An exciting opportunity for an ambitious, energetic and experienced Head Chef to join our very friendly and committed team within our new venture at Old Hall Cafe and walks, Southwold. We are keen to find an inspirational chef that has the energy and enthusiasm to drive our food offering and maintain our excellent standards with all food cooked fresh to order using local produce and good quality ingredients.
Your key responsibilities will be the day-to-day running of our very busy cafe kitchen, a hands-on chef who can work with our small team, running the pass on a daily basis, delivering breakfast, lunch and afternoon teas, maintaining our high standards of exciting, contemporary, fresh cooked food using the finest local ingredients but who can also manage a small team to deliver quality food. We have a beautiful location, offer an excellent working environment, with a clear ethos of quality, family, fun and celebrating the great outdoors!
You will need to have Head Chef or at least Sous chef experience, have high standards regarding hygiene and cleanliness, maintain records for Food Safety purposes to maintain our level 5 Food Hygiene rating, the ability to mentor and develop staff, somebody who is used to a very busy small kitchen environment, and experience of ordering, costing and man-management is essential. The ideal candidate will be organised, an excellent communicator and a hands-on chef with the passion to go that extra mile, who will have ideas and creativity to work with our excellent management team to deliver a fantastic customer experience.
You will have excellent working hours, a normal working day will be7:30am to 4pm, 5 days a week Monday - Sunday with 28 days holiday per annum (incl of Bank Holidays, although there will be an expectation to work on bank holidays).
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £34,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
Work Location: In person
