- Responsible for the quality and consistency of the food offering across our delivered-in contracts.
- Responsible for Menu Development and Specification with Nutritional balance for our delivered-in contracts
- Event planning including menus, costings, logistics and team management.
- Responsible to set standard of work for areas like training, supply, ingredients, food quality and working environment for the chef brigade within the CPU.
- Accountable for the financial results associated to the CPU ensuring areas like margin, waste, stock control and KPIs are achieved.
- Leading forecast, budget on a regular basis to support the financial goals.
- Responsible for all the logistics. E.g. Drivers and Fleet.
- Tendering for new business. E.g. attending Site Visit, planning presentation and tasting.
- Work closely with the Resourcing Manager to develop competitive and appealing new ideas that reflect our standards and high quality. Stay up to date with new food trends.
- Ensuring compliance to CPU standard operating procedures.
- Plan the production schedule and organise workflow to ensure cost effectiveness.
- Collaborate with Recruitment team on recruitment and selection of staff, participating in interviews, trial shifts and providing feedback on candidates as required.
- Ensure that all team members, procedures, and paperwork are compliant with the relevant *Health and Safety regulations and in line with Company guidelines.
Duties within the Client Support Team:- Support Staffing Manager in managing the Full time and Casual Chefs.
- Work with and support the food team and sales and marketing with offer development, tenders and client presentations across Lexington business.
- Responsible for maintaining training plans of the whole team. This includes training of all food concepts (new and existing). With support from Staffing Manager and HR & Payroll Administrator ensuring all training sessions are designed, planned and delivered in line with company requirements and business levels.
- Responsible for carrying out regular one to ones with team members and Appraisals using Talent Toolbox (TT2).
- Support CST Recruitment Consultant with all recruitment activities. Such as short listing, interviews, trial shifts, inductions, etc.
- Ensure high standards of personal hygiene and that the correct attire is always worn neatly and clean.
- Carry out any other reasonable requests of the Support Team management.
Working Pattern: 40 hours (Mon-Fri)Skills and Experience
The experience and knowledge we are looking for from the CPU Executive project Chef:
- Initiative, Adaptability, Flexibility, Reliability, Implementation, Work Standards, Tenacity and Time Management.
- Previous Executive Chef experience within Events or Contract catering is desirableBenefits
As part of your package, we are offering a competitive salary.
This role comes with an Employee Assistance Programme, a great cycle to work scheme, workplace pension, life Assurance (x2), 28 days holiday – pro-rata (including Bank Holidays) increasing to 31 days after 2 years' service, great benefits for you and your family and day off for your birthdayWhy it's Great to Work for Us
At Lexington we dare to be different with our food, our catering and reception services, and the way we work. Our values are a representation of who we are and through our values we encourage our people to be themselves, to be creative and to be bold, and we work hard to make sure our people enjoy what they do and have fun.
We foster and believe in a diverse workplace where we embrace and celebrate our differences, which creates an environment of positive energy. It is our culture to nurture great talent, create a place for people to thrive and fulfil their potential.
We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer and welcome everyone to our team. In your application please let us know if you need reasonable adjustments and feel free to note if you will require further assistance and which pronouns you use (for example – she/her, he/him, they/them, etc).
If you want to join an award-winning team who are passionate about serving delicious food and want to work with some the most exceptional client in London, you won't be disappointed. Don't just take our word for it and visit our website where our people have shared their experiences.
Interested?
All you need is an updated CV and cover letter, we'll do the rest.
Any internal colleagues applying for this role, please be advised that new terms and conditions will apply.
About Us
At Elior we're enriching lives, everywhere, every day. Feeding children in schools, loved ones in hospitals and care homes, sports fans in stadiums, visitors in heritage sites and teams in the workplace.
We are a multi-award-winning global player in the hospitality sector, founded in 1991 with over 105,000 colleagues worldwide, serving over 4 million guests every day. In the UK, our dedicated team serve our customers across 1200 locations.
Because of our success and stability, we can offer you excellent career opportunities where you will be nurtured and supported to fulfil your potential. We are renowned for looking after our people, with 87% of our colleagues feeling proud to work with us, and we are committed to delivering delicious and healthy food, which is ethically sourced.
And we're committed to looking after the planet, supporting the community, cutting food waste and supporting wellbeing. We've lots to shout about with our strong and united approach in tackling many important global sustainability issues.
This role sits within our Business & Industry division, catering for those within the workplace. We're an award-winning business and industry hospitality team, proud of our creativity and ingenuity, with a big focus on our people who are everything to us. Daringly delicious, we deliver exceptional food and service to our customers, making us one of London's most respected and fast-growing boutique catering companies.Interested? Click the 'Apply for this role' button at the top of this advert.
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CPU Executive Project Chef - London (Greater), United Kingdom - Lexington Catering
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CPU Executive Project Chef - Crown Ct, London
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Demonstrates a comprehensive and adept approach to commercial, operational, and leadership responsibilities within the CPU and Client Support Team. (CST)
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Duties CPU: