Head Chef - Peppermint

Job Description

Head Chef – Riverside Riverside East, Stratford, London Salary expectations: £50k, DOE + KPI bonus Who are we Peppermint provides high-performance festival bars and event solutions to the world’s best entertainment businesses and consumer brands. Our core business is operating festival bars, event bars, festival brand activation and conjoined retail-led F & B solutionsto the UK’s best sports events, festivals and outdoor events. Levy is a market leader in providing catering solutions at the leading stadia across North America, UK and Europe. Levy is part of Compass Group, a FTSE 100 listed company with over 600,000 global employees and operations in 55,000 global locations. The goalof the partnership is to combine Peppermints festival, events and beer knowledge with Levy’s hospitality and catering expertise, and together create a fantastic customer focused experience. Riverside East Peppermint Events are excited to offer a rare opportunity at their brand-new F+B Venue, Riverside East in Queen Elizabeth Park, London. Based in the heart of the iconic Olympic Park this venue will be re imagined to become a multi functioning destination F& B space, comprising of the large outside courtyard area which will host a rage of events from fan zones to Sunday markets all year round. The inside offering will come for a fully refurbished 2 storey café / restaurant space with the ground floor servingthe varied passing trade from dog walkers, runners and students with a grab and go and small but inspiring seated all day brunch style menu. Upstairs features a stunning internal space with a large roof Terrace overlooking the area, this will deliver bothevening dining, weekend brunch and Sunday roasts as well as being a bookable space for events. This venue has a seated dining capacity of 260 and will be open all year round with a late license available as required. Being both a food and drink led venue withprogrammed entertainment across both indoor and outdoor spaces, this is a great spot for families, students and sport fans whilst being a place for the community and a destination. What we are looking for: We are looking for an experienced and qualified Head Chef to organise and take leadership of the kitchen activities. You will be passionate about the creation of food and will oversee the food operations and inspect dishes before they arrive at the customerstable, ensuring high quality and contentment. Proving to have excellent organisational skills to manage the operations, workflow, and scheduling efficiency of both kitchen staff and food orders. You will possess exceptional attention to detail, with extensiveculinary experience in various kitchen roles, with a high focus on producing delicious, creative and seasonal dishes that minimise waste. You will be a natural-born leader, with the ability to collaborate with all departments within the venue, to work harmoniouslyto provide exceptional service to all customers. During the first 12 months of this role, you will solely focus on the first restaurant venture Riverside East, with plans to grow within the company, as other F+B led sites are opened. Who you are: You have the gravitas to lead and inspire a team with a progressive mindset in developing people - You are passionate about hospitality & exceptional food & drink - You are knowledgeable of the restaurant industry and conscious of London & global trends - Youare approachable, adaptable, organised & calm - You are passionate about sustainability, and food waste reduction. - Genuine love for food, seasonality, quality produce and flavour - A natural problem solver - You have previous management experience openinga new restaurant venture Overview of Responsibilities: Ensuring that every plate of food served at Riverside East and future venues is of a high international standard - You will work closely with our founders, the menu development team, GM’s - You are responsible for training programmes and implementing our menus- You will be responsible for growing our initial café offer into a secondary restaurant and kitchen with a higher end focus. - You will nurture supplier relationships with the Peppermint brand ethos and values in mind - You are accountable for the overallfinancial FOOD performance of the cafe, restaurant and outdoor terrace - You are responsible for implementing and maintaining high Health & Safety standards throughout the kitchens - Control staff percentages and budgets - Responsible for hiring your teamand establishing ‘Peppermint Ways of Working Bible’ for the Peppermint kitchens - You will be integral to the mobilisation of new food ventures. Company Benefits • Company sick pay (10 days) • Medicash- dental care, optical treatments, physiotherapy etc • Employee assistance programme- counselling and support • Discounts on shopping, travel, entertainment, and dining • Birthday day off • Hybrid andremote working options • Quarterly team socials • Apprenticeship programmes • Festival, sport, and event tickets • Drink tokens and VIP packages • Enhanced maternity/paternity leave • Complimentary drink at the end of each shift • % off (including complimentarystarters & drinks) when you dine at any of our restaurants - for up to a party of 6 NOTES • This role is a blend of service & admin/planning shifts • 5 days a week working (service shifts involved) • Service shift example 4 singles, one double