Head Chef

Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa; Horley; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Holiday entitlement 4→5 weeks

Bank holidays 8

Free parking

Employee uniform

Discounted hotel accommodation for you

Job summary

Langshott Manor Hotel, part of Alexander Hotels, seeks a Head Chef to lead the Mulberry Restaurant, delivering high standards across breakfast, lunch and dinner. You will recruit and coach a team of 6 chefs and 2 kitchen porters, develop menus to progress to 2/3 Rosette status, and create wedding and events offerings while ensuring HACCP compliance and safe, profitable operations.

The role combines hands-on kitchen leadership with menu innovation to delight local patrons and guests near Horley,

Qualifications

• Experience in a quality hotel kitchen
• Experience at 2 Rosette level preferred
• Ability to work flexible shifts

Responsibilities

• Recruit and coach a team of 6 chefs and 2 kitchen porters.
• Plan menus and oversee ordering, prep, cooking and service across all meals.
• Develop menus to progress Rosette status for all dishes.
• Deliver menus for weddings and events while maintaining high standards.
• Ensure HACCP, hygiene, health and safety compliance.
• Achieve gross profit targets to support facility investment.
• Foster teamwork and clear communication across departments

Skills

Team leadership

Menu development

Food hygiene

Profitability focus

Flexible shifts

Education

Professional cookery qualification

Job description

Head Chef

£45,000 per annum + monthly service charge bonus

Additional Benefits

• Single Private medical cover
• 4 weeks holiday rising to 5 weeks with service
• 8 Bank holidays
• Free car parking
• Employee uniform

In addition you will benefit from a range of company benefits including:

• Discounted hotel accommodation for yourself and your family at all hotels
• Discounted hair treatments at our two Utopia Spas
• Discount off all food & beverage at all hotels
• Discount of individual treatments booked in our two Utopia Spas
• Discount on retail products in our two Utopia Spas
• Refer a friend staff recruitment scheme In additional you will enjoy a range of other benefits when you celebrate your 1 yr, 3 yr and 5 yr anniversary including; your birthday off paid,complimentary overnight stays, complimentary lunch/afternoon tea and service related holiday

The Place

Langshott Manor Hotel, part of Alexander Hotels a private collection of quality hotels of distinction just outside London.

More a private house than a hotel, Langshott has a long and illustrious history as a place to gather and celebrate. Now with 4 AA Stars, this Award-winning Elizabethan Manor House is set in 3 acres of stunning grounds with an ancient moat. 22-bedrooms with the many charming lounges all with open fires as well as the sumptuous 2 Rosette Mulberry Restaurant. Also offering exclusive use weddings and events in the house or the beautiful grounds. An oasis of calm just outside Horley.

Please see our website for a full list of facilities and bedrooms as well as sample menus for our restaurant and private dining guests.

Reporting to the General Manager with responsibility for all aspects of food production to delivering customer excellence in the finished dish.

Creating a restaurant menu to inspire local patrons, an afternoon tea menu that encourages loyal local business, together with Wedding and special event menus, will all be part of the role of Head Chef.

The Role

• Recruitment, training and coaching team of 6 Chefs and 2 Kitchen Porters.
• The menu planning, ordering, delivery, storage, preparation, cooking and service across the breakfast, lunch and dinner menus for the Mulberry Restaurant
• Development of menu ideas to progress the food offering to achieve Rosette status across all dishes.
• Developing and delivering quality menus for the Hotels busy Wedding and Function Trade. (Wedding and events take place in the Mulberry Restaurant allowing for complete focus on those occasions.)
• Ensure compliance with HACCP and food hygiene, health, and safety legislation.
• Achieving gross profit targets on dishes to allow for future investment in the facilities and staffing.
• Creating passion, flair and drive in your team to assist the hotel to achieve its quality and business objectives. Practice and promote effective teamwork and communication amongst your direct work colleagues and colleagues in other departments.

Requirements

This role would suit a passionate Chef who is already a Head Chef within a 2 Rosette Hotel Restaurant but equally we would consider applications from Sous Chefs within a 2/3 Rosette Hotel Restaurant who is seeking their first Head Chef role.

• Experience and passion for food and creating 2/3 Rosette standard dishes from fresh ingredients.
• Ability to work flexible shifts.
• Experience within a quality hotel kitchen environment
• Team player with an ability and desire tocontribute and support team members to develop and achieve.
• Excellent eye for detail and able to deliver consistent standards.

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