Head Chef - The Harrogate Inn

Head Chef - The Harrogate Inn

What makes the perfect pub? Great ales, good food, an inviting atmosphere and the warmest of welcomes.

Set on famous Parliament Hill, The Harrogate Inn, formally known as The St George Hotel, is surrounded by Yorkshire gems including Betty's tearooms, the Royal Hall and Turkish Baths while Harrogate Convention Centre is on the doorstep.

At The Inn Collection Group, we proudly stay true to our pub roots, creating inns where everyone would like to eat, drink, sleep and explore from. Our people are the key to the success of the group and help us to ensure the customer is at the heart of everything we do.

The Harrogate Inn is now looking to recruit a Head Chef

At The Harrogate Inn you will lead a kitchen team into a brand new flagship venue. You will be highly experienced Head Chef with the ability to deliver and cook superb food in high volumes within a fast paced environment. You will also head up a team within one of the Sunday Times top 100 employers using a state of the art kitchen to provide high class and quality dishes using fresh ingredients.

The Inn Collection Group is a multi award winning pubs with rooms company in outstanding locations across the North of England and Wales. Here at 'ICG' we deliver hospitality by living and breathing our core values of; Customer Focused, Courage, Execution, Honesty, Respect and Results all with our aim in Making People Happy.

Why Join Inn?
- Extra paid holiday in month of your birthday
- 50% off food in any of our Inns
- 1 bed and breakfast in any of our Inns during January, February or March
- 1/3 off room bookings all year round
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Weekly pay available
- Tronc (...that's tips to me and you!)
- Working for Best Pub Employer at the Publican Awards
- Paid breaks in our Inns

A successful Head Chef candidate will be:

Someone with...

• Minimum of 2/3 years experience in a high volume environment
• Flair and enthusiasm for cooking with fresh quality ingredients.
• The ability to cope under pressure, calmly and efficiently to set deadlines.
• Previous management of a kitchen team.
• Good interpersonal skills with both kitchen, front of house staff, and management.
• A positive approach to menu planning and costing.
• Level 3 food safety certificate
• Stocktaking experience
• HACCP experience

Head Chef duties:

• To help produce, monitor, and maintain consistent food standards and quality across all areas.
• To have total accountability for the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
• Ordering, using nominated suppliers
• Achieving budgeted costs for food, wastage, and wages.
• Menu development
• Stock control
• Team management and training
• Daily briefings
• Kitchen cleanliness