Executive Head Chef

COREcruitment Ltd; West Malvern; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Temporary hotel accommodation

No sponsorship

Job summary

COREcruitment Ltd is seeking an Executive Head Chef for a Luxury Country House Hotel in the Cotswolds. Lead the culinary operation, shaping its next chapter with a senior role overseeing a brigade of about 15 plus pastry.

The role emphasises quality, seasonality, and profitability, with a strong focus on guest experience and financials. You will work with senior management to grow lunch trade and launch afternoon tea while maintaining exceptional standards.

Qualifications

• Senior executive chef with a strong pedigree and experience leading a brigade.

Responsibilities

• Lead an approx 15-strong kitchen brigade including pastry.
• Balance creativity with profitability and guest experience.
• Develop and refine the hotel's food identity and menus.
• Drive lunch revenue and launch an afternoon tea offering.
• Maintain high standards across the kitchen and manage GP, labour and budgets.

Skills

Professional presentation

Culinary pedigree

Commercial awareness

People leadership

Menu development

Job description

EXECUTIVE HEAD CHEF | LUXURY COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL | COTSWOLDS

We are working with a beautiful country house hotel in the Cotswolds on the appointment of an Executive Head Chef to lead the culinary operation and help shape its next chapter.

This is a senior appointment for someone with a strong pedigree, a polished approach and the commercial understanding to take ownership of both the kitchen and the numbers behind it.

THE ROLE

The hotel currently operates with an English and French-influenced food offering, with a focus on quality produce, seasonality and well-executed dishes rather than unnecessary complexity.

The successful chef will have the opportunity to develop this further and bring their own ideas to the operation.

There is a clear commercial focus to the role, with opportunities to grow lunch trade, launch a new afternoon tea offering and continue developing the dinner operation.

You will work closely with the wider management team and will be expected to understand the balance between creativity, guest experience and profitability.

THE BRIGADE

You will lead an established kitchen team of approx 15 and Pastry

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Polished, professional and well presented
• From a strong culinary background with good pedigree
• Commercially minded and confident with figures
• Comfortable managing GP, labour and kitchen budgets
• Engaged and switched on
• Able to give and receive feedback
• A strong leader who can develop and motivate a brigade
• Creative, but understands that food does not need to be overcomplicated
• Comfortable working closely with senior management
• Passionate about quality, seasonality and consistency

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is an opportunity for someone who wants to have a genuine influence on the direction of a food operation.

The hotel is going through an important period of development, with plans to grow its food and beverage offering.

The immediate priorities include:

• Launching a new afternoon tea
• Driving and developing lunch revenue
• Continuing to build the dinner operation
• Developing the hotel's wider food identity
• Maintaining high standards across the kitchen
• Ensuring the operation remains commercially strong

This is not a role where you will simply be expected to follow an established menu.

The successful chef will have a voice, be encouraged to bring ideas and will play an important part in shaping the future of the operation.

SALARY & BENEFITS

£70,000 salary plus Tronc

Relocation assistance available

Temporary hotel accommodation can be provided for someone relocating

No sponsorship