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Squire’s is a family-owned group of 16 garden centres based in Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex, and Berkshire. Since 1936 the purpose of our business has been the happiness of those who work in it.

We are committed to growing our business and to promoting the highest standards in horticulture, catering, and retail.

We want our staff to enjoy working with us in a friendly, energetic customer focused environment.

We are pleased to announce this new position.

Your primary responsibility will be to provide a professional support to the Catering Team.

Working closely with the Catering Manager to help the department to succeed.

Rota: Full Time, 42.5 hours, alternate Tuesday & Thursday off with alternate weekends

Main duties and responsibilities:

Managing the kitchen team to produce outstanding food and service through leading the kitchen team.
Handling customer queries courteously and efficiently
Understand the business plan and actively participate in delivering relevant goals
Maintain a harmonious and cooperative relationship with customers and staff alike at all times
Carry out all reasonable duties as requested by management as and when required
Producing all food recipes to specification and recording any wastage/shrinkage in accordance with company guidelines
Ensuring that all food is stored to the company’s standards.
Strictly adhering to all relevant food safety and hygiene regulations at all times.
Undertaking any general cleaning requirements of the kitchen and restaurant
Working as part of the catering management team and undertaking any other reasonable duties as and when required
To be successful in this role, we are looking for people:

Love and enthusiasm for food preparation and cooking
Previous experience in lead chef role
Can do attitude and looking for a long term career in catering
Rewards & Benefits:
We want our employees to be known for their friendliness, helpfulness, and good customer service, with their whole ethos being ‘nothing is too much trouble for our customers’. In turn we will provide an extensive benefit package, please see below. 

Employee Discount – 50% in Restaurants and 10% in Garden Centre on joining, increasing to 20% after 3 months service, 25% after 2 years’ service and 30% after 5 years’ service.
Holiday (including bank holidays) – 5.6 weeks on joining increasing to 6.2 week after 2 years’ service and 6.6 weeks after 5 years’ service.
Bonus – We reward our employees with a non-contractual bonus at Christmas, based on the profit of the company in any financial year. (first year is dependent on start date)
Pension – We are all aware of how important it is to save for our retirement. We offer a Defined Contribution Pension Plan to new employees. If you pay into the plan and meet the government criteria, the company will too, and these contributions will be invested. 
Attendance – Our employees with 100% attendance in a financial year, are rewarded with Squire’s gift vouchers.
Made A Difference Scheme (M.A.D) – A reward scheme for team members who make a difference to our business through; outstanding customer service, over and above normal duties or initiatives that have grown / inspired the business. There is a monthly winner and a ‘team member of the year’. All winners select a gift to receive. 
Learning & Development – You can look forward to a wealth of learning opportunities with us that will enhance and develop you with the skills and confidence you need. 
Free Parking – Available to all employees in the designated parking areas on our site

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Floor Manager
London. Locations available :- Soho (W1) and Covent Garden (WC2)
Salary: c£31,500 per annum (paid hourly at £12.50)
48-hour week
Our client is an expanding restaurant group that is looking for a Floor Manager to focus purely on front of house. We have placed people here before and they all seem to love it there.
They are looking for someone capable of managing a high turnover, full-service restaurant, working alongside the management team in one of the company’s central London restaurants which have a turnover of up to £45,000 per week and a team of up to 40 part time and full-time staff (sites available:- Southbank, WC1; Soho, W1; Covent Garden, WC2; St Katherines Dock, E1 and St. Paul&#39;s, EC4)
The ideal candidate will have experience of managing the full service of a restaurant with a similar turnover, have experience of managing a large team, working in a busy environment and is both people and quality focused.
Duties and Responsibilities for Floor Manager:
• Managing customer relations, ensuring they exceed customer expectations.
• Assisting with training of staff.
• Organising staff rota according to needs of the business.
• Delivering team objectives and motivating the team to achieve them.
• Delegating responsibilities effectively.
• Establishing great positive working environment.
• Solving problems before they occur and quick thinking.
Skills Required for Floor Manager:
• Previous experience as a Floor Manager or Restaurant Supervisor within a high-volume, restaurant chain.
• Good team management experience.
• An excellent history of exceeding customer service expectations.
• Working as a team and on own initiative, being proactive

Urgently required experienced Chefs able to start as soon as possible.
We are currently looking for hard working, enthusiastic people to work in the Sutton, Carshalton and Epsom areas.
DBS is essential!
Headstart is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Senior Architectural Technician - Job Runner

Reference: ORNOT499

Location: Nottingham

Salary Expectations: £40,000 - £50,000

What you will be doing:

Working as an integral part of my client&#39;s team in Newark, primarily in the retail sector, delivering exciting major refurbishment projects in various locations throughout the UK, ranging in value from £500k to £20M.
Many of the projects are high profile, city centre re-developments, some with heritage input required.
Working alongside our client account manager and taking a key role in managing and delivering a number of projects at any one time under a traditional procurement route.
You will be working closely alongside the technical design team to ensure a robust package of information is provided that is suitable for Planning, Building Regulations, Tender and Construction.
Preparation of Schedule of Works and associated documentation for tender purposes, management of tender processes and tender appraisals.
Undertaking contract administration duties throughout the construction stage of the projects.

What we are looking for:

Min 5-10 years&#39; experience in project delivery.
A motivated individual who will commit themselves fully to the role and take ownership of their work.
The ability to work in a team environment at pace and with energy to meet tight deadlines.
Strong communication skills, both within the internal project team and with our clients.
A sound experience of technical building design and Building Regulations.
Experience of running traditionally procured projects, including overseeing the design stage, preparation of tender packages and contract administration.
The ability to work on a number of projects at any one time and manage their workload accordingly to meet critical deadlines.

The Package:

Competitive salary dependant on experience and expertise demonstrated.
Office/home hybrid working offered
22 days holiday per year plus shut down between Christmas and New Year
Stakeholder pension scheme
Private healthcare (incl option to extend to dependents)
Main professional subscription paid annually.

Does this opportunity sound like it could be of interest? If so, please send your updated CV to OR alternatively, call Owen on (phone number removed)