This is a great opportunity to take on the next steps in
your hospitality career and be part of a hotel reception team with
Surya Hotels, reporting to & working with the hotels Senior management team
to maximise guest experience. In a new era in hospitality, make your
mark and really drive it forwards, embracing our ‘Ownership with
Personality’ values.
Thatcher’s Hotel is a charming Tudor style property
set in the heart of the glorious Surrey countryside. There are 87 guest rooms
in total, including double, twin, family and interconnecting rooms. For extra
comfort and convenience, Thatcher’s also offers guests afternoon teas, breakfast,
lunch and dinner. The hotel boasts six meeting rooms in total, all equipped
with complimentary Wi-Fi, screening and I.T solutions to host conferences.
You will be a Head Chef who thrives in a
changing environment to bring a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience to
our team.
You should have demonstrable flare; inventive and creative
in designing menus that are innovative and cost effective, but most importantly
are enticing to our guests!
Main Duties of the Role:
* Responsible
for all operational aspects of the Kitchen and its success.
* Ensure
all cleaning in the designated areas is carried out to the Company
Standards.
* To
support the General Manager with the management of the Kitchen Division
including controlling budget, cost of goods, rota planning and performance
management.
* Development
and design of new dishes and menus.
* Monitoring
portion and waste control to maintain COGs and profit margins.
* Manage
the day to day food administration ensuring systems compliance.
* Ordering
stocks, taking deliveries of produce and stock rotation of food stuffs,
auditing equipment and standards.
* Maintain
a professional kitchen, with a positive attitude and proud workforce
* Implement
a Kitchen “strategy” that is based upon our Core Values.
* Delegate,
lead, coach and manage your Team appropriately.
* Ensure
all documentation, i.e. daily/ weekly/ monthly checks are completed as
necessary and carried out as per the Hotel and Company Standards.
* Control
costs through correct stock ordering and minimising wastage, forecasting
and managing workload.
* Ensure
the Company Health and Safety, Food Safety and COSHH legislations are
adhered to; including actioning and delivering appropriate coaching and
training.
* Be
aware of the Licensing Laws in England, Scotland and Wales (where
applicable).
Key Requirements for the Role:
* Outstanding
cooking skills
* Proven
skills efficiently running the pass with a high volume of covers on busy
shifts
* Excellent
communication skills both written and orally.
* Evidence
of managing a Team within a Catering / Hotel environment.
* Superb
Customer Service skills.
* The
ability to write menus that are both creative, costed and profitable.
* A
cooking qualification such as Diploma, NVQ or SVQ.
* Experience
of presenting an environment that exceeds our Customer expectations.
* Experience
preparing menus of a variety of cuisines is highly desirable.
* Strong
networker to engage with a variety of suppliers, sourcing best quality
produce to meet exacting standards.
* Experience
as a Head Chef with the minimum of 3 years’ evidence of running a
successful Kitchen.
If the above sounds like an ideal fit for you, please get in
contact with us, we look forward to hearing from you soon!
We offer you:
* Access
to Employee Assistance Programme – helping our hospitality team through
any difficult times 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
* WageStream
– we offer the ability to access your wages as you earn them, or save as
you earn too!
* Retail
and Supermarket discounts
* Discounted
meals & stays across all of the groups hotels around the UK, up to 50%
off
* A
development programme to continue your rise to becoming a “Hospitality
Superstar”- We love to promote from within our teams - including
apprenticeships, accredited and professional training.
* Bike
to work scheme
* Electric
Vehicle Scheme
* Bus
Saving Scheme
* Flexible
working hours
* Inclusion
in tronc scheme
* Increasing
annual leave
If you feel your experience is a match for this F&B
Assistant role, we encourage you to apply today!
Surya Hotels is one of the UK’s leading niche
hotel groups, with a rapidly expanding portfolio of outstanding properties,
situated in some of the UK’s most idyllic settings, from historic Suffolk and
Norfolk towns, Essex City or coastal resorts to picturesque Surrey villages.
Our hospitality family has a ‘best in class’ ethos to exceed our guest
expectations; creating experiences that embrace our heritage locations, our
people and the communities we work within.
We aim to consistently deliver best in class experiences with personality and
warmth. From our warm welcome, to our ‘See-you-again-soon’ Goodbye.
Stay. Explore. Discover.