Head chef

Are you an experienced Head Chef looking for a new challenge, and wanting to work in a warm and inviting environment, where you will be serving guests a range of delicious foods, beers, and cocktails with a creative twist? If so, look no further as Blue Arrow is proud to be working in partnership with an excellent high volume gastro pub who specialise in serving fresh high-quality dishes. Our client currently has over 7 successful locations and are currently looking to hire a Head Chef to join their pub based just outside of Derby City Centre. Tell me more about the Head Chef Role... The site receives two deliveries daily from the prep kitchen with bulk made fresh food. What duties will I be doing in the Head Chef role? * Supporting and helping them team to serve high-quality dishes. * Supporting at the forefront to make all business decisions. * Lead and develop a large team within a busy kitchen. * Be in control of your own GPs, Stock Stock Takes, Rota #39;s, Labour percentages and much more. * Adhering to food safety and hygiene policies and regulations What will you bring to the Head Chef role? * Experience of working within a high-volume pub * Currently working with good experience as either a Head Chef or Sous Chef * Confidently able to lead and develop a large kitchen team. * Comfortable working with kitchen management systems and be intrigued to learn new ones and new ways of working. * Flexible, hardworking, and reliable * Be able to work well as part of a team. * Good use of initiative * Friendly customer service skills * Good knowledge and qualifications with Food Safety Hygiene practices HOURS: Working 3 full days and 2 half days - in line with a decent work life balance (flexibility may be required, but hours can be discussed further at interview stage) SALARY: up to GBP50,000 (depending on experience) Why should you apply for the Head Chef role? Benefits include: * Christmas Day and New Year #39;s Day off every year * Your Birthday Day as an extra paid day off!! * Up to 50% Team discount on food in all the client #39;s pubs for you and another guest (terms apply) * Career development - Leadership courses - Progression - Chance of Varity - have your dishes on our menus. * Work as part of a family * Monthly in house competitions with high ST shopping vouchers and prizes for the superstar winners * Monthly chances to go to music concerts and events at O2 Arena London in the VIP suite (available to all team) * Competitive pension and 28 days paid holiday. * Yearly awards ceremony (all pubs shut) as a thank you to the team for all their incredible work. * Free on-site parking How to apply to the Head Chef role? If you are interested in the above role and feel you can meet the above requirements - we would love to hear from you as soon as possible. We please ask all applications are made via the click apply button, and we will aim to process your application as quickly and as efficiently as possible. Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people