Head Chef - Live In Available

Alfa Holidays Ltd; Melrose; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bi-annual tax-free dividend

Training funding

Job security

Discounts on holidays

Health Assured

Live In Accommodation

Pension scheme

Employee meals

Job summary

Alfa Holiday Group in Melrose is seeking a Head Chef to lead the kitchen at Waverley Castle Hotel. You will be responsible for managing all kitchen operations, implementing a set menu on a 7-day cycle, and delivering high quality, fresh dishes to coach party guests.

The role requires strong leadership, food safety compliance, cost control, and the ability to work across long shifts including weekends. In return, you’ll have 45 hours per week and a competitive £38,000 per year salary.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Understanding of food safety regulations and record keeping.
• Ability to work under pressure in a busy kitchen while maintaining attention to detail.
• A passion for delivering high quality, consistent food.
• Understanding of cost control and utilizing all produce.
• Team player with demonstrated kitchen teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the kitchen team to deliver high standards of food.
• Manage a set menu on a 7-day cycle for guests.
• Control costs per bed night while ensuring safety standards.

Skills

Experience in a similar role

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Food safety knowledge

Cost control

Job description

Alfa Holiday Grouphas an opportunityfor a Head Chef to join the team atWaverleyCastle Hotel, Melrose.

Head Chef Working Hours:

As a Head Chef you will work circa 45hours per week primarily over 5 days,including weekends & split shifts with a salary of £38,000Per Annum.

Head Chef Responsibilities:

As a Head Chef you will be required to manage all aspects of a hotel kitchen. We offer a set menu on a 7-day cycle system for our guests, who are predominately coach customers, and the menu is repeated each week with the majority of starters, mains and sweets made in-house using fresh produce.

As the Head Chef, you will oversee the kitchen team to deliver consistent standards of food whilst controlling your cost per bed night spend. We expect the highest standards of food safety and health and safety within the kitchen environment. You will therefore be comfortable in the administrative side of running a kitchen including record keeping, stock control and food ordering.

Benefits of being an employee owner:

• Bi-annual tax-free dividend due to our employee-owned status(circa £1,500 FTE last year)
• Funding for any relevant training courses to aidyour development
• Job Security – our employee-owned status provides better job security, as we can't be sold to another company
• Support and continuous development opportunities
• Competitive occupational sick pay scheme
• Fantastic discounts on our holidays and hotel stays
• Employee assistance programme - Health Assured
• Length of service rewards
• Free employee meals whilst on duty
• Live In Accommodation (location specific)
• Build your pension – we have a pension scheme in place that the Company contributes towards
• Reward and engagement programs

Essential Skills:

• Experience in a similar role
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Understanding of all aspects related to food safety regulations and record keeping
• Ability to work under the pressure of a busy kitchen whilst maintaining attention to detail
• A passion for delivering high quality consistent food
• Understanding of cost control and utilising all produce
• Team player and demonstrable experience of team work within a kitchen environment

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry
• Good eye for detail and passion for the industry
• Experience working as a chef in a similar setting would be an advantage
• Supervisory experience

The Alfa Holiday Group is one of the UK’s most highly respected coach holiday and hotel companies with a consolidated turnover of over £75 million per year. We are the UK’s only employee-owned Travel Group and our brands include Alfa Hotels and Alfa Coaches. Our mission is to provide high quality memorable holidays for our guests.

Alfa Hotels own and operate 25 hotels in the UK’s most popular seaside locations. We have a combined bed stock of over 2,000 rooms and achieve strong all year-round occupancies due to our sister brands, plus our links to other coach operators and group organisers.

You would be joining the group during an exciting period as we continue to see significant growth in the number of customers choosing to holiday with us each year. As an employee-owned business with over 1,000 employee owners, we treat our people with respect, enabling them to achieve their ambitions and provide the best service to our guests.