Head Chef-Daytime Hours

**Career Vision Recruiters is currently seeking to recruit an experienced and innovative Head Chef to lead the kitchen team in this busy day-time restaurant in South Kilkenny/Waterford North area.**You will have overall responsibility of the kitchen and its team to ensure that food maintains the highest quality consistently. **Candidate must drive** Your Duties Will Include

• Overall responsibility for the kitchens daily operations.
• Liaising with the relevant companies for food orders.
• Creating new dishes and menus.
• Interviewing and hiring new staff.
• Maintaining/raising the foods profit margins for your employer.
• Monitoring and controlling stock levels.
• Ensuring correct stock rotation procedures are followed.
• Implementation of health and safety procedures in the kitchen.
• Estimating costs and ensuring all purchases come within budget.
• Taking care of the kitchens accounts and creating a work roster.

You Will Need To Have The Following

• Excellent culinary background required
• Have excellent HACCP & hygiene awareness
• Be able to work in all areas of the kitchen
• Be able to work under pressure whilst also producing excellent cuisine
• Confident working on your own initiative and also part of a successful team
• Candidate must drive

If you would like to discus further, please submit your updated CV for Stuarts attention through the link below. Skills Menu planning Food hygiene Food Management Menu Costing Food Quality Benefits Meal Allowance / Canteen Parking