Regional Executive Chef
New Today
Location: Hybrid role covering a 50-mile radius of Peterborough and CambridgeRate of pay: £50,000 per annum Car allowance: Fully electric car or £450 per monthStart date: From 1st JuneWorking pattern: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week (with very occasional weekends)
As Regional Executive Chef, you will lead and inspire all culinary activity across the region, driving exceptional food quality, innovative menu development, and consistency across every site. You will play a key role in coaching and developing our chefs, ensuring high standards are maintained throughout. You will oversee 43 sites and lead a team of 10, creating a strong, collaborative, and high-performing culinary culture.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver a variety of projects to drive culinary excellence in partnership with our executive chefs
- Support and develop the food offers across the business
- Menu development, testing and validating all new recipes working in line with our culinary team
- Building rapport with other chefs within the business and share ideas, innovation and best practice
- Lead the way when new client initiatives are relevant to food
- Provide direction and expertise to the chefs and operators by promoting quality of life and great place to work strategies and best business practices in order to uphold the Company mission and values
- Motivate and lead a high performing culinary team to achieve their objectives and our culinary strategy
- Support new business opportunities where applicable
Our Ideal Candidate:
- High level of culinary & retail experience - stadia experience is preferred
- Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Clear and effective leadership style
- Ability to analyse problems analytically, develop opportunities and implement innovate solutions/approaches
- Excellent organisational skills and time management
- Ability to adhere to all health & safety practices
- Food safety L3, & IOSH
- City & Guilds diploma or equivalent
What's in it for you?Working with Gather & Gather has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits and development opportunities to keep you content.
Personal Development and Training opportunities
Life assurance scheme
Pension scheme
Holiday allowance
Private medical eligibility
Eye care
A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
Family friendly support
Regular social events and communication with our leaders
A holiday purchase scheme
Volunteering days
Professional subscriptions
Recognition schemes and people awards
Long service awards
Access to some great high street discount vouchers
- Location:
- Hybrid
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Food & Beverages