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Head Chef

• BAMBINO STEPHEN LIMITED
• Ref: #JOB-2460338
• BAMBINO, 37 Stephen St Lwr, Dublin 2, D02 T862
• No of positions: 1
• Paid Position
• 39 hours per week
• 38532.00 Euro Annually
• Published On: 27 Jul 2026
• Closing On: 24 Aug 2026

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53.3411254882813;-6.26359796524048;BAMBINO , 37 Stephen St Lwr , Dublin 2 , D02 T862 Role Overview Leads the kitchen by planning, managing, and developing all culinary operations. Implements kitchen strategy, budgets, food costing, and ensures best-in-class food quality, safety, consistency, and service speed. This is a Permanent full-time role requiring 39 hours of work per week. Minimum Gross Hourly Pay; 19 € Minimum Gross Annual Salary: 38,532.00 € Key Duties and Responsibilities: Strategic Planning & Culinary Development Plans, develops, and implements menu changes, seasonal rotations, slice specials, LTOs Design recipes and SOPs with detailed yields, cook times, and plating guides. Conducts menu engineering: analyses popularity vs. profitability, plans price points, and repositions items to maximise GP. Leads tastings and R&D sessions; sets innovation targets and approves final recipes before onboarding the team. Financial Management, Budgeting & Food Costing Owns kitchen P&L lines; sets monthly/weekly budgets Builds and maintains recipe costings at PLU level Plans and manages portion control, waste logs to reduce variance and improve margins. Implements stock control cycles: ordering calendars Negotiates pricing, rebates, and delivery schedules with suppliers; reviews alternatives to improve quality-to-cost ratios. Procurement & Supplier Management Defines product specs and approves suppliers against quality, safety, and sustainability criteria. Plans purchasing based on sales forecasts and menu mix. Examines deliveries. Kitchen Operations & Service Execution Plans, coordinates, and manages daily production: dough schedules, sauce prep, toppings, bake profiles, slicing and service speed. Oversees pass management and ticket flow. Develops and enforces mise en place lists, prep sheets, and cleaning schedules. Implements equipment maintenance plans and coordinates repairs to minimise downtime. Ensure health and safety standards People Leadership, Training & Performance Supervise, organise, instruct kitchen staff and manage team. Build the team structure and headcount plan. Develop and implement training programmes. The ideal person has: Experience as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef Exceptional culinary standards Strong leadership and organisational ability Solid understanding of food safety and kitchen operations Calm, professional and solution-focused under pressure Positive, driven and committed to developing others

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