Head Chef

About the Position

Job Title: Head Chef – Felix’s Kitchen (Production Kitchen)

Reporting To: Kitchen Manager

Salary Range: £40,000 – £45,000 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Felix’s Kitchen, Thomas Road, Industrial Estate, Poplar, London

Hours/Days per week: 37.5 hours per week, 4-day compressed hours pattern available Monday – Saturday operation, (mainly Monday – Friday role)

We bring people together to rescue, repurpose, and share surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, turning an environmental problem into a social opportunity.

Together with 16 other independent charities, 18,000 volunteers, and thousands of partners, we are the UK’s food rescue network, supporting 1.5 million people across the country.

We are about fuller plates, fuller communities, and fuller lives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Kitchen side of the operation on a day-to-day basis, setting the prep, packing and cooking schedules for the day(s) ahead
• Support the team from the front in delivering the day’s output objectives and problem solving across the kitchen operation
• Line Manage the Kitchen team, focused on the daily management but also working on people and team management alongside the kitchen manager
• Work alongside the kitchen management team to ensure all H&S, Food Safety and HACCP standards are met & monitored effectively
• Participate in all external Health & Safety and Food Safety audits and carry out internal audits/checklist
• Be accountable for the creation of unique recipe and spec sheets every day and managing the team to do so
• Create and monitor the packing list for the packing team to produce the final meal products, ensuring accurate labelling and allergen information is given
• Monitor and control inbound food supplies, ensuring the ingredients are used effectively and safely
• Maintaining cleanliness standards throughout the kitchen and food storage areas
• Working alongside the kitchen manager on improving quality, quantity and consistency of Felix Meals
• Ensure the team can provide a hot lunch for the staff at Poplar each day from our surplus ingredients
• Working to support the volunteers in the kitchen, with hands-on instructions and overall experience management

Requirements

• Experience leading a team as a head chef (or similar) in a kitchen operation
• Cooking in a professional production kitchen or large-scale operation
• Level 3 or higher Food Safety Training
• Current or previous training in HACCP, Risk Assessments, Allergen awareness
• Knowledge on how to create and/or implement a HACCP Plan
• Confidence in the ability to create recipes daily, with a base experience and knowledge to facilitate this

We Offer

• Competitive salary range of £40,000 – £45,000 per year
• Opportunity to work in a meaningful role within a food rescue network
• 4-day compressed hours pattern available

About the Company

Felix is a registered charity that delivers surplus food to charities and schools so they can provide healthy meals and help the most vulnerable in our society. We are part of a network of 16 independent charities, supported by 18,000 volunteers and thousands of partners.