Job description
Head Chef
About us:
Set across four stunning floors, SMITHS is a premium all day dining destination. From Rooftop free-flowing three plate brunches to rare breed beef and 2 AA rosette small plates, SMITHS really has something for everyone. We are looking for a passionate Head Chef to oversee the kitchen in our second floor fine dining Restaurant. If you love cooking great food and want to work in a fun, focused environment where menu input is encouraged, please get in touch with us here at SMITHS. We can't wait to hear from you!
What we offer our Head Chefs:
- Head Chefs get to have full autonomy to create your own menus and specials
- Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme, Development Programmes and Chef Academy
- Free meals
- 28 days holiday per year
- 20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels
- Share save Scheme
- Company Pension Scheme
What we look for in a Head Chef:
This role requires someone that can inspire a team, to bring out the potential and lead by example whilst being able to develop, cost and produce fresh seasonal menus for the variety of revenue streams within the business.
- Have experience championing excellent service through quality food either as a Head Chef or in the position of Sous Chef
- Demonstrate a passion for leading and developing a team
- Be an active hands-on team player with excellent communication skills
- Be responsible and able to manage the kitchen staff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
- Be able to demonstrate your creativity and ability to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
- Demonstrate great planning and organisational skills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP and labour
- Have a pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams
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