Head Chef

Seymour Hotels Ltd

Saint Helier

Remote

GBP 45,000 - 60,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Live-in accommodation available at a 2

Staff meals on shift

Job summary

Seymour Hotels of Jersey is seeking a strong Head Chef to lead the kitchen for a multi-outlet operation within the Pomme d’Or Hotel. The role requires hands-on leadership, ability to set and maintain high standards, and manage breakfast, restaurant service, lounge and events across the hotel.

The ideal candidate will have substantial culinary expertise, experience mentoring teams, and a track record of improving product quality while controlling costs in a busy environment.

Qualifications

Significant leadership role overseeing a large kitchen operation.
Hands-on leadership across breakfast, restaurant service, lounge and bar food.
Experience maintaining high standards and driving improvements across a multi-outlet operation.

Responsibilities

Take full ownership of the kitchen and lead the department across service areas.
Set tone through daily leadership, standards and example.
Oversee food delivery across all hotel services and events.
Develop and refine menus to suit operation and commercially aware needs.
Coach and develop chefs at different levels to raise standards.

Skills

Senior leadership

Hands-on

Menu development

Food cost management

Staff management

Quality standards

Mentoring

Education

Food Safety Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Head Chef

Department: Chefs & Kitchen

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Pomme d'Or Hotel

Description

The Pomme d’Or Hotel, a St Helier landmark, is looking for a strong and experienced Head Chef to lead our kitchen and oversee a large, varied and important food operation at the heart of the hotel.

This is a significant leadership role for a chef with excellent culinary ability, strong operational judgement and the presence to influence standards across the whole kitchen. We are looking for someone who can lead from the front, be hands on with the team, and bring consistency, structure and direction across a busy multi-outlet environment.

This role is about far more than one menu or one style of service. It requires someone who can maintain high standards across breakfast, restaurant service, lounge and bar food, functions, events and the wider needs of the hotel, while developing the team, improving the product and ensuring that their leadership is felt throughout the kitchen operation.

If you are the sort of chef who enjoys teaching, mentoring, setting standards and being present in all the important parts of the business, this could be an excellent opportunity.

About Us

For over 185 years, the Pomme d’Or Hotel has been a landmark in St Helier, blending business and leisure in style. With 143 contemporary rooms, two restaurants, versatile function spaces, and the island’s finest cocktail bar, the hotel is renowned for exceptional hospitality.

The kitchen at the Pomme d’Or supports a broad range of food operations and plays an important role in the guest experience and overall success of the hotel. We are seeking a Head Chef who can take ownership of that responsibility and lead the department with confidence, visibility and balance.

What You’ll Do

As Head Chef, you will take full ownership of the kitchen and play a central role in maintaining and developing the food operation across the hotel. Responsibilities include:

Leading, organising and developing a sizeable kitchen team across different service areas
Being a visible, hands-on presence in the kitchen and setting the tone through example, standards and daily leadership
Overseeing food delivery across breakfast, restaurant service, lounge and bar food, functions, events and other hotel requirements
Developing and refining menus in a way that is creative, commercially aware and appropriate to the operation
Coaching, mentoring and developing chefs at different levels, helping to strengthen the team and raise standards over time
Maintaining consistently high standards of food quality, presentation, cleanliness, organisation and food safety
Managing food costs, purchasing, stock, staffing levels and kitchen controls in a disciplined and effective way
Working closely with senior management to ensure the kitchen supports the wider needs and priorities of the hotel
Introducing improvements in a sensible, well-judged and sustainable way
Creating a positive, professional and supportive kitchen culture where expectations are clear and performance is actively developed

This is a hands-on senior leadership role for a chef whose presence will be felt everywhere and whose influence will help shape both the food and the people behind it.

Does this sound like you?

You are an experienced senior chef with the ability to lead a large and varied kitchen operation
You are genuinely hands on and lead from the front, not from the office
You have the culinary skill and judgement to maintain quality while also understanding the practical needs of a busy operation
You are confident working across a wide range of service styles, not just one focused menu
You take pride in teaching, mentoring and developing others, and know how to improve a team through daily involvement
You bring presence, control and consistency, and understand how important it is for standards to be felt across every part of the kitchen
You are commercially aware and confident managing food cost, labour, stock and kitchen procedures
You can balance creativity with structure, ensuring improvements are introduced in a practical and sustainable way
You hold Food Safety Level 3, or an equivalent qualification

If you are a strong kitchen leader with excellent hands-on ability and the presence to make a difference across a broad and demanding operation, we would like to hear from you.

Why work at Seymour Hotels of Jersey

We are passionate about our work and believe it truly makes a difference! We strive to create magical memories not only for our guests and owners but also for our colleagues. At the end of each day, we hope our team members have either learned something new or had a fun and an enjoyable day.

Memorable experiences

Team Building and Fun (Summer Family BBQ, Annual Colleague Party, Colleague Bowling, Beach games and surfing lessons, Movie Nights, etc.)

Community Engagement and Giving Back ( Participation in Charity Event, Jersey Marathon, Beach Clean Up, Green Team, etc.)

A great island lifestyle! Jersey enjoys unspoilt beaches, clean and pure sea air, and beautiful countryside. It is a safe and secure location and has a good climate.

Financial Stability

A competitive salary

Live-in accommodation is available at a subsidised rate, with the option of either a one-bedroom or two-bedroom property.

Recognition schemes

Recognition and Career Development

Employee social events

In-house and external training and development team with a strong focus on career progression and personal growth.

Long Service Awards

Recognition schemes

Health and Wellbeing Support

Free, delicious and nutritious meals on shift in our Employee Restaurant

Company sickness benefit scheme – After 6 months