Head Chef

Calling all experienced senior chefs! Are you looking for a new opportunity to run your own kitchen in an exciting and fast-paced hotel...? We’re looking for a dynamic, capable Head Chef ready for a new challenge in the worlds only Beatles-themed hotel! We're looking for someone able to direct all kitchen activities for breakfast, lunch, dinner, afternoon teas & banqueting, ensuring these dining experiences positively contribute to memorable moments for our guests - whenever and wherever they dine. You’ll be capable of ensuring consistency in dish product quality, kitchen maintenance, food hygiene expectations and inventory functions, all to achieve the highest of standards as expected by our brand & current legislation so that the kitchen is always running smoothly, and at the most economical cost. We are looking for a Head Chef to join our experienced and hard-working colleagues on a full time basis (40 hours over FOUR days) that would be happy to work as part of the team. An excellent opportunity for a Chef looking for better work/life balance (more hours per shift but less days to work per week!)

Key Responsibilities of our Head Chef include:

- Having a flair and passion for food, leading by example to all junior chefs in all elements of food preparation and service

- Directing all daily kitchen activities, planning and organising workloads ensuring you always have the right staffing numbers in line with the current payroll budget

- Displaying & encouraging the right temperament for a successfully run service, promoting teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments

- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge & managing all government Health and Food Safety legislation including HACCP, ensuring all necessary checks are completed throughout the kitchen (both quality and safety checks)

- Developing your team and improving their performance through regular coaching and feedback, creating performance and development goals for colleagues & recognising good performance when its due

- Ensuring our dishes are always at their best & to the standards as agreed with the team but in line with brand expectations, ensuring all Allergen information is updated and accurate for all food items

- Making sure food items are secure and stored safely - keeping stocks replenished to minimise waste and ensuring that all kitchen equipment and environment are hygienic and working properly

About the Hotel
Housed in the magnificent Grade II listed Central Buildings, dating back to 1884, the beautifully restored boutique hotel is steeped in history. The Beatles-inspired hotel features elegantly furnished and individually decorated rooms with specially commissioned artwork.

The hotel has one restaurant, two bars serving light bites and a wide range of drinks, along with hosting some of the city’s top acoustic musicians every Friday and Saturday night. In addition, the hotel boasts 3 meeting and event suites catering for up to 180 guests, all offering ‘Beatles inspired’ iconic photographs of the Fab Four and the latest in audio-visual equipment, creating a playful environment for any event!

About the Group
Millennium Hotels and Resorts owns and operates a portfolio of over 120 hotels worldwide. In Europe, our 21 hotels provide the perfect gateway to explore landmark locations, with many iconic attractions and business hubs close by.

Properties under the group are placed into four collections; Leng’s Collection, M Social Collection, Millennium Collection and Copthorne Collection. Each collection has its own distinct personality, character and clearly defined hotel brands within it; tailored to suit different types of guests

For you
We offer a benefits package including:

· Life Assurance

· Cash Health Plan cover option available

· Career development pathways and regular salary reviews

· Employee Discounted Accommodation and F&B discounts worldwide!

· Apprenticeship/Placement/Training opportunities

· Meals Provided on Duty

· Cycle to work scheme

· Social Events, Wellbeing and Team Activities

· Uniform (Laundry / Dry Cleaning for Uniform)

· Length of Service related holiday scheme

· Recommend a Friend Scheme

… and many more!

Salary = Up to £42,000 per annum (40 hours over 4 days or 5 days if preferable - we are open to discuss flexible working)

We are an equal opportunities employer.

In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the United Kingdom. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.

To improve compliance with identity document validation, successful applicants will provide their right to work in UK which will be verified using Trust ID Scanners and Software.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you then please, apply now!