Eurest
Head Chef - Gloucester
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Head Chef
Location: Gloucester
Salary: Up to £36,038 per annum
Hours: Monday–Thursday, 6:00am–2:30pm | Friday, 5:00am–1:30pm
Contract: Full-time, Monday–Friday
About The Role
Eurest is looking for an experienced and passionate Head Chef to join our team at Safran Group in Gloucester.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on culinary leader who thrives in a high-volume catering environment and is passionate about delivering consistently high-quality food, while maintaining strong commercial and operational standards.
You’ll take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the kitchen, leading the team and ensuring an exceptional food offer for our customers. You’ll also play a key role in managing purchasing, stock, suppliers, food safety and overall kitchen performance.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading and developing the kitchen team to deliver consistently high standards.
- Managing high-volume food production while maintaining quality, presentation and consistency.
- Planning menus and ensuring the food offer meets customer expectations.
- Managing food purchasing, ordering and supplier relationships.
- Controlling stock, waste and food costs to maximise commercial performance.
- Completing stock takes and maintaining accurate catering records.
- Ensuring all food safety, hygiene and HACCP procedures are followed.
- Maintaining high standards of cleanliness, health and safety across the kitchen.
- Using catering management systems for online ordering, menu planning and stock management.
- Working closely with the wider site team and client to continually improve the food offer and customer experience.
- Driving innovation and continuous improvement across the kitchen operation.
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About You
We're Looking For Someone Who Can Demonstrate
- Minimum 2 years' experience as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef within a high-volume catering environment.
- Proven experience managing high-quality food production at volume.
- A strong track record of managing food purchasing, stock control and supplier relationships.
- Experience maintaining food safety systems in line with HACCP and company standards.
- Experience using catering management systems, including online food ordering, menu planning and stock management software.
- Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.
- A genuine passion for food, quality and delivering an excellent customer experience.
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Desirable: Previous experience within contract catering.
Why Join Eurest?
At Eurest, we believe great food brings people together. You'll be joining a supportive team where you'll have the opportunity to develop your career, bring fresh ideas to the table and make a real impact on the customer experience.
If you're an experienced Head Chef looking for a great Monday–Friday opportunity with excellent working hours, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now and take the next step in your culinary career with Eurest at Safran Group.
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