Job details
Salary
Up to £43,000 a year
Job type
Permanent
Benefits
Pulled from the full job description
Company pension
Employee discount
Paid volunteer time
Full Job Description
General information
Group Head & Development Chef
Ref: 2023-52164
Job Information
Division:
Elior Universities
Advert Closing Date:
12/04/2023
Contractual Hours:Full-time
Salary:
£43,000
Contract Type:Permanent
Location:Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2EE
Working Environment
Great facility, great client, and excellent team!
We require an amazing, motivated, and experienced Group Head Chef to enhance our team at Kingston University.
Duties will include working closely with Group, Hospitality & General Managers and the rest of the team.
This is a fantastic and rewarding opportunity for the right person!
Your hard work will provide a platform for operational excellence, and it will not go unrecognised!
Job Description
As Group Head & Development Chef at Elior, you will be responsible for COSHH, food safety, H&S, legal regulations, environmental policies, and duty of care to customers and colleagues. You will need superb communication skills to lead a busy catering team, and pride in your work is a must.
You will be accountable for creating a platform for financial growth through cost control, culinary excellence improving merchandising, implementing, monitoring and evaluating results within the chef teams.
Key role objective #1 – own the GP both cash and %
- Develop training and support materials to drive compliance to Elior Menu Designing software – Starchef or other agreed initiatives
- Proactively identify problem sites and work with operations and other functions to improve financial and operational performance
- Helps to develop new concepts and solutions
- Support Group & General Managers to develop management within the area of responsibility to ensure proactive management of chef teams on site. Assisting where appropriate with the recruitment of high calibre chefs, developing and driving them to ensure the following activities are done with excellence: site succession planning, recruitment, training, and people development to deliver an efficient, high-quality service to Elior UK, its customers, and clients
Key role objective #2 – To support business with reactive operational issues
- Respond to site-specific information and work with on-site teams to address issues
- Take on food-related projects and manage cross-functional food initiatives
- Provide a collaborative approach for client group and wider stakeholders by working with Marketing & Hospitality Managers and Head Chefs to provide effective and innovative ongoing solutions in line with the annual marketing calendar
- Maintenance of up to date customer and competitor awareness in order to identify areas of new opportunity and consistently provide market leading solutions
- Working with Senior Operations Teams to drive food innovation for specific projects within client division at high value and high priority sites
Key role objective #3 – Manage the setting up and ongoing development of the Chefs on site
- Work with the Region’s Chefs to build skill levels and drive quality through on-job coaching and training sessions
- Liaise with Menu Development Chefs and other parts of the business and chef’s forum
- Encourage entry into competitions – internal and external
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week
Skills and Experience
The experience and knowledge we are looking for from the future Group Head & Development Chef include:
- Genuine interest in customer service excellence
- Excellent leadership qualities
- Proactive and ‘hands on’ approach
- Catering experience essential with chef skills
- Contract catering is desirable
- 2 to 3 years of experience as a Head Chef is desirable
Benefits
We thank our colleagues for a job well done, that’s why we offer a wide range of benefits, including;
- A salary of up to £43,000 per annum, 28 days holiday*, life assurance, a workplace pension & free lunches on site
- The option to buy additional holidays – supporting your way of life
- Free access to mental health first aiders & counselling sessions – supporting you through life’s ups and downs
- Free access to the 24/7 GP service, nutritional & health experts, financial & legal support – the wellbeing of our teams is key
- A vast amount of discounts & cashback for supermarkets & retail – reducing your shopping bills
- A cycle-to-work scheme – keeping your wellbeing and our carbon footprint in mind
- Discounts for cinemas, restaurants, hotels, holidays and family days out – we want our teams to enjoy life
- A great variety of opportunities & award-winning development programmes to support your career ambitions – big enough for growth, small enough to feel connected
- 2 days paid leave for charity work – the community is at the heart of everything we do
- Pro rata, incl. bank holidays
Why it’s Great to Work for Us
Welcoming you into our warm, friendly, and genuine team from your first day, we’ll make you feel part of the family. With an inclusive, collaborative, and caring culture, you will share our shared purpose of delivering outstanding customer service.
At Elior, we’re innovators and extremely proud of our work around diversity, sustainability, and social value. That’s why with a firm belief in a diverse workplace, 95% of our colleagues feel we cultivate a culture where people of all backgrounds are welcome and valued.
If you want to give back to the community, this may be your role. Apply today.
Our People Promise
We promise to value you like we value our customers. We want you to feel appreciated, supported and fulfilled.
We aspire to do this by:
- Offering roles to support your way of life
- Employing people who care
- Trusting you to deliver
- Thanking you for a job well done
- Letting you know what you need to know
- Listening to you
- Providing opportunities for growth and progression
- Supporting you through life’s up and downs
Any internal colleagues applying for this role, please be advised that new terms and conditions will apply.
About Us
At Elior we’re enriching lives, everywhere, every day. Feeding children in schools, loved ones in hospitals and care homes, sports fans in stadiums, visitors in heritage sites and teams in the workplace.
We are a multi-award-winning global player in the hospitality sector, founded in 1991 with over 105,000 colleagues worldwide, serving over 4 million guests every day. In the UK, our dedicated team serve our customers across 1200 locations.
Because of our success and stability, we can offer you excellent career opportunities where you will be nurtured and supported to fulfil your potential. We are renowned for looking after our people, with 87% of our colleagues feeling proud to work with us, and we are committed to delivering delicious and healthy food, which is ethically sourced.
And we’re committed to looking after the planet, supporting the community, cutting food waste and supporting wellbeing. We’ve lots to shout about with our strong and united approach in tackling many important global sustainability issues.
This role sits within our university division, catering to students. Working together with our clients, we provide a bespoke catering and hospitality service, offering a unique student experience at some of the most renowned universities across the UK. Complete with digital ordering and in-app purchasing, our high-quality, healthy, and innovative approach to food sets us apart from the high street.