Executive Chef

InterContinental Hotels Group; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel brand in Gloucester is seeking a dedicated Executive Head Chef for their new Hotel Indigo, set to open in 2026. You will lead a dynamic kitchen team, develop creative menus, and ensure top-notch service. Ideal candidates will have significant hotel restaurant experience and strong leadership qualities. Competitive salary up to £50,000 with additional perks and career development opportunities offered.

Benefits

Performance bonus

Paid holidays

Employee discounts

24/7 Employee assistance programme

Financial wellbeing app access

Qualifications

• Experience as Executive Chef or Head Chef for 1-2 years.
• Strong management skills in training and developing staff.
• Ability to maintain high standards of food quality.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Restaurant and Bars manager for F&B approach.
• Develop menus inspired by local culture.
• Manage finances and stock in the kitchen.

Skills

Experience in hotel restaurant

People management skills

Attention to detail

Leadership capabilities

Health and safety knowledge

Job description

Hotel: Gloucester - The Forum (GLOSR), The Forum, Kings Quarter, GL1 1LR

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 2026, 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….

• 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 discoveryand 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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