Head Chef/Kitchen Manager - Cafe

Head Chef/Kitchen Manager - Cafe

Salary: £33,000 to £35,000 p.a.

Battle, East Sussex

40 hours per week: 8:00am to 4:30pm/5:30pm April to October and 8:30am to 4pm November to March - will include weekend and bank holiday shifts when required.

Popular café in Battle, East Sussex, offering homemade food from locally sourced ingredients requires an experienced Café Chef with knowledge of managing a kitchen brigade.

You will be responsible for:

• Menu ideas and suggestions.
• Managing a kitchen brigade of 10 staff in total over a full week who are a mixture of permanent and zero hours, spread over the shifts.
• Producing breakfast items such as full English breakfast, porridge and breakfast sandwiches.
• Producing lunch items such as sandwiches, wraps, salads and homemade soups.
• Producing cakes, pastries and desserts.
• Ensuring the kitchen area is clean.
• Maintaining health and safety at all times.

Benefits:

• Free parking available.
• Staff discount on food and retail products.
• Company pension.
• 28 days holiday.

Requirements

• Experience working as a Cook/Chef within a café/restaurant environment essential.
• Experience of kitchen team management.
• An understanding of health and safety.
• Excellent customer services skills.