Executive Head Chef

InterContinental Hotels Group; Torquay; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Hotel Indigo Torquay as an Executive Head Chef and lead the culinary team in a brand-new hotel opening in 2025. You'll create innovative menus, manage kitchen operations, and inspire a new team while enjoying competitive benefits and career growth opportunities in a stunning coastal location.

Benefits

Financial security with guaranteed hours

Extensive training and career progression opportunities

Worldwide discounted room rates

Generous maternity/paternity pay

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-2 years in a hotel restaurant as Executive Chef or Head Chef.
• Strong people management skills in training and developing employees.
• Experience in restaurant opening is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Create and develop menus with local inspiration.
• Manage finances and stock in a high-end kitchen.
• Support chefs in their career development.

Skills

People management

Menu development

Health and safety knowledge

Leadership

Attention to detail

Education

Experience as Executive Chef or Head Chef

Job description

Hotel Indigo Torquay 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 Torquay, opening in 2025, promises a stimulating new addition to this idyllic coastal town. Nestled along the stunning English Riviera, the hotel will offer guests breathtaking views of Tor Bay and access to some of Torquay’s most iconic beaches and walking trails where you can truly appreciate nature. Close to local attractions, including the historic Torre Abbey and the lively harbour, guests can also indulge in the region's renowned culinary scene featuring fresh seafood and artisanal delights. Hotel Indigo will provide a unique and memorable experience, offering a tonic for the body, imagination and soul; capturing the spirit of this longstanding English seaside location.

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 40 hours across 5 shifts, variety of days required as per business needs
• 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 £52,000.00 per annum based on experience, 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!

Y ou 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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