Restaurant Chef Recruitment Agency UK
The kitchen is at the heart of any successful food-led restaurant. Finding chefs with the right combination of culinary ability, experience, reliability and attitude can therefore have a direct impact on food quality, consistency and the overall customer experience.
Chefandmanager has specialised in hospitality recruitment since 2006, supporting independent restaurants and multi-site hospitality businesses with chef recruitment throughout the UK.
Specialist Restaurant Chef Recruitment
Restaurant kitchens can differ enormously. An independent neighbourhood restaurant may operate with a small, closely integrated brigade, while a high-volume restaurant or multi-site group can require a larger kitchen structure with clearly defined responsibilities.
The menu, style of food, number of covers, service pattern and expectations of the business all influence the type of chef required. Our approach is therefore to understand the vacancy and the restaurant behind it.
Recruiting Restaurant Chefs at All Levels
Chefandmanager can support restaurant employers recruiting:
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Executive and Group Chefs
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Head Chefs
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Sous Chefs
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Junior Sous Chefs
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Chef de Parties
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Commis Chefs
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Pastry Chefs
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Temporary and freelance chefs
From senior kitchen leadership to strengthening the wider brigade, the objective is to identify chefs whose experience is appropriate for the position.
Finding Chefs Who Fit Your Restaurant
A chef's previous job title only tells part of the story.
Restaurant employers may need to consider menu style, cooking techniques, service volumes, kitchen structure, leadership experience and the level of responsibility previously held by a candidate. For senior appointments, commercial understanding can be equally important, with responsibilities potentially including food costing, stock control, menu development, supplier management, team development and kitchen profitability.
Finding the right fit can help provide greater stability for both the kitchen and the wider business.
Independent and Multi-Site Restaurant Recruitment
Chefandmanager supports both independent restaurants and multi-site hospitality operators nationwide. We recognise that recruitment requirements vary considerably between businesses. An independently owned restaurant looking for its next Head Chef has different requirements from a growing restaurant group strengthening several kitchen teams.
Our recruitment service can be adapted accordingly.
Restaurant Recruitment Since 2006
Since 2006, Chefandmanager has worked within UK hospitality recruitment, connecting businesses with chefs and hospitality professionals. That specialist focus provides an understanding of the pressures hospitality employers face when important kitchen positions become vacant. Whether you're replacing a chef, strengthening an existing brigade or recruiting ahead of expansion, Chefandmanager can discuss your requirements.
Recruiting Restaurant Chefs?
Speak to Chefandmanager about your current or forthcoming restaurant chef vacancies.
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