Head Chef – Derby

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment Ltd is recruiting a Head Chef for a branded airport hotel in the East Midlands. You will lead a high-volume kitchen across breakfast, all-day dining and events, and take responsibility for the team, budgets and standards.

In this role you will drive food quality for breakfast service of 200–300 covers, oversee conferences and banqueting, and ensure compliance with food safety and brand standards while developing your kitchen team.

Qualifications

• Head Chef or Kitchen Manager from a hotel or conference background.
• Experience in high-volume breakfast, banqueting and events.
• Confident managing budgets, food costs and kitchen financials.
• Recruitment, HR processes and compliance experience.
• Hands-on leader who builds and keeps a strong team.
• Organised, commercially aware and calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen across breakfast, all-day dining, events and banqueting.
• Run high-volume breakfast operation of 200-300 covers.
• Deliver conference and banqueting food to a high standard.
• Manage budgets, food costs, GP and ordering.
• Recruit, train and develop the kitchen team.
• Handle HR processes including rotas, absence and performance.
• Keep the kitchen fully compliant with food safety, health and safety and brand standards.

Job description

Head Chef – Branded Airport Hotel – East Midlands Up to 50k

A Head Chef role leading a high-volume hotel kitchen across breakfast, all-day dining and a busy conference and banqueting operation.

This Head Chef opportunity is with a major international hotel brand at a large airport hotel in the East Midlands. The hotel runs a high-volume breakfast, all-day dining and an extensive conference and events business.

The Head Chef will lead the kitchen at Head Chef level, with full responsibility for the team, budgets, food costs and compliance. It suits an experienced hotel Head Chef looking for a move or a Senior Sous Chef ready to step up.

TheHead Chef role

• Lead the kitchen across breakfast, all-day dining, events and banqueting.
• Run a high-volume breakfast operation of 200-300 covers.
• Deliver conference and banqueting food to a consistently high standard.
• Manage budgets, food costs, GP and ordering.
• Recruit, train and develop the kitchen team.
• Handle HR processes including rotas, absence and performance.
• Keep the kitchen fully compliant with food safety, health and safety and brand standards.

About you

• A Head Chef or Kitchen Manager from a hotel or conference background, or a Senior Sous Chef ready to step up.
• Experienced in high-volume breakfast, banqueting and events.
• Confident managing budgets, food costs and kitchen financials.
• Comfortable with recruitment, HR processes and compliance.
• A hands-on leader who builds and keeps a strong team.
• Organised, commercially aware and calm under pressure.

The package

• Up to 50k basic salary plus benefits.
• Free on-site parking.
• A large, varied operation with the backing of a major international hotel brand.
• Interview process to be confirmed.

Job Tenure: Permanent