Working on a 5-star holiday home & lodge Park, you will be responsible for managing the kitchen for a 100 plus cover Bar & Bistro. Ensuring, the quality of the food production, profitability, and hygiene within the department, are maintained to the highest level at all times. Your responsibilities will include:
Kitchen Duties:
Overseeing the efficient running of the kitchen, ensuring you have adequate team in place each day to cover all aspects of your department
Being in a hands-on role which requires attention to detail and a positive work attitude
Ensuring food is prepped daily ready for service and team are equipped to deliver impeccable and well-presented meals
Preparing meal orders, ensuring excellent presentation and standards are achieved consistently
Check and approve all dishes prior to front of house team taking them
Working tirelessly to produce quality meals in a timely manner, ensuring customers aren’t waiting long periods for their food
Communicating with the bar & restaurant team, ensuring they are aware of any change to the menu and have the relevant information to deliver 5-star service
Ensuring the upkeep of the kitchen, including stock rotation, deep cleans etc.
Financial Duties:
Monitoring of stock control, ensuring sales are not hindered by lack of stock and GP’s are met by portion control
Regularly examining the P&L accounts for your department, ensuring invoices are accurately allocated
Maintaining and improving the targeted GP% for food
Contributing towards sales performance
You and your team must adhere to the finance procedures, as per the company’s policies
Management Duties:
Managing a small team, including chefs & kitchen support staff to deliver quality meals consistently
Working with suppliers to ensure the food ordered and delivered is high quality and in keeping with our 5-star ethos
Having the availability to design, alter and create a menu aimed at our customer base in conjunction with the other parks chefs and offerings
Producing team rotas and shift roles, ensuring the kitchen have adequate team to cope with demand, whilst staying within wage budgets
Complying with all Health & Safety and Food Hygiene regulations and using our company system PRIME Safety to log data relating to this
Ensuring Health & Safety and company procedures are enforced, and team are informed of these policies
The upkeep of the kitchen, including stock rotation, deep cleans etc.
Motivating and managing your team, ensuring they understand their role within the business and have the necessary tools to perform
HR related procedures, such as recruitment, reviewing timesheet data, performance appraisals etc.
Developing your team’s skills, sharing knowledge and aiding them to increase their technical ability
Holding regular team meetings, keeping your team informed of how the department is performing
To actively seek verbal feedback from customers, and action both positive and instructive comments
To comply and work within the Company’s Health & Safety Policies
Ensuring company policies and procedures are followed
Being responsible for the running of the Food & Beverage establishment, and all management duties, in the absence of the Food & Beverage Manager
To complete any other duties requested of you by the management team
Essential Requirements:
Professional Head Chef with proven experience of excellent cooking skills and a great understanding of the industry
Self-motivated and committed to delivering excellent service
Excellent managerial and organisational skills
Excellent observation skills and attention to detail
Food & Hygiene certification, level 3 or above
5-star personal presentation
A friendly and approachable personality, including good communication skills relating to team and public alike
A full UK driving licence is essential due to the location of the park
Desirable Requirements:
Experience in gastro style fresh food service
First Aid Qualifications would be beneficial, but not essential
COSHH Trained
Health & Safety certificate
Terms and Conditions:
Contract Type: This is a full time permanent role, on the receipt of successful references, completion of a 6 month probationary period and where applicable a satisfactory DBS Check
Salary Range: £30,000 to £35,000 Per Annum
Hours: a minimum 45 per week. The role will involve working evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays
Holidays: 31 Days per year, including Bank Holidays, pro rata for part time or part year working
Pension: auto enrolment work place pension is in place
Meal Breaks: are unpaid
Uniform: Uniform is provided and should be worn at all times when on duty