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    Head Chef - Basildon, United Kingdom - Taylor Shaw

    Taylor Shaw
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    Join our team

    Are you a passionate Head Chef? If so, we'd love you to join our team at Lea Valley Academy

    This role sits within our Education division - catering for students. Dedicated to providing high-quality, nutritious, fresh, and sustainable food for our younger generation, we're 100% committed to supporting a healthy diet. At Taylor Shaw & Edwards & Blake, we're driven by the knowledge that young people deserve and need the best food for their wellbeing; we do food with a difference.

    What you'll be doing...

    As a Chef Manager you will be proactively managing and supporting a catering team as well as creating a platform for financial growth through cost control and culinary excellence.

    Responsibilities:

    • Recruiting, training, supporting and people development to deliver an efficient, high quality service to Elior UK, customer and client
    • Maintaining, ordering and controlling food stocks within budget
    • Ensuring ongoing team communications, including building internal and external relationships, management reporting and client liaison to enable operational excellence
    • Accountable for COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal regulations, environmental policies and duty of care to customer and colleagues

    Elior is committed to safeguarding children and colleagues. Candidates that are shortlisted for this role, will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and two suitable references.

    Working Pattern: Monday Friday, 7.00am-3.00pm, term time only

    What can you bring?

    In this role:

    • Proven leadership ability with a proactive, hands-on approach
    • Genuine interest in customer service excellence
    • Focused on the front line
    • Catering experience essential with chef skills
    • 2+ years experience as Head Chef or Sous Chef ready for their next step
    Our way of saying thank you...

    At Elior, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel appreciated & rewarded, which is why we offer generous rewards & benefits in exchange for your dedicated efforts.

    FREE On-Site Lunches: Enjoy complimentary lunches, saving you time & money while ensuring you stay nourished & energised throughout the day.

    Support Your Way of Life:

    • Flexible Working: We offer full-time & part-time roles, with varying shift patterns across the business. Allowing colleagues the flexibility to balance their personal & professional commitments
    • Term Time Holidays offering you flexibility
    • Family Leave: Prioritise family commitments with flexible leave options
    • Paid Charity Leave: Make a positive impact with two additional paid days for charity work

    Big Enough for Growth, Small Enough to Connect:

    • Opportunities for career progression while developing a close-knit community

    Supporting You Through Life's Ups & Downs:

    • Access mental health support & comprehensive wellbeing benefits

    Keeping Finances & Wellbeing in Mind:

    • Life assurance, workplace pension schemes, discounts, cashback, entertainment, leisure discounts, & a cycle-to-work scheme
    Why it's great to work for us...

    Elior is a multi-award-winning people business and one of the UK's leading contract caterers, with over 10,000 colleagues operating across a diverse range of sectors including:

    • Workplaces & Office Space
    • Sporting Venues & Stadiums
    • Attraction & Heritage Sites
    • Public Sector & Defence
    • Health, Care & Hospitals
    • Schools, Colleges & Universities

    Along with our purpose of enriching lives everywhere, every day, we're committed to an inclusive culture and want our people to feel appreciated, supported, and fulfilled.

    That's why 85% of colleagues tell us how proud they are to work for us

    Elior Celebrates Equality

    Our aim is to celebrate a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, continuing to make Elior a great place to work

    Every colleague has a distinctive set of values, skills, and aspirations. To ensure that we attract, develop, and retain best people from the widest possible talent pool we're committed to providing an inclusive environment where our colleagues fulfil their potential and have the opportunity to succeed.


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