We are looking for a talented and motivated Kitchen
Manager to lead our Kitchen operation at The Dragonfly Hotel at
Ardleigh, just outside Colchester.
The Dragonfly Colchester hotel offers a relaxing and
comfortable place to stay whether travelling for business or leisure. With
Colchester’s historic City Centre just a few minutes away and the beautiful
Essex countryside close by, it’s the ideal base from which to explore the local
area.
As Kitchen Manager you will be tasked with
cooking food to an outstanding level to provide to all of our customers and we
are looking for experience in either a hotel or pub environment, whilst leading
the other chef(s) to maintain similar standards.
We are looking for our Kitchen Manager to
have:
* Fantastic
cooking ability
* Experience
leading a kitchen, including costings, stock ordering, audits, team rotas
and reducing wastage
* Excellent
presentation and interpersonal skills
* The
ability to work well under pressure
* The
ability to deliver high standards consistently
* High
standards of health and hygiene
* Great
teamwork
The Kitchen Manager role requires:
* Preparing
and cooking items on the menu- to specifications
* Organising
and labelling the kitchen and it's storage
* Managing
and ordering in stock
* Keeping
wastage to a minimum
* Food
safety Level 3
* Confidence
in using computerised ordering, rotaing and compliance applications
* Managing
the kitchen, its operation and cleanliness
* Complying
to food safety and other regulations and checks as set out by the business
operations
We offer you:
* Access
to Employee Assistance Programme – helping our hospitality team through
any difficult times 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
* WageStream
– we offer the ability to access your wages as you earn them, or save as
you earn too!
* Retail
and Supermarket discounts
* Discounted
meals & stays across all of the groups hotels around the UK, up to 50%
off
* A
development programme to continue your rise to becoming a “Hospitality
Superstar”- We love to promote from within our teams - including
apprenticeships, accredited and professional training.
* Bike
to work scheme
* Electric
Vehicle Scheme
* Bus
Saving Scheme
* Flexible
working hours
* Inclusion
in tronc scheme
* Increasing
annual leave
If you feel your experience is a match for this Kitchen
Manager role, we encourage you to apply today!
Surya Hotels is one of the UK’s leading niche
hotel groups, with a rapidly expanding portfolio of outstanding properties,
situated in some of the UK’s most idyllic settings, from historic Suffolk and
Norfolk towns, Essex City or coastal resorts to picturesque Surrey villages.
Our hospitality family has a ‘best in class’ ethos to exceed our guest
expectations; creating experiences that embrace our heritage locations, our
people and the communities we work within.
We aim to consistently deliver best in class experiences with personality and
warmth. From our warm welcome, to our ‘See-you-again-soon’ Goodbye.
Stay. Explore. Discover.