Job Description

Recruiting Head Chef for Central City Centre Restaurant

Monteiths is located on the Royal Mile, offering the best local produce with a Scottish twist, sourced from renowned suppliers across the country.

We are currently recruiting for a Head Chef to join our team.

Benefits of working for us include:

TOTAL SALARY 46,000 OTE+ per annum - 35,000 BASIC SALARY - can be hourly rate / pro rata if required & APPROX 11,000+ IN ANNUAL TIPS Cash & Card

Paid Breaks & free meals Equal share of gratuities between all employees 28 days per year holiday 20% our venues for meals out Access to our online training platform.
Career development opportunities in one of Scotland's most renowned hospitality independents who are serving fresh food in venues with their own identity's and ethos

We offer candidates excellent base rates + Tronc and Cash gratuities.

The main duties of the role are

Ensuring the smooth operation of the food service and preparation within the kitchen Hiring, Training & Development of your brigade Working with the GM to ensure rotas are within budget & allow the kitchen to work to its best potential Monitoring of Wastage & Staff Food to ensure accurate GP% calculation Stock Rotation & Ordering to ensure minimum wastage but also having the correct par levels to ensure a customer is not left wanting The maintenance of a Cook-safe food safety system Documentation & Safe preparation of Allergens within the kitchen
Experience in 5Restaurants is preferable as is an eye for detail, the drive & ambition to improve the customer feedback & experience and food quality. Cooking from scratch experience only as we use the finest Scottish Ingredients to create satisfying flavour combinations to entice our customers back again & again.
As well as having a professional experience in;

Running of a service in a busy fast paced kitchen All necessary knowledge in food preparation and cookery to prepare & execute high end fresh food Ordering, Par Levels & Stock Rotation TRAIL recording, completing tasks for food safety Costing of Menus Identification of allergens in dishes Recipe & menu development
Level 3 Food Hygiene or equivalent is also desirable but not essential as we believe in training and developing our employees and showing them the same commitment and respect to their careers that they show to us.

If you would like to join a well established company, work with the best local produce and further your career in hospitality, then get in touch and apply today.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 46,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension
Schedule:

Weekend availability
Experience:

Head Chef: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person