Head Chef

Overview

Calling all culinary connoisseurs that are OBSESSED about food we need you! If you have an insatiable appetite for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create food that delights customers and clients then look no further. At Baxter Storey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish your talents can shine and we wholeheartedly believe in nourishing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve refine their craft and create a development partnership together to ensure professional growth opportunities.

We have an exciting opportunity for a collaborative inclusive and passionate Head Chef to join our team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Head Chef to make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be a part of setting the new standard for workplace hospitality.

• Lead, inspire, collaborate and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards.
• Build positive, credible and collaborative relationships & communication methods with clients and other key stakeholders in the business.
• Continually look to develop your team through mentoring, training, recognition and empowerment.
• Create a culture of excellence with your team continually striving to push the boundaries of brilliance through natural caring service, obsessive food standards and innovation.
• Achieve business critical KPIs including Health and Safety, Sustainability, Financial and Governance.

• Proven experience working as a Head Chef or similar role
• Have an obsession for food and creating experiences
• You can demonstrate that managing training and supporting a team has been an important part of your career to date
• Financially astute you are very analytical and know how to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance
• Excellent coaching, delegation and influencing skills
• Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted creative environment and able to thrive under pressure
• Meticulous organisational abilities and a high attention to detail
• Empathetic, clear and highly effective verbal and written communication
• Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective
• Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills
• Works according to the Baxter Storey core values

Baxter Storey Values:

• ALWAYS VISIONARY – We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.
• WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVE – We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food and is amplified by our people.
• CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE – We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.
• FOREVER CONSCIOUS – We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

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Full-time

Culinary Experience, Food Handling, Restaurant Experience, Kitchen Management Experience, Food Preparation Experience, Kitchen Experience, Food Industry, Cooking, Cost Control, Baking, Sanitation, Leadership Experience

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