Head Chef

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NWTC's The Botanist Bournemouth is recruiting a Head Chef who can lead kitchen operations with a focus on safety, profitability and a vibrant culture, balancing cooking, systems and team development while overseeing stocks, rosters and recruitment and working closely with the General Manager on food operations and guest experience. The role blends hands on cooking with process improvement to deliver a consistent, high quality guest experience. The package includes a market leading Head Chef Bonus, 50 percent dining discount for you and up to five guests, free meals on shift, birthday and the day after off, education subsidies, plus access to TiPJAR TRONC, Wagestream and Hospitality Action support. Tailor your CV to show leadership, cost control, menu development and robust food safety, and share concrete examples of building teams and improving operations that align with the brand’s values of individuality and growth; apply below.

The Botanist Bournemouth are recruiting a Head Chef!

What will you do?

As a Head Chef, you are an expert at kitchen management, ensuring that it is a safe, fun and exciting place to work, whilst being extremely profitable and efficiently run. Your team will work for you at all times to deliver your vision and strategy within your kitchen. You will oversee everything from stocks, rotas, recruitment and overall food safety/hygiene.

Your time should be split evenly between cooking, managing our systems and procedures, and developing your team. You will also work closely with the General Manager to advise on Food operations, guest experience and any bookings/events.

Why join us?

• Head Chef Bonus Scheme (market leading)
• 50% discount you and up to 5 guests when dining at any of our restaurants.
• Free meals on shift - no ‘family’ meal here, you’ll chose from some of our most loved classics.
• Your birthday (and the day after) are guaranteed off! 
• Education subsidies support you in achieving your personal growth goals. 

It doesn’t end there... we’ve partnered with the best!

• Access to the TRONC pot via TiPJAR
• Wagestream helps you plan your finances while offering discounts on market leading brands! You can also withdraw up to 50% of your live earnings if you need that immediate cash boost. 
• Hospitality Action are ready to make sure you can get help with personal issues from finance to free counselling sessions – all anonymously. 

We continue to break the mould of the modern restaurant. This means that not only do we encourage individuality, we value it! And believe our business thrives on it – from the spaces we create for guests, to the careers we build for our people – you are your only limit!

If our brand matches yours, apply below. You'll love it here!