Head Chef - Fareham
- Employer
- Daniel Thwaites
- Location
- Fareham
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 1 Mar 2018
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- Sector
- Chef jobs, Head Chef, Senior Management (Chef), Sous Chef
- Job Type
- Full Time
Head Chef - The Solent Hotel & Spa
An exciting opportunity for a Head Chef to work in a quality Hotel group with a strong focus on outstanding food, service and hospitality.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a ‘real foodie‘ with drive and fabulous attention to detail to be our Head Chef.
If you are currently a Head Chef, or possibly a Sous Chef ready for the move up, then this is a great opportunity for you!
Reporting into the Executive Head Chef, you will take responsibility for all aspects of the day to day running of the kitchen, including:
Ordering and preparing food
4th Payroll – internal wages electronic payroll system
Departmental costs & budgets
Training, mentoring and developing staff
Creating rotas
Stock control
Controlling the financial performance of the kitchen area
Health & Safety standards
This is a very practical and hands on role, in a thriving business, and our teams need to manage high levels of guests served across our operational areas. Maintaining and serving quality food must always be achieved, and our Head Chef will lead the team to achieve these standards and also possess the skills to motivate the kitchen team to deliver service across multiple outlets in the Hotel.
If you have a natural drive for excellence, with the ability to prepare foods to a high standard and possess good management skills, we'd like to hear from you. Previous experience in this or a similar role is essential.
In return, we are offering the successful candidate a rewarding role with scope for career progression and development.
There’s a competitive salary (negotiable dependent on experience) as well as all the benefits of working for a growing and well respected company - including 28 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years), company bonus scheme, health cash plan, generous employee discounts, life assurance and much more.
The Solent Hotel & Spa is a 4 star hotel located in Fareham, Hampshire which is nestled between the bustling cities of Southampton and Portsmouth. If you’re looking for an energetic and vibrant group to work with and a fantastic team atmosphere….then we are the place for you!
We also won the prestigious award of being ‘AA Hotel Group of the Year 2016-2017’.
Thwaites was established in 1807 and to this day remains a family run Business, and we have Hotels, Inns, Pubs and a Brewery and are focused on providing superb hospitality in outstanding properties in great locations – What are you Thwaiting for?
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