Head Chef

Who We Are

James Martin Manchester produces classic, seasonally changing dishes to the highest quality, in the exuberant environment of Manchester235 casino.

This destination restaurant, located in the historic Great Northern warehouse, nestles beneath vaulted brick ceilings on a mezzanine within Manchester235 Casino. Striking design marries industrial features with opulent vintage fabrics and artwork for an elegant urban feel.

Benefits

We value our employees and offer a benefits package to ensure your job is both fulfilling and rewarding. We offer the opportunity to learn and grow within the company, regular training and development, and to be part of an exciting high-performance team. On top of our competitive salary, here are some of the benefits we offer:

• 50% off food and beverages in all of our UK venues
• Extensive Rewards platform: discounts on travel, retail, hospitality, health and much more
• Company Sick Pay
• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Refer a friend incentives
• Financial advice services
• Employee health and wellbeing services
• Virtual GP Services
• Season Ticket Loans
• Employee assistance programme: A confidential helpline providing 24/7 advice and counselling
• Cycle to work scheme
  
  

What We Are Looking For:

Our kitchen team is pivotal to our operation; hence your role is crucial to the success in catering for our clients at our Manchester 235 venue. Ensuring quality, consistency and beautifully presented dishes are produced for our customers. Within this role you must have previous experience working in a kitchen environment as a head chef or a senior sous chef.

Having a strong attention to detail and clear leadership skills, these are both essential to the role. Other factors such as understanding kitchen processes such as inventory, compliance, food health and safety/hygiene standards and audit points are pivotal to the role. As well as have an understanding COSHH, HACCP, Natasha's Law and the legal requirements behind allergen protocols and procedures.

Main Resonsibilites:

• Must be confident and be able to manage teams and communicate well with the wider management team.
• Must maintain a high level of cooking standards.
• Must be able to demonstrate skills and be fully conversant with company procedures, health and safety and food safety whilst maintaining high audit scores.
• Must be highly organised.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure.
• Knowledge of best cooking practices.
• Enforce strict health and hygiene standards.
• Able to oversee kitchen inventory.
• Effectively coach team members and assist their individual development.
• Proven ability in menu planning and maintaining menus.
  
  

Who You Are:

• Pro-active attitude with the ability to work unsupervised
• Experience working in a commercial kitchen
• Ability to motivate junior team members
• Qualification in Food Safety
• Knowledge of the Club & Company Health & Safety and Hygiene procedures
• Good communication skills with peers and superiors and other departments
• Able to communicate in clear and concise English
• Organised and methodical
• Upbeat and positive attitude
  
  

Please Note: You must be aged 18 or above and have the right to work in the UK.