Head Chef - Bognor Regis
Alfa Leisureplex Group has an opportunity for a Head Chef to join the team at The Royal Norfolk Hotel, Bognor Regis.
Working Hours:
As a Head Chef you will work circa 42 hours per week, including weekends & split shifts with a salary of £32,500 Per Annum.
Head Chef Responsibilities:
As a Head Chef you will be required to manage all aspects of a hotel kitchen. We offer a set menu on a 7-day cycle system for our guests, who are predominately coach customers, and the menu is repeated each week with the majority of starters, mains and sweets made in-house using fresh produce.
As the Head Chef, you will oversee the kitchen team to deliver consistent standards of food whilst controlling your cost per bed night spend. We expect the highest standards of food safety and health and safety within the kitchen environment.You will therefore be comfortable in the administrative side of running a kitchen including record keeping, stock control and food ordering.
Benefits of being an employee owner:
Bi-annual tax-free dividend due to our employee-owned status (over £1,200 last full year)Funding for any relevant training courses to aid your development
Job Security – our employee-owned status provides better job security, as we can't be sold to another company
Support and continuous development opportunities
Competitive occupational sick pay scheme
Fantastic discounts on our holidays and hotel stays
Employee Assistance Programme - Health Assured
Length of Service rewards
Live In Accommodation (location specific)
Free employee meals
Build your pension – we have a pension scheme in place that the Company contributes towards
Reward, recognition and engagement programmes
Essential Skills:
Experience in a similar roleStrong communication and leadership skills
Understanding of all aspects related to food safety regulations and record keeping
Ability to work under the pressure of a busy kitchen whilst maintaining attention to detail
A passion for delivering high quality consistent food
Understanding of cost control and utilising all produce
Team player and demonstrable experience of team work within a kitchen environment
Desirable Skills:
Knowledge of the travel, tourism and hospitality industryGood eye for detail and passion for the industry
Experience working as a chef in a similar setting would be an advantage
Supervisory experience
The Alfa Leisureplex Group is one of the UK’s most highly respected coach holiday and hotel companies with a consolidated turnover of over £70 million per year. We are the UK’s only employee-owned Travel Group and our brands include Leisureplex Hotels and Alfa Travel.Our mission is to provide high quality memorable holidays for our guests.
Leisureplex Hotels own and operate 24 hotels in the UK’s most popular seaside locations. We have a combined bed stock of over 2,000 rooms and achieve strong all year-round occupancies due to our sister brands Alfa Travel, plus our links to other coach operators and group organisers.
You would be joining the group during an exciting period as we continue to see significant growth in the number of customers choosing to holiday with us each year. As an employee-owned business with almost 1,000 employee owners, we see our people as our most valuable asset in growing our business and continuing to provide a high-quality service to our customers.
If you feel you are friendly, positive and passionate and have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this Head Chef role, click ‘apply’ today. We’d love to hear from you!