Head Chef – Cumbria – 4 Star Hotel – Live In Available
We are recruiting a Head Chef for this 4 Star hotel within a busy town in Cumbria, offering an exciting opportunity to lead a talented kitchen brigade within a well-established and highly respected hospitality business.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and candidates must have the right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship. If you require Sponsorship please do not apply, thank you.
Set in one of the country's most picturesque locations, this charming hotel has earned an excellent reputation for its warm hospitality, comfortable accommodation, and high-quality food offering.
The restaurant is a bistro style restaurant and serves a Traditional Menu offering British Classics created using fresh produce.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate Head Chef to take ownership of a successful kitchen, working alongside an experienced and stable brigade that shares a genuine pride in producing good, honest British food.Benefits:
- Competitive salary plus tips
- Live-in accommodation available if required
- Staff meals provided whilst on duty
- Employee discounts
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Genuine career progression
- Free on-site parking
- Work within a beautiful 4 Star hotel
- Lead an experienced, stable, and supportive kitchen team
As Head Chef, you will take full responsibility for the day-to-day running of the kitchen, leading from the front while maintaining exceptional standards of food quality, consistency, and presentation.
You'll have the opportunity to build upon an already successful food offering, working with quality seasonal produce while preserving the restaurant's reputation for classic British cooking done properly.
As Head Chef you will:
- Lead, motivate, and develop a professional kitchen brigade
- Oversee all aspects of the day-to-day kitchen operation
- Produce high-quality classic British dishes using the finest seasonal ingredients
- Maintain exceptional standards of consistency, presentation, and service
- Manage stock control, ordering, GP, and kitchen budgets
- Ensure the highest standards of food hygiene and health & safety
- Train and mentor junior members of the brigade
- Work closely with senior management to continue developing the food offering
The ideal candidate will have a strong fresh food background and previous experience leading quality kitchens, with a genuine passion for traditional British cuisine and seasonal produce.
You will be an organised and inspiring leader who enjoys developing people just as much as creating exceptional food, and you'll relish the opportunity to work with an experienced brigade where teamwork, professionalism, and consistency are already firmly established.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a talented Head Chef to join a successful hotel where you'll inherit a stable kitchen team, work with excellent produce, and continue delivering the kind of classic British cooking guests return for time and time again.
Due to the number of applicants received, unfortunately we are unable to reply individually to each. Should your application be suitable for the role, then you'll hear from us within 48 hours, thank you.
INDC
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £40,000.00 per year
Application question(s):
- We are unable to help with sponsorship for Visas. If you require sponsorship then please do not apply for the role. If you do not need this, please respond "sponsorship not required", thank you.
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
