Development Kitchen Chef - Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom - Accent Catering Services Ltd

Accent Catering Services Ltd Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Description

Development Chef
London and the Home Counties, plus Head Office in Staines-Upon-Thames
Permanent

Accent Catering Services are a successful, progressive and ever-growing fresh food business providing a bespoke catering service to the education and business & industry sectors.

We are a quality driven company that invests strongly in its people

We are looking for an exceptional Development Chef to work predominately in our secondary school sites, who truly understands what it takes to be a Best Employer company and how they can contribute to that success.

We are looking for that can do attitude that supports our enviable track record for outstanding food.

Reporting to the Food Development Director, you will be working within the Food Development Team and the Relief Chef team in achieving innovative and high-quality food in line with Accent Catering Services values.

You will be able to demonstrate an overall understanding of how to manage great food standards, help motivate and develop our people, innovate and assist in developing the food offer whilst considering costs and business challenges.

You will exhibit strong financial skills, be prepared to travel, be a team player and be able to produce innovative and seasonal food.

You will be passionate about working in the secondary school sector.

In return we offer a very competitive salary plus bonus scheme, pension, life assurance, healthcare package and a strong focus on your work life balance.

Competitive salaries
Free meals on duty
Career development opportunities
Reward gateway platform with multiple discounts and offers
HIT apprenticeships for all experience levels
Pension scheme
Work life balance
Employee Assistance Programme for mental health and financial support
Company sick pay scheme
Recommend a friend scheme

To be the food standards guardian and work with our Chef and Unit managers to ensure an exceptional standard of quality and presentation is maintained, along with compliance of all food policies.

Ability to coach and develop other chefs to ensure the companies food standards are met at all times and high levels of compliance, health & safety and quality are maintained.

Ensure high standard of presentation, taste and value for money are achieved to help maintain and improve the number of pupils purchasing meals

Look at food trends and initiatives to develop recipes that are appealing for the market, ensuring they are of high quality and profitable.

Attending sales presentations and help promote the companys services.
Work with the operations and unit team to mobilise new sites
Ensure that excellent levels of service are being delivered to the customers.
Ensure all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.

Compliance with all Company & Client policies, site rules and statutory regulations relating to Health & Safety, safe working practices, hygiene, cleanliness, fire and COSHH.

Completing food costings as required
Previous experience in a highly skilled food role
A genuine interest in food & excellent customer service skills
Broad food industry knowledge from volume catering to fine dining/hospitality
Ability to adapt to change and have a flexible approach
Extensive knowledge of the external catering and food innovation
A genuine interest in and passion for working within secondary schools
Innovation and passion for great food
Extensive experience and strong financial understanding of finances and budgets

Accent Catering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

The Company treats personal data collected during the recruitment process in accordance with its data protection policy.

Information about how your data is used and the basis for processing your data is provided in the Company's privacy notice which can be found on our website.

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