Head Chef - Gloucester

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.
  
  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.
Desirable: Previous experience within contract catering.