Head Chef

Join our team!

Are you a passionate Head Chef? If so, we'd love you to join our team at The Whitaker Museum!
This role sits within our

Concessions

division, catering for customers at visitor attractions. By continuously developing and keeping ahead of the competition through innovative catering and hospitality offers, our concessions sites aim to make every customer experience memorable. Away from the standard nine to five, these sites offer flexibility and opportunity for hospitality career growth.

What you'll be doing...

As a Head Chef you will be proactively managing and supporting a catering team as well as creating a platform for financial growth through cost control and culinary excellence.
Responsibilities:
Recruiting, training, supporting and people development to deliver an efficient, high quality service to Elior UK, customer and client
Maintaining, ordering and controlling food stocks within budget
Ensuring ongoing team communications, including building internal and external relationships, management reporting and client liaison to enable operational excellence
Accountable for COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal regulations, environmental policies and duty of care to customer and colleagues

Working Pattern:

5 days out of 7. 40 hours per week.
What can you bring?

In this role:
Proven leadership ability with a proactive, hands-on approach
Genuine interest in customer service excellence
Focused on the front line
Catering experience essential with chef skills
2+ years experience as Head Chef or Sous Chef ready for their next step

Our way of saying thank you...

At Elior, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel appreciated & rewarded, which is why we offer generous rewards & benefits in exchange for your dedicated efforts.
FREE On-Site Lunches:

Enjoy complimentary lunches, saving you time & money while ensuring you stay nourished & energised throughout the day.
Support Your Way of Life:
Flexible Working: We offer full-time & part-time roles, with varying shift patterns across the business. Allowing colleagues the flexibility to balance their personal & professional commitments
Relax & recharge with 28 days holiday, increasing to 31 days after two years service
Family Leave: Prioritise family commitments with flexible leave options
Paid Charity Leave: Make a positive impact with two additional paid days for charity work
Big Enough for Growth, Small Enough to Connect:
Opportunities for career progression while developing a close-knit community
Supporting You Through Life's Ups & Downs:
Access mental health support & comprehensive wellbeing benefits
Keeping Finances & Wellbeing in Mind:
Life assurance, workplace pension schemes, discounts, cashback, entertainment, leisure discounts, & a cycle-to-work scheme

Why it's great to work for us...

Elior is a multi-award-winning people business and one of the UK's leading contract caterers,

with over 10,000 colleagues operating across a diverse range of sectors including:
Workplaces & Office Space
Sporting Venues & Stadiums
Attraction & Heritage Sites
Public Sector & Defence
Health, Care & Hospitals
Schools, Colleges & Universities
Along with our purpose of enriching lives everywhere, every day, we're committed to an inclusive culture and want our people to feel appreciated, supported, and fulfilled.
That's why 85% of colleagues tell us how proud they are to work for us!

Elior Celebrates Equality

Our aim is to celebrate a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, continuing to make Elior a great place to work!
Every colleague has a distinctive set of values, skills, and aspirations. To ensure that we attract, develop, and retain best people from the widest possible talent pool we're committed to providing an inclusive environment where our colleagues fulfil their potential and have the opportunity to succeed.

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