Head Chef- 4- star hotel

Head Chef - 4-star Hotel
£50,000 + Benefits
East Yorkshire area

Are you an experienced Head Chef or strong Sous Chef ready for your next step, with a background in high-volume hotel kitchens and banqueting? We're looking for a confident and creative Head Chef to take full responsibility for the kitchen operation within an established 4-star hotel in the East Yorkshire area.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the hotel at an important time, with a new food concept being introduced later this year. You'll play a key role in developing the offering, training the team and ensuring the kitchen is ready to deliver consistently high-quality food.

The Role

• Lead and develop a kitchen team of 8
• Take full accountability for the day-to-day kitchen operation
• Develop new dishes, including locally inspired menus, with full recipe costings
• Support the introduction and implementation of a new food concept
• Train, coach and develop the existing kitchen team
• Lead a substantial banqueting operation, delivering food to large numbers at events
• Maintain high standards of food quality, consistency, hygiene and presentation
• Manage food costs, wastage and kitchen budgets
• Work closely with the wider hotel and F&B teams to continually improve the food offering

About You

We're looking for a Head Chef who:

• Has previous Head Chef or senior Sous Chef experience
• Comes from a high-volume hotel, events or banqueting environment
• Is confident delivering food for large-scale events and functions
• Has strong menu development and costing skills
• Enjoys developing people and getting the best from a team
• Is commercially aware and understands food GP, labour and wastage
• Is creative, hands-on and passionate about improving the food offering
• Can lead a team while remaining calm and organised in a busy operation

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available for this position.