Head Chef at The Barton Grill

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Kildare; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff transport outside hours

Internal and external training

Career progression opportunities

Monthly recognition programme

Employee Assistance Programme

Social events

Uniform

Meals on duty

Discounts on stays and F&B

Life Assurance

Job summary

The K Club is seeking a Head Chef to lead The Barton Grill Kitchen and Hotel Kitchen teams, driving culinary excellence across menus and service. You will work closely with the Executive Chef on day-to-day operations, costing, and guest satisfaction.

This role requires strong leadership, a genuine passion for food, and experience with HACCP, budgeting, and menu planning. You will ensure high-quality meals for banquets and daily service, while maintaining brand standards.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role (Head Chef/Executive Chef)
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Genuine passion for food and customer service
• Qualification in culinary arts or similar is desirable
• Extensive knowledge of food handling standards and presentation
• Experience with kitchen budgeting, costing, labour costing and waste management
• Experience in HACCP maintenance

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage The Barton Grill Kitchen and Hotel Kitchen teams.
• Liaise with the Executive Chef on menus, operations, and day-to-day kitchen duties.
• Responsible for all food service from kitchen including external areas and function rooms.
• Respond to guest problems and complaints and ensure exceptional dining experiences.
• Ensure adherence to budgets and achieve financial targets.
• Cost recipes and products; monitor and review yields and waste.
• Ensure banquet setups meet company standards and deadlines.
• Oversee storage and quality of incoming food products; assist with monthly stock takes.
• Ensure kitchen operations manuals are current and rosters/ payroll deadlines are met.
• Collaborate with Food and Beverage Director/Executive Chef on yearly marketing plan.

Skills

Leadership

Culinary passion

HACCP knowledge

Kitchen budgeting

Menu costing

Food handling standards

Cost control

Education

Culinary arts qualification

Job description

Location: On site / Kildare, Co. Kildare, Ireland
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Hospitality | Chefs
Salary: Competitive salary

We are now recruiting forthe role of Head Chef at The Barton Grill to join our family at The K Club. The Barton Grill is T he K Club's stylish, hotel restaurant.Why not join us and seize the opportunity to make your mark on this fresh, dynamic food concept.

A UNIQUE RESORT

The K Club is a truly captivating leisure destination secreted away in lush Irish countryside – yet on Dublin’s doorstep – we are a unique resort, a renowned place of celebration, with a spirited history that spans hundreds of years. Across the 550 acres of our stunning resort we offer a tremendous variety of career opportunities.

This is a sparkling opportunity for someone with the right focus and customer know-how to take the helm alongside one of Ireland’s most trailblazing hospitality teams.

At The K Club, we encourage all of our team members when introducing their own ideas, insights and innovations to their respective roles; we want you to embrace the trailblazing spirit we are renowned for.

We also support our team members in pro-actively bringing our brand principles to life on a daily basis. If this sounds like a place where you could shine, we want to talk to you.

Here’s how you’ll bring the K Club’s trailblazing vision to life:

• To lead and manage The Barton Grill Kitchen and Hotel Kitchen team
• To liaise with the Executive Chef with regard to menu suggestions, operational issues and the day to day operations of the Kitchen.
• To be responsible for all food service from the Kitchen including outside areas and the function rooms.
• To respond to and handle guest problems and complaints.
• To ensure that guests are always receiving an exceptional dining experience representing true value for money.
• To be aware of all financial budgets and goals.
• To ensure that all recipes and product yields are accurately costed and reviewed regularly.
• Ensure that the Department’s overall operational budgets are strictly adhered too.
• Ensure that a consistent first-class product of the highest quality is achieved and maintained in all culinary areas, whilst adhering to operational deadlines.
• Ensure that all relevant banquet set-ups are prepared ahead of guest’s arrival and in adherence with company standards.
• To ensure that all food products received into the Kitchen are of the required standard and quality and that they are stored and rotated correctly.
• To assist with the monthly stock takes in the Kitchen
• Ensure that all kitchen operations manuals are prepared and updated.
• Ensure that rosters are entered and updated in the Time and Attendance as required by the company and the payroll deadlines are met.
• To work in close conjunction with the Food and Beverage Directorand Executive Chef, to create a yearly marketing Plan for the outlet.

This is how we see you:

• Previous experience in a similar role is essential
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to work as a team
• A genuine passion for food
• Qualification in culinary arts, or similar is desired
• Extensive knowledge of good food handling, food standards, and presentation
• Competence in all aspects of kitchen budgeting to include costing and menu planning, labour costing and waste management
• Experience in HACCP maintenance

What's on offer?

• Staff transport to and from work outside public transport hours within the local area
• Ongoing investment in your personal development with access to internal and external training programmes
• Fantastic opportunities to progress your career
• Monthly recognition programme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Social events
• Uniform
• Meals while on duty
• Discounts on stays at the resort and on Food & Beverage for you and your family and friends
• Life Assurance

Data Retention

Please note that all applications and CVs submitted for a role at The K Club will be kept on file for a period of 12 months.

Should you not wish for your data to be held following the closure of the application process then we would ask that you please make a note of this when submitting your application.

The Human Resources Team

The K Club