Cafe Chef, - , Contract

Café Chef with Dunnes Cafe

Dunnes Stores is Ireland’s leading retailer positioned at the cutting edge of food and fashion retailing. We have stores in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Spain and are expanding our service and product offer all the time.

At Dunnes Stores, we pride ourselves in delivering outstanding service and quality products whether it is food or fashion. We strive for excellence in all that we do, be it our award winning Simply Better Food range, our Baxter and Greene Market Deli or our collaborations with some of Irelands best Fashion and Homewares designers. Dunnes Stores offers a unique opportunity to work alongside one of the most dynamic retailers in Ireland.

As well as our ever-evolving product range and outstanding service, Dunnes Stores offers customers in-house Hospitality in selected stores throughout Ireland, Northern Ireland and Spain. Our cafés offer customers all the homely classics as well as quality coffee, tasty treats all in our newly refurbished in-store cafés.

We are currently looking to recruit and train a number of chefs to join the team in our Dunnes Café concept. Our chefs have excellent product knowledge, provide outstanding customer service, and above all else are passionate about fresh food and retail. The primary job function of the café chef is to take accountability for the cafe, ensuring the delivery of exceptional customer care and operational standards to maximise sales and profitability whilst maintaining costs alongside the café management team.

The successful candidates should have the ability to cook from scratch and follow agreed recipes. They should be enthusiastic and self-motivated to provide an excellent level of service with attention to detail. Experience in food preparation in a Café / Restaurant / Deli operation is essential and an interest in current food trends is preferable.

The Chef will have the following responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities:

• Work as part of the team with Store Management as well as Café Management and staff to provide the highest standard of food preparation quality and presentation.
• To monitor and deliver the HACCP programme for the cafe to ensure effective standards in line with hygiene and quality regulations.
• To manage and control costs associated with food production and wastage.
• To train and develop existing staff in new procedures and processes.
• To ensure the regular and systematic cleaning and maintenance of the equipment in the Deli, kitchen and front of house.

Requirements:

• At least 3 years previous experience in a similar environment
• Must be able to follow pre-determined recipe cards
• Experienced and trained on HACCP
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Organised, excellent attention to detail with the ability to multi-task
• Flexible and able to work as part of a team and individually
• Passion/flair and attention to detail for food production and presentation

Dunnes Stores is an Equal Opportunities Employer.