Chef Manager - Nights HPC

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

We are looking for a Chef Manager (Nights) to lead our night catering operations. This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic and talented chef who thrives in a fastpaced environment and has a passion for delicious nutritious meals.

You will lead our nightly food operations managing all night team kitchen colleagues with your excellent leadership and organisational skills to nurture team members to produce their very best food.

Acting as a role model to your team youll champion Health and Safety ensuring the team demonstrate high standards of food storage production and service and work within the ethos of zero harm.   You will manage stock control and ordering and work to  minimise waste and optimise efficiency.

Working collaboratively with culinary colleagues you will innovate and develop menus to suit Client and workforce requirements and seasonal trends.

Responsible for

Front of House Manager (Nights)

Chef Supervisors/Chefs/Kitchen Porter                    

Catering Supervisors/Catering Assistants     

Qualifications :

Our ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Previous substantial experience as a chef/chef supervisor in a highvolume catering environment
• Strong leadership and team management skills including proven supervisory or management experience
• Excellent understanding of food safety and hygiene standards
• Experience of Food Safety management/HACCP systems operation
• The ability to adapt to changing priorities and respond positively
• A minimum of a Level 3 Food Safety qualification must be held (or achieved within 1 month of appointment)
• A Health & Safety qualification is desirable
• Able to work any 5 of 7 night shifts including weekends as required

Additional Information :

Employee Benefits Menu

At Somerset Larder we believe our people are the secret ingredient to our success. Heres a flavourful look at the benefits weve cooked up for our amazing team:

Generous Time Off

Savour a wellbalanced blend of work and personal time with our generous annual leave allowance 30 days including bank holidays)

Pension Contributions with Extra Spice

Prepare for your future with a pension plan that goes beyond the basics 5 from you matched with a hearty 5 from us

Life Assurance

Our life assurance plan is here to provide peace of mind so you can focus on serving up excellence

Cycle Scheme

Get a healthy and ecofriendly start to each day with our cycle scheme perfect for working up an appetite!

Comprehensive Family Leave Benefits

When life serves up big changes were here to support you with a menu of family leave benefits designed so you can make memories as you care for your family.

Free Food and Drink on Shift

Enjoy a daily free meal/drink so you can fuel up and stay energised.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)/Mental Health First Aiders

Tap into our 24/7 allyear round helpline and portal Wisdom loaded with resources on health finances legal advice and lifestyle tips a full menu of support options  

Christmas Shutdown

Relax during the festive period whilst the operation is closed between Christmas and New Year a rarity for the Hospitality industry (option to volunteer for skeleton staffing)

Learning Development and Apprenticeship Opportunities

Stir up new skills with a range of development and apprenticeship opportunities to help you grow your career and cook up success in the culinary world.   

Access to Occupational Health

As a perk of being part of the HPC project you will have access to Health Partners the UKs leading provider of workplace health services

Refer a Friend Scheme

Use our employee referral programme and benefit financially by adding people from your professional network to our workforce.

Monthly Recognition: A Toast to you

Each month we raise a glass to our star team members who go above and beyond as nominated by their colleagues

Long Service Awards

Celebrate the milestones! Receive our heartfelt gratitude and special recognition at your 5 and 10year anniversaries

Annual Team Awards

Join us for our annual awards event as we honour the outstanding contributions and achievements of our team. Its our way of saying cheers to you!

This benefits menu is our recipe for a rewarding and fulfilling career where you can develop your talents and delight in the journey ahead.

PreEmployment Screening

Successful applicants will be required to provide a threeyear employment history and fiveyear address history to work on Hinkley Point C.

They must be able to provide in date photographic ID and their right to work in the UK so that security clearance can be obtained as these roles are based on a nuclear regulated site.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime