
Head Chef
- Blackpool
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Discounted hotel room rates for you and your friends & family
- An additional day's holiday for your birthday
- Enhanced Maternity, adoption & shared parental leave
- Course Sponsorship
- 30% F&B discount at RBH hotels
- Refer a Friend scheme (earn £250 for each referral up to 5 referrals)
- Flexible working arrangements
- Wagestream - choose how and when you get paid
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Social and wellness events and activities all year round
- Free meals on duty saving you over £1000 per year
- Direct daily kitchen activities, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right staffing numbers
- Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues - recognise good performance
- Recommend or initiate any HR related actions where needed
- Drive a great working environment for teams to thrive – connect departments to create sense of one team
- Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments.
- Communicate with all hotel department heads to stay informed of kitchen needs and ensure timely responses to requests
- Encourage guest feedback to improve guest satisfaction
- Answer guest questions about dishes and kitchen services
- Complete forecasts, plans, and departmental production reports for management
- Help prepare the hotel’s annual budget and the setting of departmental goals
- Maintain costing and documentation of all dishes prepared and sold from the kitchen
- Previous experience in directing all kitchen activities is a plus and a willingness to work hard and continuously learn is essential.
- Genuine interest in cooking and enthusiasm for learning in a professional kitchen.
- Understanding of food prep techniques and a commitment to improving your skills.
- Strong attention to detail, especially regarding cleanliness and food safety.
- Team-oriented mindset, able to take direction well and support colleagues as needed.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, staying focused and reliable during busy services.