Chefs Required For La Tasca, Didsbury
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Manchester

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CHEF:
Domestics:
Full Time
Reports To:
Kitchen Manager
Responsible For:
Kitchen Team In Kitchen Managers Absence
Qualifications/ Experience:
Experience Preferred
Strong Food Background With Experience, Knowledge And Evidence Of Delivering Food Sales And Profit Growth Along With Strong Team And Kitchen Management Skills.
Purpose Of Role:
1. To Assist The Kitchen Manager In Driving Food Sales, Quality And Profit Within The Branded Framework.
2. To Assist The Kitchen Manager In Following The Core/new La Tasca Framework
3. To Assist The Kitchen Manager In Holding Responsible For The Food Management Processes And Controls Required To Run An Effective Kitchen/team (which Includes Recipe Process, Service, Staff Rotas, Team Training, Due Diligence, Stock Control/profitability, Food Safety, HACCP, COSHH And Legal Compliance).
4. To Deputise In The Kitchen Managers Absence Of All The Above.

Principle Duties/ Responsibilities: To Assist The Kitchen Manager In All The Below Aspects:
People
• Identify Recruitment Needs Within The Kitchen, Interview, Recruit And Induct New Team Members.
• Updating Staff Training And Personal Files/training Schedules
• Competent In FLOW Training & Development System
• Conduct Appraisals And Produce Development Plans For Kitchen Team Leader And Kitchen Team; Develop Team Members To Kitchen Team Leader Position.
• Prepare For Own Appraisals And One-to-one Reviews As Set.
• Performance Manager Kitchen Team Members And Issues That May Arise At Regular Intervals.
• Hold Kitchen Pre-session/de-briefs As Appropriate.
• Communicate And Document Menu And Specification Changes To Team.
• Organise Kitchen Team Rotas In Order To Deliver Business Targets And Effectively Deploy Team Members At Critical Times Within Budget In Conjunction With The General Manager.
• Ensure All Kitchen Team Leaders/Members Training Is Delivered Professionally And Effectively, And Within The Agreed Timescales.
• Attend And Participate In Management Meetings.
• Attend Cook-offs And Menu Change Meetings.
• Ensure All Kitchen Team Members Maintain High Personal Standards Of Cleanliness And Are In Correct Uniform In Line With Company Policies.

Sales & Marketing
• Ensure Preparation And Stock Levels Are Maintained In Line With The Needs Of The Business.
• Liaise With General Manager Regarding Food Promotions.
• Ensure That The Cookbook Specifications Are Followed At All Times.

Profit
• Weekly Stock Checks To Achieve Business GP% And Action Plans Where Criteria Are Not Met.
• Manage The Kitchen Team Effectively Within The Specified Wage % To Ensure Effective Service.
• Control The Costs And Expenditure In Line With Budget And Targets And Action Plans Where Criteria Are Not Met.
• Manage Budgets Effectively And Review.
• Regular Planned Reviews With GM For Area Manager Review.

Service Quality
• Ensure Day To Day Running Of The Kitchen, Maintaining The High Standards Of The La Tasca Brand.
• Ensure All Team Members Adhere To Company Standards Of Service Delivery.
• Report Any Maintenance Issues Immediately To The GM For Pronett Actioning.
• Regular Pre-brief/de-briefs With The Team Members & FOH Service Teams
• ‘Service Style’ Standards Criteria Achieved Every Shift.
• Review Food Quality Via De-brief

Compliance
• Ensure All Team Members Adhere To Health & Safety And Food Hygiene Policies And Update When And Where Required.
• Liaise Professionally With EHO, PSN And Other Agencies, Reporting Back To The GM All Communications.
• Comply With All Company Policies And Procedures.
• Comply With All Sections Of Due-diligence.