We are currently looking to hire Head Chef to join our team at Oliver Dunne Restaurants. We seek a candidate who is Honest, Consistent and Passionate and takes pride in a job well done.
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Why work with us and what makes us different?
- Excellent pay and personalised packages for the right person
- Our company is proactive in promoting a work-life balance
- Wonderful opportunities for professional progression
- Exciting staff perks
- We offer tailor-made bonus packages
- We love learning new things and are always happy to learn from great Chefs
- Tips are shared with the kitchen
- Excellent staff discounts
- Extensive training
- Autonomy regarding menu writing and rostering (within agreed budgets)
- We recognise that each person has needs inside and outside their jobs and we aim to be flexible in helping you achieve work and home responsibilities
- You have our attention! We have a senior management team dedicated to assisting you in providing you with anything necessary to do the job
- Being a company with great personnel resources, we can always help at times when staffing the kitchen is an issue
WHAT THIS ROLE REQUIRES:
- To lead a kitchen with great gusto and honour
- To make sure all food is up to standard in keeping with the set guidelines
- Ensure kitchen is kept to a high level of cleanliness
- To be responsible for the day-to-day running of the kitchen while coordinating with the front of house team
- Enforcement of health and safety standards within the kitchen
- To be able to stand over the quality of every plate of food leaving the kitchen
- Responsible for kitchen recruitment KPs and Chefs
- Good maintenance of kitchens
- Responsible for maintaining food standards
- Responsible for maintaining agreed labour & food costs
- Co-ordinate rosters & stocktakes
- Manage & control a busy kitchen
- Menu planning & execution
- Training of junior staff
- Constant upkeep of HACCP within kitchen
- Purchasing & stock control
- To write menus and oversee that menu training is completed for all relevant staff
- To be a brand ambassador and remember your place as a senior manager
- To provide social media content for marketing team
- Responsible for minimising food waste
- To ensure staff are fed nutritious and tasty staff meals
- To ensure credit for goods is followed up
- To have exceptional personal appearance and insist on the same from junior members of staff
- To attend staff social events
What we are looking for in a Head Chef:
- To be a great leader
- To be a great role model for all other staff
- To lead from the front
- Excellent organisational skills
- Good ability to handle pressurised situations and busy periods
- Be flexible and willing to work weekends
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- To have a “can do” attitude and be willing to complete any task assigned to you
- Be willing and able to follow guidance from senior management team
- Passion for food, passion for management at highest level
- To be empathetic to our customers and always put customer needs first
- Good problem solver
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