Head chef - Private members club​/brasserie - SW

Job Description

Head Chef - Exclusive Private Members and Events Club

Located in SW London, our client is a high profile members club and all-day dining brasserie (open to the public) and is currently looking for a strong, professional and capable Head Chef to join its popular outlet.

Our client is currently seeking a flexible and talented, calm and level-headed Head Chef with proven high-level head chef experience in a leading private members club or renowned Modern British volume brasserie/restaurant and bar environment. You will have the ability to cater for all the different food aspects of the business.

Recently refurbished, our client is looking for a head chef who can improve on the existing standards of food whilst respecting the parameters within this successful business model (i.e. working alongside the core favourite dishes). A head chef who is keen to stamp their name on this very successful venue.

The club is particularly busy at weekends with events and functions (to include kids parties and evening canape functions). Days off would be during the week. The brasserie-style all-day dining restaurant is also open to the public offering breakfast, lunch and dinner averaging 200/250 covers per day.

The head chef would need to be well organized and used to working within the constraints of a smaller kitchen environment and able to mentor and create a positive working environment with the existing team.

The Role

• Supervising a team of 5 professional chefs
• Driving the operations of the kitchen to serve an average of 200 covers per day in the restaurant on a Friday and Saturday evening and up to 150 per event on a weekly basis
• Must be experienced and have in-depth knowledge of costing, menu development, staff wage budgeting, supplier setup and liaison and administrative duties
• Planning the logistics for events and functions
• Consistently developing and improving the outlets a la carte and events menu

The Person

• Must be loyal and will have been with your current employer for a period of at least the last 12 months of your career
• Will have worked within a high volume and fine dining operation and have excellent experience in working with events and functions
• Be a team player and a natural motivator of people
• A hard worker and be able to thrive in a high pressured environment

The Package

• A basic annual salary of £45-55k per annum

In accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, candidates must prove their entitlement to work in the UK – Verification of Documentation will be undertaken as part of the recruitment process