Head Chef

Great food in the workplace isn’t simply about fuel.
It’s about increasing productivity and improving performance; it’s about happy motivated people and inspiring environments. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do – we live to bring food and people together.
We are brave, bold and curious adventurers in food and drink. Never shy of being different, always challenging the conventional.
Our passionate team of chefs, baristas, servers, nutritionists and much more, love nothing more than creating memorable moments that enrich the everyday. Come and join our award winning teams – we are currently recruiting for a Head Chef to join our team in Edinburgh.
Location: Greenside Row, Edinburgh, EH1 3AN
Rate of Pay: £36,000 – £39,000 per annum
Working Pattern: Monday – Friday, daytime hours, occasional evening overtime and weekend shifts
Key Responsibilities:
– To prepare and oversee all preparation of food to the highest standard
– Looking after the staff restaurant
– Reporting directly into the Executive Head Chef
– You will manage the day to day running of the stunning roof top staff restaurant encompassing a breakfast and lunch service
– The Restaurant includes hot food, sandwich deli, health bar, street food and a wide range of pre-packed/freshly made items
– Leading a team of 7 chefs
– The ability to serve 300+ covers each day
– This is much more than your usual workplace dining and you will bring creativity, style and flair to the daily offer
– To produce food in a timely fashion to ensure smooth service to the customers
– To ensure that all appropriate ingredients are available for the menus
– To develop and plan menus that are in line with client and customer expectations
– To be creative when menu planning and including the client and customers
– Pride yourself on food quality and hygiene standard
– Overall responsibility for managing the kitchen team
– Provide feedback and coaching on performance
– To ensure that the kitchen team have completed up to date COSSH and Food Hygiene training
Our Ideal Candidate:
– Background in fresh food
– Have a sound understanding of all aspects of kitchen management including financial, safety and people processes
What\’s in it for you?
Working with Gather and Gather has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we\’ve developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.
– Personal Development and Training opportunities
– Life assurance scheme
– Pension scheme
– Holiday allowance
– Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
– 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