Head Chef

Leonardo Royal Hotel London City; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative hotel group as a Head Chef, where you'll lead a talented kitchen team to create exceptional dining experiences. This role offers the chance to design creative menus, manage costs, and nurture talent while contributing to the hotel's strategic goals. With ongoing training programs and career progression opportunities, you'll be part of a community that values its colleagues as much as its guests. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the culinary direction of a rapidly expanding hotel group, making a significant impact in the hospitality industry.

Benefits

Head of Department bonus scheme

Enhanced pension plan

Special rates on hotel rooms

Company-wide recognition scheme

Meals on duty

Talent referral scheme

Regular celebrations

Access to Pension Scheme

Ongoing training programmes

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading a kitchen team.
• Ability to design creative and cost-effective menus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth operation of the kitchen and lead the team.
• Drive revenue and control costs to maximize profit.

Skills

Team Leadership

Menu Design

Cost Management

Talent Development

Job description

Be Yourself – Be an Inspiration to Your Team – Be Leonardo

As a Head Chef, you’ll be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of your department and leading your team to provide exceptional guest experiences. This role involves creative menu design, cost management, and nurturing talent within your kitchen. You will demonstrate patience and understanding, inspiring your team to exceed expectations.

Some of the perks you could enjoy include:

• Head of Department bonus scheme based on financial and personal performance
• Enhanced pension plan
• Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe
• Company-wide recognition scheme with vouchers
• Meals on duty
• Talent referral scheme with bonuses
• Regular celebrations such as Thank You Week and annual Employee Awards
• Access to Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, and Wellbeing Support
• Ongoing training programmes with clear progression paths

If you’re our ideal Head Chef, you will:

• Be authentic and true to yourself
• Maintain a calm, organized, and efficient department
• Lead by example to support team development
• Contribute proactively to the hotel's strategic goals
• Drive revenue and control costs to maximize kitchen profit
• Lead the way as a trendsetter

Why join us?

We value our colleagues as much as our guests. Joining the Leonardo community means access to management development programmes such as the “People Programme,” “Passion 4 People” workshops, and career progression opportunities through our “Fast Forward” and “Accelerate” programmes. These include ILM certification and IoH membership, preparing you for future leadership roles in hospitality.

Our Story

With decades of hospitality experience, we operate over 270 hotels across the UK and Europe. As one of the fastest-growing hotel groups, we plan significant expansion in the coming years. There’s never been a more exciting time to join us!