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Head Chef

Employer
ST MARYS UNIVERSITY, TWICKENHAM
Location
Twickenham, United Kingdom
Salary
£33,797 per annum
Closing date
19 Feb 2020

Job Details

Department: Catering & Bar Services
Reports To: Catering & Bar Services Manager
Responsible for: Chef Team
Salary: £33,797 per annum
Hours: 36 hours per week (5 days over 7), 52 weeks per year
Term: Permanent

Since 1850 St Mary’s has been preparing students for flourishing lives and successful careers within a strong community of trust and respect based on our Catholic ethos and identity.

The Catering & Bar Services Department is an in-house operation at St. Mary’s. It caters to the food and beverage requirements for all catering and bar outlets, delivered hospitality, all functions including weddings, conferences and meetings, at locations on and off campus.

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Head Chef to drive operational consistency, efficiency and innovation, while, ensuring exceptional quality and optimisation of profit. You will have experience of working as a Head Chef or Senior Chef in a large catering and hospitality operation, preferably but not essential in the University Sector. You will have a successful and progressive track record and be passionate about developing exciting food options.

The Head Chef will plan cyclic menus, organise and direct the preparation and cooking of food for all food service areas ensuring customer satisfaction whilst driving sales. You will be responsible for all aspects of food safety, health & safety and COSHH processes within food production areas. You will also be required to implement and maintain food monitoring procedures to facilitate cost control against agreed budgets.

To achieve success in this role you will be an inspirational leader with excellent innovative culinary and presentation skills. You will be a confident team player with the ability to forward plan and motivate the team. You will have an eye for detail and be a keen negotiator with suppliers, demonstrating best purchasing practice of menu costing and stock control.

As well as overseeing the day to day operations of the kitchen team you will work closely with the wider management team, the F&B Controller, the Front of House Co-ordinator and build strong relationships with colleagues across the University; seeking opportunities to improve quality of management information and provide excellent service to our customers.

For further information about the role, please click here.

Closing Date 19th January 2020 at 23:59

Interviews are likely to be held shortly afterwards.

Company

Established in 1850 and with a deep heritage in education, St Mary’s University, Twickenham has a strong reputation for teaching excellence and a student-centred approach.

St Mary’s University is a modern, friendly and welcoming university situated in the leafy borough of Richmond upon Thames and a short train journey away from the hustle and bustle of central London. St Mary’s is on an exciting journey of transformation and growth, to benefit students, staff and the wider St Mary’s community. As the University builds on its proud heritage, it is looking for exceptional people to help shape its progressive future.  Our current strategy, Vision 2025, is focused on people and place, with the aim of creating a positive learning environment centred on our campus.  

We are a strong and welcoming community of students and staff and are committed to the highest standards in teaching across our wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. In 2019, we were again awarded Outstanding status by Ofsted and in the 2018 National Student Survey, St Mary’s ranked first in London for Teaching Excellence and Student Experience, contributing to our jump of 56 places in the NSS league table. 

We have also seen our second successive significant rise in the Sunday Times Good University Guide. Our rise of 39 places since 2017 positions us as 12th in London and 77th nationality. Other significant league table changes include a rise of 25 places in the 2019 Guardian University Guide league table, to 80th in the UK, and 17 places in the Complete University Guide as a notable climber.

In addition, we have a vibrant culture and environment.

Our core values; inclusiveness, generosity of spirit, respect and excellence underpin all we do as a University and we are actively working to embed these into our daily behaviours.  We want to create the best possible conditions for our students and staff to develop into independent problem solvers and ethical leaders, enthusiastic about knowledge and learning, and able to get things done.  

You will find further information on the web pages about our University. If you are excited by the opportunity to join St Mary’s and help us to realise our ambitious plans, then we look forward to hearing from you. 

Company info
Location
WALDEGRAVE ROAD
TWICKENHAM
SURREY
TW1 4SX
United Kingdom

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