Head Chef

Head Chefs in London for an Italian Restaurant – Soho, South  Kensington, Fitzrovia etc 

Up to £40k per annum

5 out of 7 days per week

20 days holiday plus bank holidays

Meals on duty

Easy access by public transport

Great opportunities to progress within the company

Job introduction

We have an exciting opportunity for a very experienced Head Chef that has experience in catering for Italian Cuisene to be part of a chain for Italian Restaurants in London.   Our client’s restaurants  vary in  size  40  to 140 seater,  Italian restaurant offering, dishes from the highest quality.

Managing the kitchen brigade of hard working professionals and answering to an extremely passionate and talented senior team, this is a great opportunity to work with an established company cooking authentic dishes for our guests.

This restaurant is a busy fast paced environment where the food is 100% cooked from fresh – nothing is centrally produced! It is modern and contemporary and looking for chefs from modern Italian backgrounds. If you are ambitious, hardworking and a dedicated Head Chef with a good understanding of Italian food then we want to hear from you today.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a good working knowledge of Italian food and cooking techniques
• You will cook for and inspire the team in driving food consistency and knowledge
• Perform and maintain a food stock count and be confident in analysing the data
• Confidently complete a food order for the restaurant
• Responsible for the P&L accounts
• You will be fully versed on Health and Safety procedures ensuring that the kitchen is opened safely daily
• Take full responsibility of the kitchen

The ideal candidate

• Ideally you will have previous experience within an Italian restaurant
• Confident and outgoing personality
• Excellent management skills
• A sound knowledge of Italian food ingredients and cooking techniques, allergies
• Proven evidence of growing and motivating a team
• Eye for details and be able to work on your own initiative
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and work on your own initiative, calmly and when under pressure

 If you would like to apply to this amazing opportunity, call Andrea today on 07872468680