Head Chef
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 Grand Central Hotel.
Supported by our inspiring Executive Head Chef, Damian Tumilty, 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 7am to 3pm and 3pm to 11pm. To out more about why our people love working for Hastings Hotels here.
The Salary for this full-time position ranges from £45,000 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 the company
Our vision is to be recognised as a prestigious, family company providing the finest in Irish hospitality with style and excellence.
Required Criteria
* Good Command of English Language
* Right to Work in the United Kingdom
* Experience of managing HACCP.
* Must have previous experience as a senior chef in a hotel or catering operation, with good functional skills (stock management, budgeting and people management)
Desired Criteria
* Level 3 in Food Preparation and Cooking
Skills you'll need
* Budget Control
* Exceptional Customer Service Skills
* Chefing Skills
* Food Costing Skills
* Menu Engineering Skills
* HACCP/Food Safety Management Skills
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