Head Chef

Head Chef

Rowhill Grange Hotel & Utopia Spa, Top Dartford Road, Wilington, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7QH

Salary
: up to £65,000 + monthly service charge payment + quarterly bonus potential of £850 based on GP% results.

Rowhill Grange Hotel & Utopia Spa is part of Alexander Hotels, a private group of quality hotels located just outside London. The 4‑Star, award‑winning Utopia Spa sits within 15 acres of gardens and offers a 38‑bedroom hotel, Elements Brasserie and RG’s Fine Dining Restaurant (2 Rosette). Additional facilities include the Clock house Banqueting Suite and the Pavilion Conference Venue.

• Recruit, train and coach a team of 12 chefs and 4 kitchen porters; collaborate with local colleges and the Group Resourcer to attract quality talent and manage apprentice progress.
• Plan, source, order, store, prepare, cook and serve food across all hotel areas.
• Develop menu concepts to raise the restaurant, banqueting, afternoon tea and corporate function offerings to rosette standards.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, food hygiene and health & safety legislation.
• Achieve gross profit targets on dishes to enable investment in facilities and staffing.
• Cultivate passion, flair and teamwork within the kitchen and across departments.

• Experience developing a hotel restaurant to 2‑rosette standard.
• Proven record of team selection and retention that fosters excellent standards.
• Demonstrated practical ability and flair through a cooking trial.
• Ideas for improving food offerings and standards during interviews.
• Ability to manage multi‑menu requirements and a busy banqueting operation.
• Local residency or willingness to relocate with personal transport.

• 4 weeks holiday, increasing to 5 weeks with service.
• 8 bank holidays.
• Single private medical cover.
• Free car parking.
• Employee uniform.

Additional company perks include discounted accommodation and hair treatments at all Alexander Hotels, discounts on food & beverage, spa treatments and retail products, and staff referral schemes. Long‑term staff are rewarded with birthday off pay, complimentary overnight stays, lunch/afternoon tea, and service‑related holidays at anniversary milestones.