Head Chef

Alexander Hotels Limited

Head Chef

£50000

Alexander Hotels Limited, Horley, Surrey

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 17 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 23882ebb9a404b018f5300fd2f75121b

Full Job Description

  • Recruitment, training and coaching team of 6 Chefs and 2 Kitchen Porters.

  • The menu planning, ordering, delivery, storage, preparation, cooking and service across the breakfast, lunch and dinner menus for the Mulberry Restaurant

  • Development of menu ideas to progress the food offering to achieve Rosette status across all dishes.

  • Developing and delivering quality menus for the Hotels busy Wedding and Function Trade. (Wedding and events take place in the Mulberry Restaurant allowing for complete focus on those occasions.)

  • Ensure compliance with HACCP and food hygiene, health, and safety legislation.

  • Achieving gross profit targets on dishes to allow for future investment in the facilities and staffing.

  • Creating passion, flair and drive in your team to assist the hotel to achieve its quality and business objectives. Practice and promote effective teamwork and communication amongst your direct work colleagues and colleagues in other departments.

    Experience and passion for food and creating 2/3 Rosette standard dishes from fresh ingredients.

  • Ability to work flexible shifts.

  • Experience within a quality hotel kitchen environment

  • Team player with an ability and desire to contribute and support team members to develop and achieve.

  • Excellent eye for detail and able to deliver consistent standards.

    Langshott Manor Hotel, part of Alexander Hotels a private collection of quality hotels of distinction just outside London.

  • More a private house than a hotel, Langshott has a long and illustrious history as a place to gather and celebrate. Now with 4 Red Stars, this Award-winning Elizabethan Manor House is set in 3 acres of stunning grounds with an ancient moat. 22-bedrooms with the many charming lounges all with open fires as well as the sumptuous 3 Rosette Mulberry Restaurant. Also offering exclusive use weddings and events in the house or the beautiful grounds. An oasis of calm just outside Horley.
    Please see our website for a full list of facilities and bedrooms as well as sample menus for our restaurant and private dining guests.
    Reporting to the General Manager with responsibility for all aspects of food production to delivering customer excellence in the finished dish.
    Creating a restaurant menu to inspire local patrons, an afternoon tea menu that encourages loyal local business, together with Wedding and special event menus, will all be part of the role of Head Chef., Langshott Manor Hotel, part of Alexander Hotels a private collection of quality hotels of distinction just outside London.
    More a private house than a hotel, Langshott has a long and illustrious history as a place to gather and celebrate.
    Now with 4 Red Star AA, this Award-winning Elizabethan Manor House is set in 3 acres of stunning grounds with an ancient moat. 22-bedrooms with the many charming lounges all with open fires as well as the sumptuous 3 Rosette Mulberry Restaurant. Also offering exclusive use weddings and events in the house or the beautiful grounds. An oasis of calm just outside Horley.

    £50,000 per annum (£46,500 + £3,500 per annum guaranteed service charge payment paid quarterly)
    Additional Benefits
  • An additional end of financial year service charge bonus

  • Private medical cover

  • 4 weeks holiday rising to 5 weeks with service

  • 8 Bank holidays

  • Free car parking

  • Employee uniform


  • In addition you will benefit from a range of company benefits including:

    Discounted hotel accommodation for yourself and your family at all hotels
    Discounted hair treatments at our two Utopia Spas
    Discount off all food beverage at all hotels
    Discount of individual treatments booked in our two Utopia Spas
    Discount on retail products in our two Utopia Spas
    Refer a friend staff recruitment scheme In additional you will enjoy a range of other benefits when you celebrate your 1 yr, 3 yr and 5 yr anniversary including; your birthday off paid, complimentary overnight stays, complimentary lunch/afternoon tea and service related holiday
    The Place