Stanley House Hotel & Spa – Mellor, Lancashire Stanley House Hotel & Spa is a luxury boutique hotel set in 54 acres of stunning Ribble Valley countryside. With exceptional bedrooms, award-winning events, quality dining and a world-class spa, it’s a standout place to develop your culinary career. Join Us at an Exciting Time We’re investing in our culinary offer, with a kitchen refurbishment planned for the new year, and we’ve introduced a new 4-day working week (40 hours per week) for the kitchen brigade, to support balance and attract top talent. The Opportunity We’re seeking a driven, creative and quality-focused Head Chef to help lead our food offering. Reporting to the Executive Head Chef, you’ll play a key role in shaping menus, driving consistency, and developing a high-performing team. This role is ideal for an experienced Head Chef or a strong Sous Chef ready to step up in a supportive, ambitious environment. What You’ll Lead Supporting and deputising for the Executive Head Chef across all outlets and events Leading, inspiring and developing the kitchen brigade Delivering innovative, seasonal and commercially minded menus Overseeing kitchen operations including cost control, standards, safety and prep Ensuring exceptional quality and consistency across the hotel’s dining experiences What You’ll Get Competitive salary TRONC 4-day working week for the kitchen team Discounts on stays and Food & Beverage across leaf HOSPITALITY portfolio of hotels Learning & professional development opportunities 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Enhanced annual and family leave £500 service bonus for every 5 years service Team Member of the Month/Year awards Uniform provided This hotel is managed by leaf HOSPITALITY who is a hotel management company that has one simple value that underpins everything we do: be excellent. We work with branded and independent hotels. Our vision is to be a leader in the market where every member of our team plays a part in delivering excellent service to our guests, owners, and team members. BeExcellent BeHuman HaveIntegr