, implementing a guest-first approach and ongoing innovation at each venue. With a company-wide passion for food, Levy UK + Ireland creates menus and food experiences that feature fantastic seasonal dishes, with a strong focus on British ingredients.
As well as providing tailor-made concepts for its clients, Levy UK + Ireland also delivers corporate hospitality, event catering, venue sourcing and support services, through its portfolio of businesses. These include Keith Prowse , Payne and Gunter , and Lime Venue Portfolio .
Website https://levy.co.uk/
LinkedIn Levy UK
Twitter @Levy_UK
Instagram @Levy_UK_ Ireland
Facebook @Levy_UK
Levy UK + Ireland is a sector of Compass Group UK and Ireland which is part of Compass Group Plc, the world's leading foodservice company. We specialise in providing food, vending and related services on our clients' premises. The company operates across the core sectors of Business + Industry, Defence, Offshore + Remote Site, Healthcare, Education, Sports + Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio.
Please note that we reserve the right to remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. You are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
Compass Group UK+I
