Chef - Garvagh
- Garvagh, Co Londonderry
- Permanent
- Full-time
Attractive salary and great benefits. Full-time position at 42.5 hours per week, working within Monday to Sunday, 5:00am to 8:00pm, with a degree of flexibility required.EUROSPAR Garvagh, 1 Main Street, County Londonderry, BT51 5AA.Who are we?
Henderson Group are proud to be Northern Ireland's leading foodservice provider. Our group encompasses Henderson Wholesale, Henderson Retail, Henderson Foodservice and Henderson Group Property. We employ over 5,0500 staff and have been placed 5th in Ulster Business Top 100 Companies 2024.We're an Investors in People accredited, family-owned group, and our culture is lived out through our four core values- Ambition, Customer First, Teamwork and Integrity.A look into the role
Working within a fast-paced kitchen environment, the Chef will apply methodical organisational skills, energy and attention to detail to lead our production of centrally developed recipes and menus ensuring food safety and high-quality meals at high volume.You will understand the requirements of working in a professional kitchen environment and have a flair and enthusiasm for cooking with fresh quality ingredients.As Chef you will:
- Preparing consistently high-quality fresh food.
- Allocate tasks to your team to ensure the smooth and efficient organisation and running of the kitchen.
- Use high specification kitchen tools and equipment correctly to produce consistently high quality dishes.
- Operate within all regulations, legislation and procedural requirements, with regards to food safety, health & safety, and trading standards.
- Maintaining quality and consistency in food production by using resources in line with organisations' financial constraints, style, specifications and ethos.
- Effectively communicate with other key contacts to ensure effective working on shift, effective handovers etc.
- Supervise and motivate employees to achieve their maximum potential.
- Managing the commerciality of production lines and identifying market trends & commercial opportunities.
- Lead by example at all times, ensuring that high standards and safe working practices are adhered to.
- Relevant Catering Qualification.
- Food Safety Qualification.
- Previous experience working in a catering and /or hospitality kitchen environment.
- Commercial Awareness, and ability to deliver on Key Performance Indicators such as sales, costs and profitability.
- You must be aged 18 years or over (for store legislative requirements).
- A flair and enthusiasm for cooking with fresh quality ingredients.
- Strong focus on people with an ability to motivate and inspire others.
- Ability to deliver at pace, while ensuring the highest quality of food.
- Experience working in a Fresh Food Production Kitchen.
- Previous Supervisory Experience
- Previous Experience working to budgets and/or targets.
You will have the balance necessary to enjoy your job and your life. We will help you to feel proud of what you do and achieve. And we will be here to celebrate your success.Our business has been recognised externally for delivering excellence in employment. We value employee development and heavily invest in our people.Benefits include market competitive salary, employee assistance programme, social club, discount scheme throughout UK/Ireland, staff discount (grocery/fuel) at SPAR/EUROSPAR Henderson Group company-owned stores and many more.Working Hours
Full-time position at 42.5 hours per week, working within Monday to Sunday, 5:00am to 8:00pm, with a degree of flexibility required. Shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to discuss working hours and shift pattern in further detail at InterviewCompleted applications must be submitted online by midnight on Thursday 17th July 2025.*Communication on the progress of your application will be made via email and the career site, therefore please check regularly.We are an equal opportunities employer.