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Salary: Up to £45,000
Location: Redcar
Hours: Monday-Friday, Mainly Daytime
Looking for a Head Chef role where you can run a serious operation - without giving up your evenings and weekends?
I'm recruiting a Head Chef to lead a large Business and Industry catering operation in Redcar, producing around 1,000 fresh meals every day.
You'll lead a sizeable chef brigade, take ownership of the food offer and have plenty of opportunity to bring in new ideas, seasonal menus and modern food concepts.
Salary and Benefits
- Up to £45,000 salary
- Monday-Friday
- Mainly daytime hours
- Paid overtime or TOIL
- 28 days holiday including bank holidays
- Company pension
- Free meals on duty
- Company sick pay
- Training and career progression
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The Operation
- Around 1,000 covers per day
- Multiple fresh-food retail counters
- Large established kitchen brigade
- Retail and hospitality catering
- Fresh food produced on-site
- Street food, deli, salads and grab-and-go
- Seasonal menus and changing food concepts
The Role
- Lead the full kitchen operation
- Manage and develop the chef brigade
- Drive food quality and presentation
- Develop menus and new retail concepts
- Oversee production and hospitality
- Manage ordering, stock and suppliers
- Control food costs, labour and GP
- Maintain excellent food safety standards
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About You
- Experienced Head Chef or strong senior kitchen leader
- Contract catering/B and I experience highly beneficial
- Strong high-volume fresh-food background
- Confident leading and developing a large team
- Commercially aware and organised
- Creative with a genuine interest in food trends
- Reliable, consistent and looking for a long-term position
This is a great opportunity for a Head Chef who wants the scale and creativity of a 1,000-cover operation, alongside the work-life balance of a Monday-Friday, predominantly daytime role.
Apply today or send your CV to yasmin AT corecruitment DOT com
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