Head Chef - Airbus

Overview

Manage the smooth and efficient operations of the kitchen that operates across multiple outlets, ensuring the company's reputation for food quality is maintained at all times. Organise the planning, preparation, cooking and presentation of food to the standards required by the company and the client.

• Ensure supplies are correctly issued, used and accounted for to carry out stock takes and food rotation procedures.
• Set objectives and be responsible for the day to day running of the kitchens including supervising the recruitment and selection process.
• Assess employee performance and recognise training needs and potential as appropriate.
• Continuously update your industry knowledge on current food trends and ingredients.
• Control and achieve agreed financial targets whilst maximising all commercial opportunities, communicating this with the team as and when needed.
• Ensure that the location meets statutory and company requirements of Health and Safety, Food Safety and environmental legislation and procedures. We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

• Have an Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate or above
• You will have proven experience within a demanding kitchen at the relevant level
• Team player
• Ability to negotiate and build relationships with suppliers

Baxter Storey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aims for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. Details may vary by context and timing.

• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• Plus your birthday off
• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 weeks' enhanced maternity leave
• Secondary carer leave
• Wedding/commitment day leave
• Free meals on shift
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme

Are you a culinary connoisseur and gastronomic genius? Do you have an insatiable passion for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create masterful dishes that delight the senses? Yes? Then this is the role for you. At Baxter Storey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish and your talents shine. We wholeheartedly believe that the best food comes from nurturing talent, and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve and refine their craft, that s why we invest in you to develop your professional growth.

As a member of our team, you will be supported in an inclusive environment that encourages growth and celebrates diversity. We will invest in your development with ongoing training, to ensure that you have the skills and knowledge to thrive in your role, and we guarantee a good work-life balance, because we believe that people excel when they are given the space to take care of themselves.