Executive Chef position at the beautiful- Pymble Ladies College!

$110,000 + 12% Super

Lifestyle Balance with Attractive Salary

• Join this dynamic and market leading business, Chartwells, who are passionate about this market
• Bring a high end and contemporary focus across all food services
• Enjoy a strong work-life balance with plenty of time to connect with family and friends

The Chartwells philosophy centres around providing tailored, boutique and unique food and beverage solutions to the education market.  We are passionate about challenging the traditions of these environments by delivering innovative and quality hospitality solutions that reflect the high street expectations and idiosyncrasies of our market.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Executive Chef to join our team with familiarity in both catering and events & an innate ability to lead a high performing culinary team. The position promotes a healthy work-life balance, typically following a Monday to Friday schedule from 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

• Manage the kitchen operations during busy functions & Events 
• Operate and execute innovative menus incorporating Chartwells brand standards
• Ensure administrative tasks are complete
• Sharing of knowledge & passion for nutrition and wellbeing
• Ensure the safe production of a quality product without compromise in line with food safety guidelines including allergen management
• Take responsibility for the control of costs with special regard to portion control, waste minimisation and stock control
• Maintain a customer focus at all times, establish and foster positive relationships with key client stakeholders and be the face of culinary operations
• Commercially astute with an eye for detail, quality and presentation standards

The Person

• A qualified Executive Chef with the experience necessary to run differing types of service from large scale functions and events to smaller onsite day to day catering 
• Solid knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation
• Full understanding of Hygiene & HACCP regulations and managing allergens is essential
• Will be a positive, supportive and ambitious leader experienced in carrying out personal development plans, staff training sessions and appraisals
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills
• Strong focus of quality of catering delivery
• Passionate foodie with a strong background, and interest, in nutrition and allergy awareness
• Exceptional communication and impeccable personal presentation
• Self-motivated and an excellent communicator
• Demonstrable attention to detail with an excellent ability to multi-task and prioritise

The Benefits

As a Manager with Compass Group, you will have the support, infrastructure, systems and processes that you would expect from a global organisational. To be recognised as an employer of choice we also have an attractive benefits program including a competitive salary and incentive scheme, recognition programs and company discounts. If you're looking for a career where you set the standard for personal advancement, then Compass Group is for you. Working together, we will continue to experience success as the industry's best.