Brakes Group is a leading supplier to the foodservice sector in the UK, Ireland, France and Sweden. The Group is committed to provide its customers with outstanding service, products and foodservice solutions, its people with a `great place to work` and its suppliers with a great company to partner.

Owned by Sysco, the world`s leading foodservice company, Brakes Group comprises a family of specialist businesses which are able to deliver everything the caterer needs. It provides a professional, friendly regional service supported by a national network of depots, which ensures it offers an exceptional and individual service to each and every one of its customers

Chef

Location- Enterprise House, Ashford

Role

Working Monday to Friday- no weekends or bank holidays. Planning own menus with an exciting range of ingredients. Fantastic, well equipped kitchen and new restaurant with opportunities to host events and showcases.

Leading a small team, in busy commercial kitchen , you will need experience of professional cookery and supervisory skills

Skills & experience

- Excellent communication skills
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- Experience of working in a professional kitchen
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- In this role you will need to have
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- Good leadership skills
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- Be able to work quickly and calmly under pressure
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- Able to control budgets and supplies
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- High standards of cleanliness and hygiene
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- Have a passion and flair for food and development of menus
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- Planning and execution of exciting and healthy menus
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- Be organised and able to forecast for stock control
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- Stamina and ability to cope well in an hot and busy kitchen
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- Sense of humour

Brakes Group is committed to reducing the environmental impact the business has on both the communities it serves and the countries it operates in. It has ISO 14001 accreditation - an internationally recognised standard for environmental performance.

Brakes Group operates as an equal opportunities employer and we welcome all applications regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, political opinions or trade union membership.

Brakes UK uses a third party to undertake a number of checks. Any offer of employment made by Brakes UK would be conditional upon receiving a satisfactory; reference, identity document(s), basic DBS certificate and basic credit check.