Head Chef

Fine dining HEAD CHEF required for our client, within a premier award-winning hotel with beautiful grounds, located in the outer Crawley / Horley area. We are looking for an experienced Head Chef who has a hotel and restaurant background / or from a Sous Chef within a Multi-Rosette Hotel Restaurant who is seeking their first Head Chef role.

Reporting to the General Manager with responsibility for all aspects of food production, to delivering customer excellence in the finished dish.

Creating a restaurant menu to inspire local patrons, an afternoon tea menu that encourages loyal local business, together with Wedding and special event menus, will all be part of the role of Head Chef.

The Role of Head Chef:

* Recruitment, training and coaching a team of 6 Chefs and 2 Kitchen Porters.

* The menu planning, ordering, delivery, storage, preparation, cooking and service across the breakfast, lunch and dinner menus for a Multi-Rosette Restaurant

* Development of menu ideas to progress the food offering to achieve Rosette status across all dishes.

* Developing and delivering quality menus for the Hotel’s busy Wedding and Function Trade. (Wedding and events take place in the prestigious Restaurant allowing for complete focus on those occasions.)

* Ensure compliance with HACCP and food hygiene, health, and safety legislation.

* Achieving gross profit targets on dishes to allow for future investment in the facilities and staffing.

* Creating passion, flair and drive in your team to assist the hotel to achieve its quality and business objectives.

* Practice and promote effective teamwork and communication amongst your direct work colleagues and colleagues in other departments.

Requirements for the role of Head Chef:

This role would suit a passionate Chef who is already a Head Chef within a Multi-rosette Hotel Restaurant, but equally we would consider applications from a Sous Chef within a Multi-Rosette Hotel Restaurant who is seeking their first Head Chef role.

* Experience and passion for food and creating Multi-Rosette standard dishes from fresh ingredients.

* Ability to work flexible shifts.

* Experience with in a quality hotel kitchen environment

* Team player with an ability and desire to contribute and support team members to develop and achieve.

* Excellent eye for detail and able to deliver consistent standards.

Salary for the role of HEAD CHEF, is given as £45,000 basic annual salary, plus a share of the service charge payment paid monthly. Plus, other company benefits, including single private medical cover.

Please send an up to date copy of your Curriculum Vitae.

N.E. Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

We look forward to receiving all applications however due to the high number of applications we are only able to contact candidates which closely match the level of skills and experience of the requirements of our clients. However for more information or opportunities please contact us or forward your cv for consideration.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK