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Job Role - Head Chef
Rate of pay - £33,748.78
Hours - 45 hours per week
Location - Dalguise
About the role
* Earn £33,748.78 (live off rate) per annum (our pay system is benchmarked, transparent and fair)
* Full Time Permanent Contract
Use your catering skills to fuel adventure
We creates extraordinary breakthroughs for children through active and life-affirming experiences in the great outdoors.
But that's not all we're part of something bigger. We're powered by PGL Beyond, a group of inspiring companies with a shared purpose to deliver enriching and transformative experiences to the younger generation.
By joining us, you'll play a key role in delivering on our mission to make outdoor education more impactful, sustainable, and inclusive for future generations. Excited? So are we!
A Head Chef position like no other
What could be more important than fuelling the next generation for adventure? Our catering team are proud to serve tasty & nutritious meals, combining reassuring favourites and new cuisines to keep the adventure going. Our centralised team provides all the recipes, enabling you and your team to focus on executing our proven menus; delivering delicious as well as safe food by ensuring all health and safety, allergen safety & food safety standards are followed.
You will work limited late nights, with a Friday or Saturday evening off most weeks (especially outside of our peak season) and no working over Christmas - this could be the perfect role to progress your career in catering without sacrificing that all important social and family time!
As Head Chef, you'll be reporting to the Catering Manager, and responsible for managing a team of Chefs & Catering Assistants; organising rotas, setting clear objectives and identifying any training needs. You will also ensure your team is following procedures to maintain exemplary levels of food hygiene, and confidently managing complex dietary requirements. Alongside managing financial aspects of the catering operation, production planning, waste and stock management.
Is this you?
* Experience as a Sous Chef/Head Chef in a mid-to-large scale dining environment
* Has experience and understanding of food mass production
* A confident leader of people with strong organisational and decision-making skills
* Excellent knowledge of food hygiene & handling complex dietary requirements including allergies and intolerances
* You will hold your City & Guilds 7061/2 (or equivalent) and Level 3 or above in Food Safety and Allergen Management
Above all, it's our core values of FUN, SAFETY, QUALITY, INCLUSIVITY, TEAMWORK and RESPECT that unite us.
Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.
