Join Our Team

We are looking for a Catering Regional Chef to join the team in Klondyke.

Our restaurant boasts an impressive menu serving the highest quality, mouth-watering dishes using the best local produce along with sweet treats and home baking from our on-site bakery. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly experienced Chef who will relish the prospect of working across multiple units, supporting the teams as well as supporting the central food development team.

We offer a menu of locally inspired restaurant meals, a coffee bar serving snacks and drinks and a retail food hall all offering food and drink from locally sourced producers.

Klondyke Garden Centre is a destination Garden Centre where our customers have the best shopping and eating experience together with exceptional product quality and customer service across all areas of the Centre.

The Role

As the Regional Chef, you will lead the team in all areas of food production. A true foodie to heart, you will bring your personality to the kitchen inspiring and motivating your teams passion to produce freshly cooked fabulous food.

As the Catering Regional Chef, you will be responsible for managing food service operation based in our Scotland centres predominantly. Reporting into the Catering Regional Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the kitchen operations across the group. You will assist with training and recruiting, work alongside existing teams to improve operations and standards as well as provide cover during periods of holidays and absence.  

You will also be encouraged to support the central F&B team in creating and delivering new menus. Knowledge and understanding of baking will be desirable.

You will also work closely with your Food Hall colleagues on the production and supply of freshly prepared counter products as well as fresh food production for neighbouring Centres.

The role will require significant travel across the region, so a full driving license is required. A company car will be provided.

What you will be doing as a Catering Regional Chef?

• Develop and retain strong kitchen teams across the region.
• Work collaboratively with the Regional Manager, Development Team, Restaurant Managers and Head Chef’s to deliver the F&B vision.
• Identify risk and plan your time effectively to support the business needs.
• To be flexible and react at a moment’s notice to support the operations.
• Take the initiative and lead by example, adopting a ‘hands on’ approach.
• Regularly visit the sites across the region. Spend time coaching and supporting the business as required.
• Support the head chefs and Restaurant Managers to achieve all key performance indicators eg sales, standards, margin, audits, wastage & compliance.
• Consistently deliver excellent kitchen & food standards.
• Support in recruiting, training and developing the chefs; keeping them engaged and motivated; delivering great service every day.
• Ensure the team have good working relationships with all management and team.
• Monitor and ensure the team are preparing and presenting food in line with company specification.
• Take personal accountability for food safety compliance. Including, ensuring allergen information is displayed correctly and teams are trained and briefed accordingly.

What makes you our perfect Catering Regional Manager?

• Successful and experienced Chef with the ability to manage a large team and significant peaks in service.
• Friendly, with an engaging personality and a genuine love for customer service.
• Strong communicator who can motivate and develop their team to deliver with enthusiasm and great personality.
• Knowledgeable in Food Hygiene and Health and Safety requirements.
• Commercially aware to achieve sales and profit targets.
• Passion for delivering the highest quality food and service.
• Bakery experience.
• Knowledge of Food Hygiene and Health and Safety requirements in the Catering Industry.
• Commercially accomplished to achieve sales and profit targets.
• Passion for delivering the highest quality food and service.

The benefits!

• Competitive salary
• Company Car
• Healthy work/life balance with no evening work
• Access to 100s of retail and lifestyle experiences and discounts
• Health Cash Plans
• Generous staff discounts
• 6 weeks Annual Leave per year
• Free Parking

Sound Interesting?

If you think you’ve got what it takes and would like to join our team as a Catering Regional Chef, please click 'Apply’ now.