Head Chef - Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire

Head Chef - Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire 

Your Aramark journey starts here

Are you currently working in the culinary world and looking for more responsibility?
Love creating meals that put a smile on peoples faces?
Looking for a full time role?
Well, we have a job for you!
We are making a work life balance achievable whilst still working in hospitality, cultivating your culinary career with a world leading organisation.
We are currently looking for a Head Chef to work with our integral team at Vimy Sgt’s Mess, Vimy Barracks, DL9 3LS

Perks of the job

• £24,000 per year
• Full time – 35 hours a week – 5/7 including weekend work
• Discounted meals on shift
• On site parking
• Free uniform provided
• NEST pension contribution and Life insurance
• Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 3 full years service
• Cycle to work / Refer a friend scheme
• Apprenticeship schemes available to help with career progression
• A wide range of perks including MyStaffShop discounts (save money on your weekly supermarket shop!), Nest pension, Life assurance, online e-learning and much more!

What you'll be doing

• You’ll be preparing and serving food to the highest standard
• Management of a single large kitchen with a team of Chefs and Assistants
• Organising and supporting your team to ensure a smooth operation daily
• Ensure tasks are allocated so teams are fully utilised
• Producing food in line with the recipe sheets
• Full knowledge of all menu items served
• Organising monthly stock count and conduct appropriate brand standard audits
• Support the effective delivery of special functions or events
• Ensuring that we deliver high quality service to the mess members and other military personnel
• Management of all kitchen financials (stock, labour cost etc)
• Management of production and food levels to ensure minimal wastage
• Placing orders and keeping records of any stock wastage
• Completing all shift opening and closing checklists and due diligence
• Act as a trainer/ coach for new team members to learn procedures and standards for all kitchen tasks.
• Assist in daily and weekly kitchen deep cleans
• Undertake relevant training as required

Experience

• Previous experience of working in catering and/or Mess operational role
• Must be able to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication
• Knowledge/qualification in Health & Safety and Food Safety
• Good working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
• One of the following qualification’s or equivalent; BSC (Catering), MHCIM, HND, City and Guild 706/1 and 2, NVQ level 2 and 3