Executive Chef Executive Chef

Champneys Mottram Hall; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury wellness brand in the UK seeks a Kitchen Manager to oversee operations and create a motivating environment for staff. Responsibilities include menu development, maintaining hygiene standards, and ensuring profitability. Ideal candidates will have experience in managing kitchens and a passion for wellness. Attractive benefits include discounts and wellness incentives.

Benefits

Champneys experiences

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellness incentives

Discounts on Champneys products

Professional Uniform

Qualifications

• Experience in managing kitchen operations in a luxury setting.
• Strong knowledge of financial aspects including profitability and food controls.
• Ability to motivate and develop kitchen teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the overall operations of the kitchen.
• Develop and design menu according to nutritional policies.
• Ensure highest hygiene and food preparation standards are met.
• Engage with all departments to communicate the kitchen vision.

Skills

Kitchen management

Menu design

Team leadership

Hygiene standards

Job description

Overview

As the prestigious and luxurious brand that we are, we are focused on wellness and wellbeing. Our kitchen brigades are creative, imaginative and have a desire to provide outstanding, wholesome dishes to our guests.

Responsibilities

• Overall management and running of the kitchen, creating a vision of inspiration and engagement whilst ensuring your team stay motivated and all food is prepared to the highest standards.
• Supporting in the development of and design of the menu taking into account the nutritional requirement of the Champneys Healthy Eating Policy.
• Be fully conversant with all financial aspects of the role ensuring profitability, payroll and food controls whilst achieving maximum guest satisfaction.
• Building and maintaining a team that succeeds and achieves. Using your experience you will promote training, development and grass root recruitment.
• Communicate and educate all F&B colleagues in how your vision is achieved.
• Responsible for the hygiene standards of the kitchen.
• Engagement with all areas within the property ensuring they are aware of the vision and expectation of your area of work.

Benefits

• Champneys experiences (such as overnight stay or an ultimate spa day experience)
• App for all schedules, timesheets, annual leave and all the important things you need at your fingertips
• In-house social media connecting our Champneys Family
• Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling sessions and legal advice if required
• Discounts and wellness perks: health, wellness and wellbeing incentives, digital fitness programmes, nutrition guides and recipes, self-guided meditation, wellbeing podcasts
• Complimentary Spa Day on completion of your probationary period
• Discounts on Champneys products (50% on Champneys products)
• Great discounts on partner products Elemis and Clarins
• Discounted membership to our health clubs
• Merlin Entertainments Attraction
• Introduce a friend incentive
• Long service celebrations
• Free parking (Hotels and Resorts only)
• Professional Uniform