Head Chef

Alfa Travel; Fort William; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel and travel company in Fort William is seeking a Head Chef to manage kitchen operations. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role, strong leadership skills, and a passion for delivering high-quality food. The position offers a salary of £36,000 and includes live-in accommodation. Benefits include competitive sick pay, training funding, and employee recognition programs.

Benefits

Bi-annual tax-free dividend

Funding for training courses

Job security as an employee-owned company

Competitive sick pay scheme

Discounts on holidays and hotel stays

Employee assistance program

Live in Accommodation

Free employee meals

Pension scheme contribution

Qualifications

• Must have strong leadership and communication skills.
• Experience working as a chef in a busy environment is essential.
• Knowledge of food safety regulations is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of the hotel kitchen.
• Oversee the kitchen team to ensure food quality.
• Control costs and maintain food safety standards.

Skills

Experience in a similar role

Strong communication skills

Leadership skills

Understanding of food safety regulations

Ability to work under pressure

Passion for delivering high quality food

Knowledge of cost control

Team player

Supervisory experience

Job description

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Alfa Leisureplex Group has an opportunity for a Head Chef to join the team at The Croit Anna Hotel, Fort William.

Head Chef Working Hours:

As a Head Chef you will work circa 40 – 45 hours per week, including weekends & split shifts with a salary of £36,000 Per Annum. This role will be advertised with Live in Accommodation, which will be a flat located onsite at the Hotel.

Head Chef Responsibilities:

As a Head Chef you will be required to manage all aspects of a hotel kitchen. We offer a set menu on a 7-day cycle system for our guests, who are predominately coach customers, and the menu is repeated each week with the majority of starters, mains and sweets made in-house using fresh produce.

As the Head Chef, you will oversee the kitchen team to deliver consistent standards of food whilst controlling your cost per bed night spend. We expect the highest standards of food safety and health and safety within the kitchen environment. You will therefore be comfortable in the administrative side of running a kitchen including record keeping, stock control and food ordering.

Benefits of being an employee owner:

• Bi-annual tax-free dividend due to our employee-owned status (circa £1,500 in 2024)
• Funding for any relevant training courses to aid your development
• Job Security – our employee-owned status provides better job security, as we can't be sold to another company
• Support and continuous development opportunities
• Competitive occupational sick pay scheme
• Fantastic discounts on our holidays and hotel stays
• Employee Assistance Programme - Health Assured
• Length of Service rewards
• Live in Accommodation
• Free employee meals
• Build your pension – we have a pension scheme in place that the Company contributes towards
• Reward, recognition and engagement programmes
• Experience in a similar role
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Understanding of all aspects related to food safety regulations and record keeping
• Ability to work under the pressure of a busy kitchen whilst maintaining attention to detail
• A passion for delivering high quality consistent food
• Understanding of cost control and utilising all produce
• Team player and demonstrable experience of team work within a kitchen environment
• Knowledge of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry
• Good eye for detail and passion for the industry
• Experience working as a chef in a similar setting would be an advantage
• Supervisory experience

The Alfa Leisureplex Group is one of the UK’s most highly respected coach holiday and hotel companies with a consolidated turnover of over £70 million per year. We are the UK’s only employee-owned Travel Group and our brands include Leisureplex Hotels and Alfa Travel. Our mission is to provide high quality memorable holidays for our guests.

Leisureplex Hotels own and operate 24 hotels in the UK’s most popular seaside locations. We have a combined bed stock of over 2,000 rooms and achieve strong all year-round occupancies due to our sister brands Alfa Travel, plus our links to other coach operators and group organisers.

You would be joining the group during an exciting period as we continue to see significant growth in the number of customers choosing to holiday with us each year. As an employee-owned business with almost 1,000 employee owners, we see our people as our most valuable asset in growing our business and continuing to provide a high-quality service to our customers.

If you feel you are friendly, positive and passionate and have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this Head Chef role,