Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
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)
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 days 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
- Essential Criteria:
- 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 (fresh courses will be provided)
- 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
- Permanent contract
- Opportunity to work in a unique food rescue network
- On-site position in London
About the Company
We are Felix
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.
Our Mind Sets
SAFETY FIRST – ONE TEAM ONE MISSION – BUILD TRUST IN EVERY INTERACTION – GROWING TOGETHER
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We reserve the right to close advertisements early and we might assess candidates and arranging interview as applications come in, so please apply as soon as possible, to avoid missing out on this opportunity.