Head Chef

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the Luxury 5* Corporate Hotel Brand, Canary Riverside Plaza Hotel in Canary Wharf, East London.

We are currently recruiting a Head Chef to be a part of our main Culinary Heartbeat of the Hotel, the Quadrato Restaurant Kitchen Department.

Set within the historic wharfs and quays of East London, Canary Riverside Plaza is the only five-star independent hotel in Canary Wharf. The 142 spacious guest rooms and suites make for an incredibly comfortable stay, be it for business or leisure, offering stunning views of the River Thames and city beyond. Enjoy the full five-star experience with access to the adjacent Health Club and Spa or indulge with afternoon tea on the sun-filled terrace at the Quadrato Restaurant & Lounge. 

Quadrato Restaurant & Lounge offers Italian inspired menus with flavours that are light, fresh and quintessentially Italian. The incredible view of the River Thames and London skyline are best enjoyed from the elegant terrace or on colder days, the soaring windows of the restaurant. The adjacent Quadrato Restaurant & Lounge offers an array of signature cocktails, wine, beer and spirits and is the perfect place for pre-dinner drinks or a night cap.

Adjacent to the hotel, all guests enjoy complimentary access to a five-star Health Club. Set on the River Thames, the club offers three floors of expansive fitness facilities, including a sauna, steam room, hydrotherapy pools and a 20 metre infinity edge lap pool.

Wonderful Benefits on joining Canary Riverside Plaza Hotel as Head Chef:

• Competitive Salary Per Annum and Monthly Service Charge Payment.

• 28 Days Holidays (including Bank Holidays) with additional days given for Length of Service.

• Delicious healthy Complimentary Meals on Duty.

• Uniforms provided and laundered.

• Excellent Training and Development opportunities.

• Food and Beverage Discounts in our Quadrato Restaurant and Bar.

• Employee Room Rates and excellent Room Rates for friends and family across Canary Riverside Plaza Hotel, Marriott, Radisson and Hilton Brand Hotels.

• Excellent Training and Development opportunities in addition to Career Planning with platform Flow Hospitality.

• Company Pension scheme after 3 months service.

• Recommend a Friend Scheme.

• Employee of the Month Awards with excellent Staff Recognition Awards.

• Annual Staff Party.

Key qualities we are looking from the Head Chef:

As a member of the Hotel Head of Department Management team, the Head Chef will lead the Quadrato Restaurant Kitchen Department and the Hotel Kitchen Outlets to achieve the highest standards of food production. The main areas of responsibility is to manage the Kitchen Brigade with driving consistency and maintaining the Hotel ethos of having a strong and impeccably Guest focused, performance driven quality culture with focus upon culinary excellence, which in conjunction with the Food and Beverage Manager, fully complying to Health and Safety, and Food Safety throughout the Operational Departments in the Hotel.

The main responsibilities for this role would include:

• Overseeing preparation and timely delivery of food for all outlets and services including breakfast, afternoon tea, bars, meetings events, room service
• Leadership of the Kitchen team, including coaching and training colleagues in food production.
• Creating and updating the Kitchen Departmental Standard Operating Procedures and Policies.
• Ensuring stock is properly rotated and products are ordered in time from our various suppliers with attention paid to stock levels
• Management, development and costing of menus.
• Manage the review, selection, determination of specifications and pricing of proposed menus.
• New recipe development and product testing.
• Deliver consistent food standards and quality across all areas.
• Monitor guest satisfaction and develop strategies to improve food quality.
• Achieve food budget cost of sales, ensuring minimum wastage.
• Ensure Kitchen complies with all current Health and Safety legislation and Food Hygiene legislation.
• Be energetic and have a friendly disposition, strong interpersonal skills and a good team player.

Being part of the small team, you will demonstrate excellent knowledge and dedicated behaviour. The successful candidate will be highly professional, have excellent communication skills, be well presented and understand the importance of exceptional Guest Service.

This is a great opportunity to join our 5* Luxury Hotel and work in a friendly and professional environment. If you feel you are ready to make yourself a great career, we look forward to receiving your application.

In line with the requirements of The Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will be asked to provide documented evidence of eligibility at the Recruitment Interviewing process. 

Two Satisfactory References from your Current / Previous Employers will be required once a Successful Offer of Employment has been made.

We do not offer Sponsorship and support from Recruitment Agencies are not required at this present time.