Head Chef
Colmans Seafood Temple | South Shields
Full-time | Competitive salary + tips
We’re looking for a highly experienced Head Chef to join the team at Colmans Seafood Temple.
Colmans Seafood Temple is a well-established, highly regarded seafood restaurant with a reputation for quality, consistency and great hospitality. We are looking for an experienced and passionate Head Chef to take overall responsibility for our kitchen operation and lead our talented team.
This is a senior position for a chef who enjoys being hands-on, has strong leadership skills and wants to play a key role in the continued development of one of the North East’s best-known and busiest seafood restaurants.
The Role
As Head Chef, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the entire kitchen operation, ensuring consistently high standards of food, service, cleanliness and food safety.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and managing the kitchen team on a daily basis
- Overseeing all kitchen operations and maintaining consistently high standards
- Creating and managing staff rotas and ensuring appropriate staffing levels
- Recruiting, interviewing, training and developing kitchen team members
- Managing kitchen performance, standards and productivity
- Developing menus alongside the management team
- Creating and overseeing the daily and seasonal specials board
- Ensuring excellent food quality, presentation and consistency
- Managing ordering, stock control, wastage and kitchen GP
- Maintaining excellent food hygiene and health & safety standards
- Ensuring HACCP and all food safety procedures are consistently followed
- Managing kitchen costs and working closely with suppliers
- Leading by example and creating a positive, professional kitchen culture
- Working closely with front-of-house and senior management to deliver an outstanding guest experience
About You
We are looking for an experienced Head Chef or strong Sous Chef ready to take the next step.
You will ideally have:
- Previous experience in a Head Chef position
- Strong leadership and people-management skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- A passion for quality food and cooking
- Experience with menu development and specials
- A good understanding of kitchen GP, ordering and stock control
- Excellent knowledge of food hygiene and HACCP
- The ability to remain calm and organised in a busy service
- A genuine desire to develop and motivate a kitchen team
Most importantly, we are looking for someone who takes pride in what they do and wants to be part of the continued growth of Colmans Hospitality Group.
What We Offer
We believe in rewarding our team properly and creating a workplace where people want to stay and progress.
Benefits include:
- Great starting salary
- Additional tips
- Private healthcare
- Company pension
- Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day off
- Paid January management holiday – with all expenses covered
- Opportunities for career progression within Colmans Hospitality Group
- Staff discounts across the group
- A supportive senior management team
- The opportunity to influence menus, specials and the future direction of the kitchen
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious chef to take ownership of a busy, established kitchen while working for a growing hospitality group with exciting future projects.
If you are ready for your next challenge and believe you have what it takes to lead the kitchen at Colmans Seafood Temple, we would love to hear from you.
Pay: £50,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
Work Location: In person
