Head Chef

Andrew Brownsword hotels; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious hotel group in Glasgow is seeking a Head Chef who is passionate and knowledgeable about food. The right candidate will enjoy a vibrant hotel atmosphere and have the ability to lead a team while ensuring every guest has an exceptional experience. Perks include competitive pay, employee discounts, and unique development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Retail and hospitality perks via Perkbox

25% off food & beverage

Free meals on duty

Confidential employee helpline

Unique development pathways

Internal promotion opportunities

Milestone awards

Qualifications

• Hands-on Head Chef who leads from the front.
• Previous experience in a similar style property.
• Knowledgeable about food and food safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure guests have an amazing experience.
• Lead and motivate the kitchen team.
• Maintain food safety and hygiene standards.

Skills

Leadership

Food safety practices

Team motivation

Education

Experience as Head Chef or Sous Chef

Job description

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Role

: As part of our team, we welcome your passion, natural warmth, and humour to ensure our guests have an amazing experience every time. We’re seeking friendly, warm, and cheerful individuals who are happy to work together as a team and, importantly, want to have fun. We welcome candidates who are new to the industry as well as experienced ones — what matters most to us is that you have a positive and engaging personality, are self-motivated, and enjoy the buzz and excitement of a busy hotel atmosphere.

For this role, you will need to be a hands-on Head Chef who leads from the front, be knowledgeable about food and food safety practices, and be a strong leader who can motivate the team. You should also have previous experience within a similar style property as a Head Chef or an experienced Sous Chef.

To say thank you, we have many perks:

• Competitive pay – We are proud that everyone who joins our group gets a competitive rate of pay, irrespective of age, plus you get service charge and tips on top.
• Treat yourself once in a while with lots of retail and hospitality perks through our Perkbox platform.
• Excellent discounts across our family of hotels – you will be entitled to 25% off food & beverage in our hotels plus we offer an amazing staff rate of £25 B&B per person across the group & your friends and family get special rates too.
• We understand it’s OK not to be OK, so we offer an externally run confidential helpline for any support you require about anything you might need as part of our Employee Assistance Programme.
• We sustain you physically too, meals when you are on duty are free.
• Everyone can learn and develop — our development pathways are unique to us and are the best in the business.
• We provide lots of opportunity to progress and move up – we have made hundreds of internal promotions, including to General Manager level.
• We like to say a special thank you for every year you are with us — our milestone awards include Champagne, afternoon tea, or dinner for you and someone special. When you reach the big milestones, you receive extra special gifts on top like longer hotel stays, extra days off, and a unique gift especially chosen for you.