Head Chef

HF Holidays Limited; Buxton; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 Days Holiday

Pension Contributions

Volunteer Day

Group Life Assurance

Cinema Discounts

Online Shopping Discounts

Cycle to work Scheme

Discounted Gym Membership

Virtual GP

Health & Wellbeing Support

Family discounts & familiarization

Job summary

HF Holidays Limited is seeking a Head Chef at Lee Wood Hotel, Buxton. You will lead a kitchen delivering breakfast, lunch and dinner to high standards, while managing stock and ensuring safety and compliance.

The role requires strong leadership, HACCP knowledge, and flexibility for evenings and weekends to support our guests on walking holidays.

Qualifications

• Proven commercial background as Head Chef with team development skills.
• Knowledge of HACCP, allergen regulations, and food safety acts.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required.
• Experience leading a kitchen team to high standards.

Responsibilities

• Run a well organised kitchen ensuring breakfast, lunch and dinner service to standard.
• Effectively manage stock, portion controls and menu adherence.
• Monitor food safety, health and safety and compliance across kitchen.
• Lead, train and motivate the kitchen team to achieve excellence.

Skills

Head Chef experience

Team leadership

HACCP & food safety

Flexible working hours

Job description

HEAD CHEF

Location:Lee Wood Hotel, Park Road, Buxton, SK17 6TQ

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: £38,00- £40,000per annum

Live Out Role

Job Benefits

• 33 Days Holiday pro rata inclusive of bank holidays
• Pension Contributions
• Volunteer Day
• Group Life Assurance
• Cinema Discounts
• Online Shopping Discounts
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Virtual GP
• Health & Wellbeing Support 24/7 Helplines
• Exclusive discounts on our holidays for you, your friends and family
• Annual familiarization visit at any of our country houses for you and your family

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

About the role

Working in our Lee Wood Hotel we provide a retreat for guests who stay with us for guided or self-guided walking tour holidays. We always know when and where our guests need serving. We know the number of guests we will be hosting each week, and our mealtimes are fixed. We plan our menus in advance and get pre orders for lunch and dinner. Our 3-course dinner service is served banqueting style and our kitchens closed by 9pm. In your role as Head Chef, you will be responsible for running a well organised kitchen ensuring breakfast, lunch and dinner prep and service are done to our high standards. You will effectively manage stock, portion controls, ensure our centralised menu is adhered to, monitor food safety, oversee health & safety and compliance across the kitchen. You will manage your kitchen team and create a great atmosphere in the kitchen to train and guide your chefs to success.

What are we looking for?

We would love to hear from you if you have these essential skills:

• A demonstrable commercial background as Head Chef – Managing and developing teams
• HACCP, The Food Safety Act 1990 (including Allergen Legislation), The Food and Hygiene Regulations and The Fire Regulations
• Given the nature of our industry, flexibility is key. The role necessitates adaptability to varied working hours, particularly during evenings (9pm finish) and weekends
• Past experience of managing a team with strong leadership skills.

Desirable skills we look for

• Experience as a Head Chef in a Country House / Country Hotel
• Experience of cooking and delivering traditional British cuisine

About HF Holidays

As Britain's only walking holidayco-operative, we are committed to creating meaningful connections through shared experiences in the great outdoors.

With 112 years of history, we bring like-minded people together through more than 260 carefully crafted walking and activity holidays in the UK, Europe, and beyond. We also own and manage16 characterful country housesin the heart of the UK's best-loved national parks landscapes. Supported by our 500 strong team who are based both remotely and at our Head Office in Hertfordshire as well as our Houses.