Hotel Head Chef, Inverness

TN United Kingdom; Inverness; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Head Chef to lead a dynamic kitchen team. In this role, you will collaborate with the Executive Chef to create innovative menus while ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. This position is perfect for a career-minded chef eager for a new challenge, with a focus on training and developing junior staff. If you have a passion for food and a track record of success in fine dining, this opportunity promises to be both rewarding and exciting.

Qualifications

• Experience in a 4 or 5-star hotel or rosetted restaurant.
• Demonstrated experience with premier and fine dining cuisine.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing new menus and ensure kitchen profitability.
• Train and develop junior team members to maintain high standards.

Skills

Kitchen Finance Knowledge

Understanding of Food Trends

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Proactive Attitude

Job description

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The main responsibilities in this Head Chef role are to assist and ensure the brigade delivers the very best, both in service and product. You will be heavily involved with the Executive Chef in writing and designing new and exciting menus, and you will ensure the profitability of the kitchen. Ensuring that you and the brigade comply with all health and safety regulations is at the heart of this business. It is all about training and developing all junior members of the team, and ensuring that all learning and development plans are completed, thus helping to drive standards and retain enthusiastic and quality-driven individuals passionate about food.

The Person:

The ideal candidate for this Head Chef role will have experience within a 4 or 5-star hotel or a rosetted restaurant. You will have kitchen finance knowledge, be able to demonstrate a great understanding of food and current trends, have the ability to work well under pressure, and be proactive. This Head Chef role is ideally suited to a career-minded Chef looking for that new challenge. Your CV will show consistency and longevity in each of the roles you have held. It will also clearly demonstrate experience with premier and fine dining restaurant cuisine to a minimum of 2 rosettes. Please note that no live-in accommodation is available for this role.