Head Chef (Spa) - Award Winning Hotel - Day time hours!

Head Chef

Award winning hotel & Spa - Devon

JWR is currently working with one of Devon's top-rated, award-winning Hotel & Spa's, looking to recruit an Experienced Head Chef for their spa'tisserie Restaurant.

Great opportunity for an experienced chef, from a quality background, looking for daytime hours. The spa kitchen is open daily from 10am-4pm serving brunch, light lunches and afternoon teas.

Alongside the Spa'tisserie & Brasserie restaurants, the Hotel boasts an award winning Four Rosette Restaurant, looking to continue to push for further awards and accolades under a leading Exec chef. This is an exciting time to join the brigade and support in driving the Spa offering forwards with the support and guidance of an experienced professional

You will currently already be an experienced Chef within a quality operation using fresh produce, with excellent knowledge of allergens and healthy/balanced eating. Working alongside the Exec Chef, you will create and deliver exceptional dishes whilst providing every guest with the highest of standards, creating memorable experiences.

As Head Chef, you will have ambition, determination, drive and energy, whilst being up to date with all current food trends and want to be part of something very special.

The role will suit someone who has already established themselves successfully as a Senior Chef in a quality fresh food operation and is looking for a fresh and exciting new challenge with a great work/life balance

Required Skills:

• Previous experience from a similar environment, with a solid understanding of fresh ingredients & produce. A real passion for seasonal, local produce and a love of quality ingredients
• Good knowledge of Allergens and healthy balanced food offerings
• Manage all aspects of the day to day operation of the kitchen.
• Run the kitchen to the highest standards at all times,
• Minimise wastage through proper stock control and menu development
• Manage all Kitchen H&S Systems and procedures
• Manage and develop a small brigade of chefs, training and motivating them, and leading by example to inspire them.
• Work to a consistently high standard in a calm manner

The Package / Benefits / Opportunities:

• Salary Up to £30k+ Service Charge
• Day time hours, 5 days out of 7, no evenings
• Off peak gym and spa membership & Discounts across the group
• Meals on duty
• Free car parking
• 28 days holiday, increasing with length of service
• Excellent training, development & progression opportunities within the Group

James Webber Recruitment are acting as an employment agency in relation to this permanent vacancy.

James Webber Recruitment prides itself on providing the highest quality of hospitality candidates and due to the high volume of applicants, please note that we will only be in contact with you if your application is successful, however we will retain your details on file and advise you about future opportunities which may be suitable.

Your details will be treated in the strictest confidence as per GDPR guidelines and you can opt out at any time.

ONLY CANDIDATES ELIGIBLE TO LIVE AND WORK IN THE UK MAY APPLY

Kindly note due to our client's requirements, sponsorship is not available for this position for those who are not based in the UK or not holding settled status.

James Webber Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency with respect of this vacancy.

James Webber Recruitment prides itself on providing the highest quality of permanent recruitment solutions to our candidates and our preferred partners. We take every application into consideration, however due to the volume of applications cannot always respond to each applicant. We do apologise in advance if we cannot immediately communicate with you.