Head Chef - High-Volume Hotel Kitchen & Events

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

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.