Head Chef

Aramark

UK are currently recruiting a Head Chef to join our team working in Northwood HQ. We are recruiting a lead for Craft Kitchen @ Northwood HQ, a busy restaurant that includes a front of house street food counter, deli bar & coffee shop. This role allows the team to have creativity and flare.

With the opening hours Monday – Friday for breakfast and lunch, this position is fantastic for the perfect work‑life balance.

You will be responsible for the kitchen operation, cost efficiency and production of innovative quality food/menus in line with agreed budgets to improve sales.

Aramark

UK are making a work‑life balance achievable whilst still working in hospitality, cultivating your culinary career with a world leading organisation. Aramark provides world‑class contract catering services to our extensive list of clients across the UK, including Defence and Judicial, private industry and Education. We are lucky to have some of the best Culinary and Catering talent that the UK has to offer working within our teams.

To be eligible for this role, due to the sector requirements: you must have been a UK resident for the past 3 years and have legal right to work in the UK and be able to pass full security vetting and DBS checks.

You must have reliable transport due to the location of the site and limited public transport.

• This is a full‑time position, 40 hours per week, Monday‑Friday. Shift between 0600‑1600 leaving your evenings free - a rarity when you work within culinary/hospitality.
• Free parking on‑site.
• You will have access to our Employee Benefits app - which includes o
  nline GP access
  , 100's of discounts, including savings on your weekly supermarket shop and weekend treats.
• We also offer a company package including life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy more, and many more benefits.
• You will also be joining a talented team, with fabulous career prospects and could lead to all sorts of opportunities –
  we LOVE to promote from within
  .
• We are passionate about developing our people and over training and development. We also offer apprenticeship schemes
  , so that your learning journey can continue.

• Training and leading culinary and kitchen employees to use standard methodology food production technique and ensure quality in final presentation of food.
• Identifying the training needs of staff and carrying out relevant training in new procedures, methods of working or use of new equipment and cleaning products. Implementing any new company policy decisions and training staff accordingly. Maintaining all staff records including training records, shift opening/closing checklists and performance data. Computer literate. Multi‑tasking as well as ability to simplify the agenda for the team is essential.
• Capability to develop innovative solutions in the most financially efficient way possible.
• Develops and maintains effective client and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationship. Aggregates and communicates regional culinary and ingredient trends.
• Empowers team to deliver excellence in customer service. Investigates concerns and responds to needs relating to the catering service and takes corrective action.
• Full compliance with Operational Excellence fundamentals: managing waste, standard menus, recipes and ingredients through handling customer‑driven menus and labour standards. Understands end‑to‑end supply chain and procurement process and systems, ensures only authorised suppliers are used.

• NVQ Levels 1 & 2 in culinary skills.
• Clean Enhanced DBS.
• Experience in a similar defence environment.
• Can‑do attitude with a willingness to learn. Proactive in attitude.
• Lived in UK for the past 3 years and have legal right to work in the UK and be able to pass full security vetting check.

If this role appeals to you, then apply now and show us the value you will bring.

Job Reference 609194.

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