Job title: Head Chef

Location: Lilleshall National Sports Centre, Shropshire, TF10 9AT

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Working Hours: 39 hours per week, 5 out of 7 days including weekend work

Salary: £36,000 to £40,000 per annum + Excellent benefits

Here at Lilleshall our goal is to get more people, more active, more often. We provide affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities to support healthier and happier people across all segments of the local community. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team - and right now we are looking to recruit for a Head Chef to join us at Lilleshall National Sports Centre.

Lilleshall is one of Sport England`s National Sports Centres and is home to a number of National Governing Bodies of Sport. Lilleshall provides excellent facilities to Britain’s leading sports men and women. Lilleshall is also a Conferencing and Event Centre, boasting a large number of recently refurbished rooms and outdoor spaces for weddings, corporate events, and team-building days.

In this role you will lead the Chef operation at Lilleshall, which consists of hospitality such as weddings, conferences, restaurant, and the day-to-day servery for the athletes that stay on site

Reporting to the Deputy General Manager, you will have scheduling responsibility to 3 Kitchen Porters and 6 chefs, as well as running the catering operation in conjunction with the food services manager.   

You will need to be fully flexible with the working pattern to cover mornings, evenings, and weekends. This is for weddings, functions, and servery as site requirement.

You will help in facilitating a safe, fun, and professional working environment with free access to the leisure facilities, various discounts, and excellent development opportunities.

About you

The successful candidate will be a passionate and enthusiastic individual who like the members of staff at Lilleshall, pride and strive to give the best service possible for those who visit the centre and go the extra mile for customers when needed.

Previous Kitchen Management experience and food safety qualifications are essential to be considered for this role.

You will need to be fully flexible with the working pattern to cover mornings, evenings, and weekends. This is for weddings, functions, and servery as site requirement.

If you feel like you meet the above criteria and want to work in a challenging and varied role, please apply today.

Why Serco

Meaningful and vital work: Working within Leisure means that you’ll play a critical role in ensuring that the communities we serve receive exceptional service and you’ll help to provide our local communities with a safe and fun environment to stay healthy and connected to others. 

A world of opportunity: It takes a diverse team to support our Leisure business and we’re big on internal progression. So, whether you specialise your skills, undertake additional training or progress into senior management you’ll find all the opportunity you need to evolve your career. 

Great people: Our staff are dedicated to providing the best possible service for our customers and we welcome those who take similar pride in their work. 

What we offer

• Free membership at the Centre, plus heavily discounted staff meals and use of classes and facilities.
• Free safeguarding training and DBS check 
• Excellent Development and Training Opportunities  
• 6% employer matched pension contribution
• 20 days annual leave, 21 days after a year + Public Holidays
• Life assurance up to 2x base salary
• Simply health cash plan
• Anytime health line
• Employee assistance programme
• Benefits portal offering discounts on eating out, travel, shopping and entertainment
• A safe and supportive culture  
• A chance to make a positive difference to the community  

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