Head Chef, Daytimes, Mersea Island £35-£37,000
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £35000 – £37000/annum Bonus scheme, tips, staff benefits
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become an integral member to the team as Head Chef . This company aims to be the hub of the area, welcoming all walks of life. Serving breakfast, lunch, cakes and snacks, all made fresh with local and seasonal ingredients.
As the Head Chef you will ensure that food standards are maintained, health and safety/hygiene is adhered to, mentoring junior team members and ensuring day to day kitchen operations run smoothly. Serving up to 90 breakfasts and 90 lunches at the weekends you will show a love of working with a small close-knit team. This is an excellent opportunity for a good wage with excellent (and rare) working hours for those who want better work-life balance.
The Client
Independent café-restaurant on the beautiful Essex coast
What we need from you
Head chef or Sous Chef experience
Your own transport is essential
A team player
Used to cooking with fresh seasonal produce
What we can offer you
Fantastic hours 5/7 days – 6:30am – 4pm
1 weekend off in 6
Good basic wage
Shut Christmas day & boxing day
28 days paid holiday
1. Hours/days of work Normal kitchen staff working hours are 6.30am to 4.00pm for five days a week; we are open seven days a week, so staff are required to work at weekends and public holidays as rostered (see below); we have occasional evening events
2. pay frequency Monthly on the last working day of the month for the period commencing on the 25th of the preceding month and ending on the 24th of the payment month
3. share of tips We operate a tronc system; two staff members are the tronc masters and operate the system; tips are shared periodically according to hours worked in the sharing period
4. overtime paid None normally; if there are special occasions such as an evening event overtime would be as agreed
5. holiday allocation Our holiday year is the calendar year; staff are entitled to twenty-eight days holiday in each year, including public holidays; holiday in a year during which the staff member has worked only part of the year is proportionate to the period worked in that year
6. uniform provided This is under discussion
7. Shift patterns There are no formal shift patterns; our head chef prepares a rosta of staff working for the coming period
8. Bonuses Discretionary
9. on site parking Yes
Plus anything else you may think that is pertinent to these specific roles?
We are a small team, the kitchen staff normally comprising head chef, sous-chef, two CdPs, a junior and a potwash. We constructed our building, with construction completed at end 2018, and opened in March 2019; accordingly, it is an excellent modern building and the kitchen is well equipped (eg two Rational ovens – a 6-grid and a 10-grid). The business will grow and develop, with several plans under way, so it is a dynamic environment in which a career can flourish
The Small Print
If you would like to apply you will be required to supply evidence of your eligibility to work in the United Kingdom with relevant skills and qualifications.
Prosper Business Recruitment is a proud equal opportunities employer, dedicated and specialist to the hospitality industry. We work and support some of the most well-known companies in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and across the UK.
This permanent vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Prosper Business Recruitment Limited who are operating as an employment agency.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £35,000.00-£37,000.00 per year
Please contact Ryan (phone number removed)
More Information
- Address West Mersea, Essex
