Head Chef

Baxterstorey

Head Chef

£28000

Baxterstorey, Harpurhey, Manchester

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 weeks ago, 23 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: b163ae54061b4181a6e419837384c7ca

Full Job Description

  • 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 KPI's 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 BaxterStorey core values


  • Additional Information

    For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that's an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

    We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.

    Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team's careers. 'Better' is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us., Interested? Even if you don't meet all requirements, we like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential., Disability Confident
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    A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

  • 28 Days holiday including bank holidays

  • Plus your birthday off

  • 3 volunteering days

  • 3 days grandparent leave.

  • 24 week's enhanced maternity leave.

  • Secondary career leave.

  • Wedding/commitment day leave.

  • Free meals on shift.

  • Bespoke development training.

  • Pension and life insurance.

  • Discounts available from HAPI app, from high street shops to holidays & cinema.

  • Wellbeing hub.

  • Access to employee assistance programme.

  • Cycle to work scheme.


  • 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 BaxterStorey 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.