Executive Head Chef, Granger & Co.

About Us:

We have an exceptional opportunity for a highly motivated Executive Head Chef to manage, train and inspire our team.

Every Granger & Co. restaurant reflects our spirit, the essence that makes us unique; our sunny easy-going approach and our generous nature in hospitality and producing delicious dishes of food. Bill Granger opened his first restaurant in Sydney, Australia in 1993. It soon became loved for its legendary breakfasts, served at the famous central communal table, where locals and travellers, families, and friends, continue to be welcomed. Over thirty years later, Bill’s relaxed, friendly, and infectious joy in good, fresh food has become truly global, and is enjoyed in London, Sydney, Tokyo and Seoul.

An Overview of Responsibilities:

·       This position is responsible for ensuring the consistency of the food offering within our UK restaurants, it reports directly to the Managing Director.

·        The successful applicant will work closely with the chef responsible for our menu development who is based in Australia.

·       You will have exceptional communication skills to be able to articulate the needs of our UK customers whilst ensuring that we deliver menus which align with our overall brand values and identity.

·       You are ingredient led and will be responsible for upholding and nurturing supplier relationships with the brand’s sustainability ethos in mind.

·       You will be accountable for the consistency of food produced across all our UK restaurants, ensuring that dishes always reflect the Granger & Co. brand image.

·       You will be a skilled trainer of chefs with positive influencing skills and the ability to coach and develop our kitchen teams.

The Ideal Candidate:

·       Previous experience as a Group Head Chef or Executive Head Chef managing a high volume, fast paced casual fine dining concept.

·       Multi-site experience is essential.

·       International experience is desirable.

·       You are outgoing, energetic, positive and have the personality and passion to motivate teams and build a strong work ethic.

·       You are a strong commercial operator.

The Benefits of Working With Granger & Co.

·       We are a family orientated company and therefore the role has some flexibility in hours as you will not be running shifts.  The role is full time permanent, working 48 hours a week.

·       Working in a like-minded team who share their love of good fresh food – who have fun!

·       A competitive salary with bonus incentives

·       28 days annual holiday entitlement, after two years of employment, an additional day of holiday per year of service.

·       Opportunity to travel to our other restaurants globally.

·       We have a generous management discount.

·       Free access to Health Assured’s Employee Assistance Programme.

Our Diversity and Inclusion Statement:

We strive to promote a working environment that values employees as individuals, an environment which encourages diversity and inclusion and appreciates the business benefits these principles bring. We are committed to allowing you to reach your maximum potential by providing opportunities for you to learn and develop. We want you to be proud of working for Granger & Co. and we want to be proud of our team.

We hope you are as excited as we are by this opportunity and look forward to receiving your application.   Please click on the link to apply.  All applications are being handled by our HR Consultants at Solution22.