Job Ref: FOC1868 Branch: City Hotel Derry Location: City Hotel Derry, Londonderry Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary and benefits including Staff rates throughout Hilton Hotels Worldwide use of hotels leisure facilities (Gym/Pool) Contract type: Permanent Hours: Full Time Shift pattern: Variable, including mornings, evenings and weekends. Hours per week: 40 Posted date: 08/09/2025 Closing date: 10/10/2025 Who are we? The City Hotel Derry is poised to become a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. Situated in a beautiful setting in Derry City with panoramic views of the river Foyle and only steps away from the famous city walls, shops, bars, and restaurants. Facilities include 158 bedrooms, extensive conference banqueting facilities for up to 450 guests, a leisure centre with swimming pool, jacuzzi, steam room and gym, Thompson's on the River Restaurant, Coppin's Bar and secure car parking. What is in it for you? Staff Rates across Hilton Brand hotels Accommodation / Rooms Food Beverage Discounts Leisure Centre / Spa Discounts Complementary use of Hotel Leisure facilities Employee of the Month / Employee of the Year Staff Training AXA Insurance Discounts Company Group Pension Reward Recognition incentives from Head of Department Free staff meals while on shift A day in the life of As Head Chef you will be responsible for overseeing and developing smooth operations of a busy kitchen, with emphasis on quality and presentation and maximising every opportunity to ensure profit and cost margins are met and consistently kept in line with budget. You will be Menu planning, cost, and budget controlling to ensure food cost is achieved. Finally, recruitment, training, and development of the team is important to ensure we deliver exceptional service whilst maintaining strict controls of food safety/health safety to ensure statutory compliance. What do we need from you? To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will hold City Guilds 706/1 | 706/2 Catering, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent as well as Food safety level 2 or 3. You will also have a minimum of 3 years experience at this level and a successful track record of managing a kitchen team within a hotel, restaurant, or hospitality venue. You should also be able to display the following strong interpersonal skills, with a proven track record developing high performing teams and experience preparing and managing departmental budgets. Situated in a beautiful setting in Derry City with panoramic views of the river Foyle and only steps away from the famous city walls, shops, bars, restaurants. Facilities include 158 bedrooms, extensive conference banqueting facilities for up to 450 guests, a leisure centre with swimming pool, jacuzzi, steam room and gym, Thompsons on the River Restaurant, Coppins Bar and secure car parking. We have over 190 members of staff at the City Hotel Derry, and with that comes a wide variety of different career and employment opportunities ranging from student placements, to full time/part time permanent positions to holiday or seasonal jobs. Whether you are just starting out in your career or have previous skills and experience, regardless of your background, we want to hear from enthusiastic people with a positive can do attitude who want to ensure our guests enjoy their stay at the City Hotel Derry. Its our policy to invest in people and as such we are constantly training and developing our staff to help promote within and increase effectiveness. We have numerous different departments in the hotel, with a wealth of exciting employment opportunities in a number of different disciplines. This includes food beverage; sales marketing; reception; administration; maintenance and housekeeping.