The venue

The Croft is North Yorkshires newest hotel and stunningly elegant wedding venue, featuring a beautiful restaurant and bar area serving delicious, locally sourced cuisine, whether youre looking for a romantic dinner for two or a family meal, the restaurant at The Croft offers a memorable dining experience, with its warm atmosphere, attentive service, and mouth-watering menu.

The hotel offers guests a comfortable and stylish place to stay, with top-notch amenities and services designed to make any stay enjoyable. Whether youre traveling for business or leisure, The Croft provides a welcoming and convenient destination in a beautiful part of the world.

About the role

As Head Chef, you will be accountable for maximising profit from all food produced and served, achieving this by delivering exceptional dishes and menus crafted from seasonal ingredients, while maintaining strict control over costs.

Your focus will be on improving customer satisfaction and encouraging repeat business by upholding consistently high standards, ingredient quality, cooking techniques, and presentation. A key objective will be to build a strong reputation for the restaurant and wedding venue, while fostering a highly motivated team, ensuring their development, and meeting or exceeding annual food profit targets.

You will oversee all kitchen operations, leading the team in the preparation of delicious food that creates memorable dining experiences for guests. In addition, you will ensure the highest standards of kitchen maintenance, food safety, and inventory management, making sure the kitchen runs efficiently at all times.

You will also be responsible for compiling the kitchen rota for all chefs, kitchen porters and prep team with support from the general manager as well as assisting with interviews and recruitment to help build up your team and maintain the high standards expected.

About you

Excellent cooking skills with a strong understanding of produce and ingredients
Previous experience as a Head Chef/Senior Chef Role in a similar venue
Excellent leadership skills with experience of developing and leading a team
Strong communication skills through a variety of means
Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to stay calm under pressure, adapting your approach to complete routine and non-routine tasks
Exceptional organisation and planning skills through standard operating procedures. High attention to detail and accuracy great at managing ones own time and the time of the team
Drive & self-motivated. Excellent knowledge of kitchen related legislative requirements/audits
Experience of budget management with a good understanding of P&Ls and KPIs along with an understanding of rota management, food, menu and labour cost control.
Hold appropriate professional qualifications for the role and have HACCP knowledge and experience

Why Join Us?

Be part of a luxury wedding venue.
Opportunities for career advancement and professional growth within the Group.
Competitive salary.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Company events
Company pension
Discounted or free food
Employee discount

Schedule:

Weekend availability
5 days out of 7

Work Location: In person