Mobile Kitchen Manager
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £27500 – £29680/annum
Job Title: Mobile Chef/Kitchen Manager
Location: Regional Venues within the Birmingham Area
Salary: up to £29,680
Package:
Accrued Holiday
Group Personal Pension Plan
Free Parking
Meal Entitlement
plus many other benefits
Contractual hours – 36hrs Basic
Full time Job
The successful applicant will be working for a division of The NEC Group with 40 years of experience dealing with venue and event operations.
They currently have a position available for an experienced Kitchen/Chef Manager who enjoys delivering quality food and or managing a variety of different busy café/restaurant operations including hospitality and corporate events.
This role would primarily support Regional NEC Venues for mobilisations, recruitment, vacancy and holiday cover. The NEC Group manage a range of venues throughout the West Midlands, including the NEC, Resorts World, Cadbury World, Dudley Zoo, and many more….
The successful candidate would need to be centrally based in the West Midlands and may also be required to travel to Farnborough in Berkshire from time to time.
You will be responsible for:
Being flexible to be able to support in a variety of roles both front of house and back of house in all regional venues.
Team work, good time management and having a flexible approach to work in a 7 day week operation (weekends and Bank holidays) is essential along with the ability to meet deadlines and deliver exceptional customer service.
Qualifications and Experience required:
Be competent in the different catering deliverance this includes been fully competent to manage and deliver a full menu range for large and complex events.
Experience of working within a food/catering environment is essential.
Previous project and relationship management experience.
Excellent negotiating and influencing skills.
Excellent communications skills both verbally and written as well as the ability to communicate at all levels.
Ability to plan, coordinate and execute activities in a timely manner.
Financial accounting and ability to manage budgets to achieve or exceed budgetary targets.
NVQ LEVEL 2 or above in food preparation and cooking.
Must have a minimum of 3 years’ kitchen experience as a chef/cook and management experience front of house being able to train supervisors.
Demonstrate creative culinary skills, the ability to multi-task and balance budgets, and save on costs.
HND qualification with experience in multi-faceted catering retail environment.
CIEH Intermediate Hygiene Certificate and IOSHH qualified preferred.
Computer Literate to be competent in Microsoft Office.
* Proven ability to work under pressure with excellent customer service skills and an eye for “attention to detail”.
* First Aid qualification preferred.
* Holding a personal liquor licence also an advantage.
So what’s it like working for The NEC Group?
We love what we do and take pride in what we create, care about our food; we are confident in ourselves and confident that we can support our customers and deliver great experiences for visitors. We listen and learn and can flex to suit different situations.
We know that successful businesses are built upon strong relationships and at the core of relationships are honesty, openness and trust.
In return for we offer the following benefits –
What we offer:
* Competitive salary
* 25 days annual leave rising to 26 after one year plus all UK bank holidays, pro rata
* Free Onsite parking
* Free lunch when office based
* Potential home working options for part of the week, role dependent
* Pension matching up to 7% and
* We will provide you with a Life Assurance cover if you are actively contributing to the NEC group personal pension plan and have joined at the first opportunity or within 12 months of becoming first eligible
* Private Medical Insurance funded by the company
* Great Learning and Development
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Dental, Cash Health and Holiday Buy flexible option
* Exclusive Discounts and many more great benefits
Should you require further assistance or require any reasonable adjustments be put in place to better support your application process, please do not hesitate to raise this with us.
Please do not delay in submitting your application for this role. With some roles we may interview and conclude the process prior to the closing date of the advertisement.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £29,680.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Discounted or free food
* Free parking
* On-site parking
* Private dental insurance
* Private medical insurance
* Work from home
Schedule:
* Holidays
* Monday to Friday
* Weekend availability
Experience:
* Kitchen/Catering Management: 3 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence (required)
* NVQ Level 2 in Food Preparation & Cooking (or higher) (required)
* CEIH Intermediate Hygience certificate (or higher) (preferred)
More Information
- Address West Midlands
