Head Chef / Kitchen Manager - East Midlands Airport | Earn up to £47,500 plus worldwide hotel discounts, wellbeing benefits, and career development.
Introduction
We're looking for an experienced Head Chef / Kitchen Manager to lead a busy hotel kitchen near East Midlands Airport. This is an exciting opportunity to oversee breakfast, all-day dining, room service, conferences, and banqueting while developing a talented kitchen team in a high-volume environment.
Why apply for this Head Chef / Kitchen Manger role?
You’ll enjoy:
- A competitive salary of up to £47,500
- Discounted room rates worldwide for you, your family, and friends
- 50% off food and beverages at participating outlets
- 28 days' annual leave, including bank holidays, increasing with length of service
- Free healthy meals while on duty
- Access to university training and leadership development programmes
- Global progression opportunities across an extensive hotel portfolio
Key Responsibilities
This is a varied leadership role where you'll oversee daily kitchen operations and maintain consistently high standards across all areas of food production.
- Lead breakfast, all-day dining, room service, conference, and banqueting operations
- Ensure every dish meets brand standards for quality, presentation, and consistency
- Design, cost, and deliver seasonal menus, daily specials, and bespoke event catering
- Manage food costs, gross profit margins, labour scheduling, stock rotation, and supplier ordering
- Recruit, train, mentor, and develop a multi-skilled kitchen brigade
- Manage rotas, holidays, absence, and performance reviews
- Maintain compliance with HACCP, food safety, allergen, COSHH, and fire safety regulations
- Keep kitchen and storage areas audit-ready and consistently hygienic
What we’re looking for
You'll be well suited to this role if you have:
- Proven experience leading a busy hotel or high-volume kitchen
- Strong knowledge of breakfast, all-day dining, room service, and banqueting operations
- Experience managing kitchen costs, stock, labour, and supplier relationships
- A confident and supportive leadership style
- A strong understanding of food safety, allergens, and kitchen compliance
- The ability to maintain quality and organization during busy service periods
- A genuine commitment to team development and high culinary standards
Job Number │ 49272
Location │ East Midlands Airport
Role │ Head Chef
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