Job Title: Head Chef Location: Penrith Type: Permanent / Full Time Salary: £47,000 Benefits Package: • Accommodation Available • Annual Bonus Scheme • Share of Gratuities • Annual Salary Reviews • Company Events • & Loads more We are working with a fantastic client in the Lake District supporting them with their search for a Head Chef for their 4 Hotel. We are looking to speak with candidates who have a minimum of 2 years experience working in 4 star luxury hotels operating high quality / award winning restaurants. Ideal Head Chef Profile: - Experienced Head Chef, with a solid background working in high quality 4 hotels. - A background in fine dining / rosette standard kitchens. - Excellent financial understanding and the ability to work within forecasted budgets. - Exceptional leadership skills, able to work with, motivate and develop the team around you. - Passion, enthusiasm and creativity in the kitchen. Head Chef Responsibilities: - Direct all kitchen operations – food prep, cooking, food safety, ordering, suppliers, rotas, stocks, budgeting etc. - Policy adherence – ensure all policies, procedures and standards are consistently adhered to. - Menu development – desire and creativity to create & develop menus to drive the business forwards. - Stock control & auditing – ensuring the kitchen is working within agreed and defined margins. - Health, Safety & Hygiene compliance -Ensuring that all H&S, Food Safety, HACCP management and hygiene standards are continuously met. - Team Management – shift management, staffing levels, recruitment, training & development, appraisals - Food quality control – ensure all standards for food preparation, presentation & freshness is consistent across all dishes. - Collaboration with FOH – communicate effectively with FOH Managers & staff during service and resolve any service-related issues quickly. If you are an experienced Head Chef and are interested in this opportunity get in touch with our consultant Dave Hayes – Daveperfect-recruitment.co.uk and if your experience aligns with our clients expectations he will be in touch in due course. By applying for this position, you acknowledge and consent to the use of your personal information in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and authorize Perfect Recruitment to utilise your information for recruitment purposes as an agency defined under the Employment Agencies Act 1973. You are also giving you consent to your personal date being included on a computerised database and its use in order to secure employment.