WELCOME TO A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES AT THE UK's 1 GREAT PLACE TO WORK 2025, AS VOTED BY OUR TEAM MEMBERS! Conrad London St James is one of Hilton's three global luxury brands and reflects the bold, inspired and personalised service we offer our guests. The hotel is renowned for its excellent service and is in the top 5% of hotels in London and the Top 10% in the world. Please note, this is a fixed-term 6-month contract A World of Rewards: - Annual salary ranging from 62,000 upto 64,000 plus service charge - A global travel program for team members - Meals whilst on duty - To be part of a fabulous team Our Restaurant is located within Conrad London St James which give us all the benefits of a Global Company Pension scheme, holiday entitlement growing per year of service, life insurance and much more, and our personal favourite is the Hilton Global Travel Programme offering team member and friends and family rates (Ask our team when you visit where they have travelled so you can see how much we love this) What will I be doing? - Manage all aspects of the kitchen including operational, quality and administrative functions - Actively seek verbal feedback from customers on a regular basis and respond to all guest queries in a timely and efficient manner - Ensuring adequate resources are available according to business needs - Manage the provision of food and taking action where necessary to ensure compliance with current legislation - Control costs without compromising standards, improving gross profit margins and other departmental and financial targets - Ensure team members have an up-to-date knowledge of menu items, special promotions, functions and events - Maintain good communication and work relationships in all hotel areas - Ensure that staffing levels are maintained to cover business demands - Ensure monthly communication meetings are conducted and post-meeting minutes generated What are we looking for? A Head Chef at the Pem is someone that possess the following qualities: - Aspires to achieve great things and can has ability to lead a team - Experience in fine dining kitchens - Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills - Passionate about food and fine dining - Committed to delivering a high level of customer service - Ability to work under pressure - Intermediate food hygiene qualification - Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situation It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions: - Previous kitchen experience in similar role - Passion for food - Knowledge of current food trends - Advance food hygiene qualification - High level of IT proficiency Travel: - St James Park Tube Station - District & Circle Line - across the road - Westminster Tube Station - Jubilee Line (4 Mins Walk) - Victoria Station (8 Mins Walk) - Waterloo Station (10 Mins Walk) Job: Culinary Title: Head Chef Location: null Requisition ID: HOT0BU5A EOE/AA/Disabled/Veterans