Executive Chef

TN United Kingdom; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a brand-new hotel as an Executive Head Chef! Join a vibrant team and lead the culinary experience, creating innovative menus that reflect local culture and trends. You'll manage a high-end kitchen, ensuring top-notch service and food quality while fostering a supportive environment for your team. With a focus on growth and development, this role offers a chance to shine in a dynamic setting, all while enjoying competitive pay and fantastic perks. Step into a role where your passion for food and leadership can truly flourish!

Benefits

Up to £50,000 per annum

15% Performance Bonus

Free Meal on Shift

Paid Holidays

Subsidised Travel Support

Enhanced Sick Pay

Wagestream Financial Wellbeing App

Extensive Training Opportunities

Worldwide Discounted Room Rates

Generous Maternity/Paternity Pay

Qualifications

• Experience as Executive Chef or Head Chef in a hotel restaurant for 1-2 years.
• Strong people management skills and experience in training and developing employees.

Responsibilities

• Create and develop menus inspired by local culture and food trends.
• Work closely with the Restaurant and Bars manager for a coordinated approach.

Skills

People Management

Menu Development

Health and Safety Knowledge

Team Development

Attention to Detail

Education

Culinary Degree

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Hotel Indigo Gloucester is on the lookout for a dynamic Executive Head Chef to inspire and lead in our brand-new, highly anticipated hotel opening. Join the excitement and become part of the Hotel Indigo family!

Hotel Indigo Gloucester is set to open in 2025, offering a free-spirited experience for our guests enriched with local culture. Nestled in the heart of the neighbourhood and built on the site of the White Priory, we embrace the concept of storytelling-by-design. Artefacts rescued from the site are now showcased in the Gloucester Museum, linking our hotel to this city’s multi-layered history. As Gloucester thrives with its diverse industries and culture, Hotel Indigo will become a vibrant part of the city’s evolving narrative.

As an Executive Head Chef, your day-to-day will be driven by our Guests needs, however you can expect to cover the following duties and responsibilities (not all encompassing) …

• Working closely with our Restaurant and Bars manager to ensure a coordinated F&B approach
• Create and develop menus, with local knowledge and inspiration – whilst keeping up to date with both local, UK and worldwide food trends
• Support both operationally (team development and management) and behind the scenes (managing finances and stock).
• Expertise in all sections of a fast-paced, high-end kitchen.
• Strong health and safety knowledge with an organised approach to ensuring the cleanliness of our Kitchen environment
• Supporting our chefs to excel in their careers, encouraging training and promotion from within

We are searching for a true service superstar, someone who thrives in providing our Guests with an excellent service throughout their stay. In addition to this, we are looking for someone who has….

• Availability to work a variety of shifts throughout the week, including weekends
• Experience working within a Hotel restaurant as either an Executive Chef or a Head Chef (preferably for a minimum of 1-2 years)
• Strong people management skills specifically in training and developing employees, you will be someone who has supported with recruitment, onboarding and training of new starters
• Hunger for success in the form of a high standard service, you will pay close attention to detail and ensure that our dishes are being produced to the highest standards within brand guidelines
• To be a confident leader who enjoys to lead by example! This will be a new team who will need someone to guide and support them throughout the opening process.
• Experience working a restaurant opening is highly desired
• Above all, you will have a positive attitude and be looking for your next challenge to see where your career can take you!

Just like no two Hotel Indigos are alike, we believe no two individuals are alike. Therefore, we offer our colleagues with a wide range of additional benefits to support you. By taking a confident step in your career and joining us, you can expect to receive….

• Financial security - up to £50,000.00 per annum plus 15% performance bonus, guaranteed hours, a free meal on shift, paid holidays, subsidised unsocial hour travel support and enhanced sick pay! Wagestream - a financial wellbeing app giving you the opportunity to save, track and withdraw your pay as you earn it.
• Growth and development – extensive training, opportunities for career progression across the world, plus 2 paid days volunteering per year with a cause of your choice.
• Colleague perks - worldwide discounted room rates and discounted F&B whilst on employee rate (IHG has over 6,000 hotels and growing), plus generous friends and family rate. Discounts through our portal on your supermarket shop, experiences and loads of retailers on our perks portal.
• Wellbeing – generous maternity/paternity pay, employee assistance programme available 24/7 and access to mental health first-aiders.

If you are looking to join a Hotel company where you can be your authentic self, unite a shared passion for local discovery and celebrate your creative and fun-loving nature….click apply today to see where this adventure could take you!

You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Hotel Indigo is an upper-upscale lifestyle brand that captures the true spirit of the neighbourhood. With over 150 properties worldwide, we look for individuals that can inspire our guests to make unique discoveries through meaningful connections to the diverse people, places, and cultures of the local area.

Bring your story, to inspire new ones.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.