Catering Manager/Head Chef
ABOUT US
The Manor & Ashbury Resorts is one of the UK’s leading Spa, Golf, Craft, and Sport Resorts, set in beautiful mid-Devon, with 400 rooms across two hotels and a full-board self-service buffet offering.
Our team delivers an exceptional experience across all areas of the business. Part of a fast-growing hospitality group, we’re embarking on an exciting refurbishment programme under new ownership, upgrading our restaurants, catering facilities, and overall guest experience. This is your chance to join a resort that’s evolving, where your contributions can make a real impact and help shape our future.
We’re a close-knit, success-driven team that puts culture first. We’re looking for proactive team members who want to grow with us, learn from an experienced team, and make a difference in a varied, fast-moving environment. There’s potential for on-site accommodation for those who don’t live locally, plus access to significantly discounted activities and facilities, including gym and golf. If you’re looking to join a caring team that values effort, respect, and opportunity, you’ll feel right at home.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The successful candidate would be responsible for overall Management of the Kitvhen Department operations, via 2-3 days per week office-based, and ensuring food service on the remaining 2-3 shifts within the Kitchen. The role will involve: -
Catering Manager duties: -
- Reinforce food hygiene and food safety standards
- Ensure food presentation is upheld
- Uphold Health & safety in the workplace
- Risk assessments
- Stock taking
- Email correspondence (replies and liaising with Management Team, General Enquiries etc).
- Allergy replies/communications with guests
- HACCP sheets and data recording
- Dealing with staff grievances before they get to HR
- In-house maintenance reporting and liaising with outside contractors
- Attending management meetings
- Communicating with other department heads and staff.
- Managing catering logistics
- Menu planning
- Meeting/liaising with suppliers to review pricing and products
- Negotiating bulk deals
- Monitoring costs
- Food order forms – paper and online
- Reporting to accounts
- Staff training
- Communication with Local authorities – E.H.O
- Co-ordinating staff rota – balanced team on shift
- Manage holiday requests
- Ensure Allergy sheets are regularly updated
- Kcals regularly updated
- Date check records
- Staff training files
- Ordering equipment and staff clothing
- Recruiting / C.V. reviews & interviewing alongside HR.
Head Chef duties: -
- Kitchen Shift Leader - Cooking main buffet items (for lunch/evening meals) i.e. lasagne's, pasta dishes, beef dishes, chicken dishes, vegetarian etc. All items are generally cooked on mass, as we are often catering for 300+ hotel guests.
- Monitoring stock levels and placing orders as necessary (orders are generally placed on a daily basis).
- Ensuring and helping to manage a clean/safe working area.
- Supervising a team of 2-6 other staff on any given shift (staffing numbers are subject to hotel guest numbers).
- Candidates must learn how we operate all stations within the kitchen, from Lead Shift (i.e. No. 1 as we call it), to Breakfast Chef, to Buffet Prep, to KP.
REQUIREMENTS
- This is a great opportunity for a an experienced chef with Management experience. A chance to work for an established business and lead our team of experienced kitchen staff, to ensure all of our guests are catered for on a daily basis:
- Fast worker - essential, as we cater for large numbers when the hotels are busy.
- Looking for an honest, hardworking individual.
- Someone who is flexible in terms of working hours preferable.
- Previous kitchen experience essential (must be a competent chef, preferably with experience in 'mass catering' and be able to lead a team).
HOURS:
- FULL-TIME – Shift Work. Normal working week will be 5 days, although 4-6 may be required depending on hotel occupancy. We would expect you to work in the region of 37.5-45 hours per week.
- Due to the nature of the job it will include regular weekend shifts as well as midweek, shifts are generally 6.00am-2.00pm/3.00pm . The candidate would also need to learn how the evening shift operates (1.00pm-9.30pm) as the Manager, but we would not expect them to work these shifts as a regular.
BENEFITS:
- Live-in accommodation available: Single en-suite rooms at £60 per week, all bills included; couple’s en-suite room at £100 per week, all bills included. Communal lounge, kitchen and laundry facilities are provided.
- Free meals when working lunch/dinner, free uniform and free parking.
- Discounts on accommodation, food & drink and retail at all resorts in our Group.
- Career opportunities as your skills develop and we add new facilities at The Manor & Ashbury and at other resorts as our parent group expands.
- Subsidised activities including gym, swimming, tennis and more at both our locations, and golf on all our five courses
- Opportunity to make lifelong friendships and be part of a vibrant team of over 250 colleagues.
- Company Pension Scheme.
- Death in Service Benefit available (6 month qualifying period)
Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Permanent
Pay: £45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Are you local or would you require Live-In Accommodation?
- Do you have experience in mass catering/buffet environments?
- Please describe your Catering Management experience
- Do you have a Drivers Licence and vehicle? This is essential as you will need to travel between our two Resorts regularly.
Experience:
Work Location: In person
