Our Food and Beverage team spans our two catering operations – Ballihoo at Lower Mill Estate in the Cotswolds and The Hurricane Terrace and Bar at Silverlake in Dorset.
As you know, it’s been an incredibly tough few years being a chef. We understand that work-life balance is an absolute priority, so we work a rota to suit you first and foremost.
Working at Ballihoo is very unique. Fundamentally, we believe in customer service is a way of life. We do this through our food, our service, and our personalities. We tap into our guests and treat them as we ourselves would like to be treated. With respect, honour, and love. We teach our younger colleagues valuable life skills on how to deal with many walks of society.
Our team has a lot of autonomy, and they are often found foraging to make homemade goodies, brainstorming dishes, or coming up with ideas for themed events.
Our senior team is passionate about personal development and through the importance of eating seasonally, outstanding customer service, and working on your feet, we champion the need of looking after your mind, body, and soul.
Ballihoo is fun, it’s spacious, it’s outdoors (on the warmer days), the food is fresh, and the pay is great. Look forward to hearing from you soon.
As you know, it’s been an incredibly tough few years being a chef. We understand that work-life balance is an absolute priority, so we work a rota to suit you first and foremost.
Working at Ballihoo is very unique. Fundamentally, we believe in customer service is a way of life. We do this through our food, our service, and our personalities. We tap into our guests and treat them as we ourselves would like to be treated. With respect, honour, and love. We teach our younger colleagues valuable life skills on how to deal with many walks of society.
Our team has a lot of autonomy, and they are often found foraging to make homemade goodies, brainstorming dishes, or coming up with ideas for themed events.
Our senior team is passionate about personal development and through the importance of eating seasonally, outstanding customer service, and working on your feet, we champion the need of looking after your mind, body, and soul.
Ballihoo is fun, it’s spacious, it’s outdoors (on the warmer days), the food is fresh, and the pay is great. Look forward to hearing from you soon.
| Location | Lower Mill Estate – Cirencester |
| Reporting to | Head Chef |
| Salary | £26,000 - £34,000 |
| Hours | 40 hours per week - varied hours to cover breakfast, lunch or dinner service |
What we are looking for:
We are seeking talented chefs on all levels to join our Ballihoo team at Lower Mill Estate on a full-time, permanent basis.
The position will assist in all catering areas to include the restaurant, outdoor pizza oven and food kits.
We pride ourselves on serving quality food from our daily changing, seasonal main menu.
Importantly, you will need to identify with and demonstrate our core values: Flexibility & Happiness; Sustainability; Support & Accountability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide guidance to junior kitchen staff members (should your level of expertise lend itself), including, but not limited, to line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating
- Oversee/organise/monitor kitchen stock and ingredients
- Ensures a first-in, first-out food rotation system and verify all food products are properly dated and organized for quality assurance
- Keep cooking stations stocked, especially before and during prime operation hours
- Train new kitchen team members to restaurant and kitchen standards
- Manage food and product ordering by keeping detailed records and minimise waste, plus work with existing systems to improve waste reduction and manage budgetary concerns
- Supervise all food preparation and presentation to ensure quality and restaurant standards
- Work with the head chef to maintain kitchen organisation, staff ability, and training opportunities
- Verify that food storage units all meet standards and are consistently well-managed
- Assist Head Chef with menu creation
- Coordinate with the restaurant management team on supply orders, budget, kitchen efficiency, and staffing
- Complete and monitor food hygiene procedures
- Offer support to the front of house to achieve guests’ total satisfaction / perfect experience
- Support the Hospitality Manager and Head Chef in the organisation and running of special events to create extra revenue
- Support the Head Chef in the management of private dining events
Skills, Experience, Qualifications & Competencies (not all will apply pending chef level)
- Provide guidance to junior kitchen staff members (should your level of expertise lend itself), including, but not limited, to line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating
- Oversee/organise/monitor kitchen stock and ingredients
- Ensures a first-in, first-out food rotation system and verify all food products are properly dated and organized for quality assurance
- Keep cooking stations stocked, especially before and during prime operation hours
- Train new kitchen team members to restaurant and kitchen standards
- Manage food and product ordering by keeping detailed records and minimise waste, plus work with existing systems to improve waste reduction and manage budgetary concerns
- Supervise all food preparation and presentation to ensure quality and restaurant standards
- Work with the head chef to maintain kitchen organisation, staff ability, and training opportunities
- Verify that food storage units all meet standards and are consistently well-managed
- Assist Head Chef with menu creation
- Coordinate with the restaurant management team on supply orders, budget, kitchen efficiency, and staffing
- Complete and monitor food hygiene procedures
- Offer support to the front of house to achieve guests’ total satisfaction / perfect experience
- Support the Hospitality Manager and Head Chef in the organisation and running of special events to create extra revenue
- Support the Head Chef in the management of private dining events
