Senior Breakfast Chef

Kitchen (Royal Lancaster); City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel in London is seeking a passionate Senior Breakfast Chef to join their Kitchen Department. This role involves training and developing junior team members while ensuring compliance with food safety standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in a professional kitchen and a positive attitude. The position offers an annual salary of up to £41,000 and numerous benefits, including discounts, a pension scheme, and support for personal development.

Benefits

Annual earnings up to £41,000

Pension scheme with company contributions

50% discount in restaurants

Complimentary stays

Access to private medical insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Free meals on duty

Qualifications

• Experience as a chef in a professional kitchen.
• Ability to train and develop junior team members.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and health policies.

Responsibilities

• Train and develop apprentice chefs to the highest standard.
• Report health and safety issues promptly.
• Maintain compliance with food safety policies.
• Ensure all food is stored and rotated according to safety practices.

Skills

Positive attitude

Team training and development

Food safety compliance

Job description

Join the team that Always Cares!

Are you the type of person that gets out of bed on the right side every day? If so, we would like you to come and join us as a Senior Breakfast Chef at the Royal Lancaster London, where we encourage your personal development and growth. We are located next to Lancaster Gate tube station, and a short distance from Paddington, Bayswater and Marble Arch stations.

Benefits

• Annual earnings up to £41,000.00 (£32,000.00 base salary + non-contractual tronc)
• Pension scheme with company contributions
• 50% discount in all our restaurants and Spa’s across our properties
• Team member and Friends & Family rates across our properties
• Complimentary stay after passing probation
• Extensive discounts on our benefits platform
• Access to private medical insurance
• Support through development plans, apprenticeships and world‑class management development programmes including educational sponsorship to be the best you can be
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing
• Bike to work scheme
• Recommend a Friend incentive
• Complimentary laundry
• Free meals on duty
• Opportunity to join our taskforces to contribute to the business focuses, community and environment
• Employee recognition schemes and Social Committee events including gala dinners and much more!

We are currently looking for a passionate Senior Breakfast Chef, to join our Kitchen Department on a permanent basis, with an immediate start to join us in consistently delivering memorable moments and five star service to our guests and each other. It is important to us that everyone in the team brings positive energy to support our happy and fun environment, as we strive to build a community of diverse backgrounds and life experiences, where we care about careers and not just jobs.

Responsibilities

• Train and develop the team below your position including the apprentice chefs to the highest standard in line with the departmental standards and SOP’s.
• Report any health and safety issues or dangerous appliances or work practices to your HOD or sous chef in his/her absence.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude at all times and to be pro‑active in learning and developing yourself and the team.
• Ensure you are compliant with all Food safety and health and safety policies.
• Assist in ensuring all mis en place is stored, date coded and rotated in line with the company food safety policy.

You will be required to work 40 hours per week, on a shift rota.

Company Highlights

• Best Employer for 2021 at Springboard’s Excellence Awards
• One of the happiest hotels in London
• Earth Check Silver Certified 2023
• 2 rosettes
• Hoteliers’ Charter Approved
• Preferred Hotels & Resorts member
• Top 100 in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025

We are more concerned with what’s in the glass, not whether its’ half full or empty, so if you feel this Senior Breakfast Chef role is for you, come and pour some happiness into yours by joining our award winning family today!

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK