Head Chef - Everglades Hotel
Hastings Hotels is a family owned, luxury hotel group based in Northern Ireland.
We value our people. It's our people who provide the excellent experience we offer to all our guests. When we work together we can do amazing things.
Are you a motivated, proactive person who cares deeply about creating exceptional experiences for your guests? Do you take personal pride in delivering 5 star, luxury service? If so, we would welcome you to apply for the position of Head Chef at the exclusive Everglades Hotel.
Supported by our inspiring General Manager, Sam Denning, you will provide leadership to our Kitchen team, ensuring the smooth day-to-day management of our busy hotel Kitchen. We want to help you to develop your skills and offer an extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
The successful candidate will have experience working in a busy Kitchen environment and be able to lead, motivate and support team members to achieve success. You can expect to work 45 hours per week (excluding breaks), five shifts out seven including weekends. A typical shift pattern is 6am to 4pm and 12pm to 10pm.
The Salary for this full-time position is £40,000 per annum.
We offer a range of benefits including free staff meals, employee discounts, tips and opportunities for career progression and development. For further details about our employee benefits click here.
The company reserves the right to apply enhanced short-listing criteria.
To find out more about Hastings Hotels and what our company offers please visit https://www.hastingshotels.com/careers.html
Hastings Hotels is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
About the role
To be responsible for the effective management of the Kitchen for the greatest enjoyment of the guests and the maximum profit contribution to the hotel.
1. Responsibility for managing the smooth and efficient operation of the Kitchens to ensure the Hotel’s reputation for food quality is maintained always.
2. Ensuring the planning, preparation, cooking and presentation of food is always to the standards required by the Hotel and its guests.
3. Contributing to the development of the hotel’s business plan, projects and initiatives in order to develop the hotel’s business and market position.
4. Full accountability for managing the culinary budget and controlling all kitchen expenditure.
5. Ensuring Company policies relating to stock management and stock ordering are implemented and monitored, taking appropriate action to resolve problems.
6. Ensuring the hotel complies with all matters relating to food hygiene regulations, environmental health laws and all other relevant legislation.
7. Ensuring the security of the kitchen and storage areas is maintained at all times.
8. Ensuring all kitchen employees receive appropriate training, coaching and development to meet the Hastings standard.
9. Ensuring Hastings quality standards and procedures are fully understood, implemented and regularly reviewed, and that formal and informal feedback is delivered to ensure continual improvement.
10. To manage and motivate employees through effective communication, training and development in accordance with company policies and relevant employment legislation, ensuring HR procedures are followed.
11. Conducting team meetings on a regular basis to communicate standards required, targets and company information.
12. To assist with the recruitment, selection and utilization of kitchen employees to achieve the optimum use of employee resource in line with business peaks and troughs.
13. Ensuring all kitchen areas, fixtures and equipment are properly maintained and presented to the Hastings standard.
14. Working effectively with colleagues across departments to ensure a harmonious working environment where all employees are treated with respect and dignity.
15. Any other duties as required.
About you:
You will have previous experience gained within a quality catering establishment and will be looking for the next role to progress your career.
What you will need
Required criteria
- Excellent communication, numeracy and IT skills.
- Knowledge of stock management, budgeting and forecasting.
- Strong compliance with Food Safety procedures, Kitchen hygiene and Health & Safety protocols.
- Smart well groomed appearance.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Work well under pressure and be a team player.
- A right to work within the United Kingdom.
- Educated to GCSE Standard or the equivalent including English and Maths.
Desired criteria
- Previous experience as a Senior chef in a hotel environment.
Professional skills you’ll need for this job opportunity
Budget Control
Exceptional Customer Service Skills
Chefing Skills
Food Costing Skills
Menu Engineering Skills
HACCP/Food Safety Management Skills
Hastings Hotels
Hastings Hotels owns and operates six hotels in Northern Ireland, with over 1,000 bedrooms, one stand-alone grill bar/restaurant and a luxury spa. From city centre buzz to seaside resort, each outlet has a distinctive personality and market positioning. Over 50 years this family owned business has successfully earned its identity and in a crowded market place because we place quality at the heart of what we do. Quality in the design of our properties and their upkeep. Quality in the local sourcing of the food and drink we offer our guests. And quality in our people, people with personality, attention to detail, and a desire to develop their careers with us.
Our guests remember small details. The open fires in the front hall. The supremely comfy beds. The fabulous breakfast... and the interactions they had with our staff. It is more important that you have the correct behaviours and attitude than every last qualification... we can help you attain that. We place great attention on recruitment, induction, and integrating you into your department, your hotel, and the Group. We want you to think about how you want to develop your career with us, and we promise to do what we can to help you on that journey. As a result, we are proud to have some of the best staff retention levels in the hospitality industry.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits including free staff meals, cash and credit card tips, employee discounts, 29 days holiday plus your birthday and opportunities for career progression and development.