Executive Chef

2 weeks ago


Dundee, United Kingdom Apex City Quay Hotel and Spa Full time
About This Opportunity

At Apex City Quay Hotel and Spa, we're passionate about delivering exceptional dining experiences to our guests. As an Executive Chef - Dundee Kitchen Lead, you'll play a key role in leading our kitchen team to achieve this goal.

**Job Summary**
We're seeking an experienced and innovative Executive Chef to lead our kitchen team in Dundee. You'll be responsible for overseeing the preparation of food across all areas of the kitchen, ensuring that our dishes are prepared to the highest standards and delivered with impeccable service. Your leadership skills will enable you to motivate and inspire your team to provide an outstanding experience for our guests.

**Key Responsibilities**
  • Lead the preparation of food across all areas of the kitchen, adhering to Company standards.
  • Organise and deliver effective food preparation, working collaboratively with the Head Chef, Grill Chef, and Banqueting Chef.
  • Support staff training and supervision, ensuring excellent preparation, cooking, and service of all dishes.
  • Ensure laundry is controlled within the kitchen, maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
  • Conduct daily fridge and stock checks, planning purchasing requirements to meet business demands for the Banqueting kitchen.
  • Monitor cleaning activities, ensuring departmental cleaning schedules are followed and maintained at a high standard.
  • Comply with statutory and legal requirements for Hygiene, Health, and Safety, ensuring the Kitchen Team is aware of these regulations.
  • Ensure the security of equipment and food stocks at all times.
  • Manage attendance, performance, H&S, complete reviews, 1-2-1s, annual appraisals, and training for the people management aspects of the role.

Requirements

To succeed in this role, you'll need:
  • Experience in a senior role within a large banqueting kitchen environment, ideally in a 4 or 5-star operation.
  • Previous experience of catering on a large scale would be advantageous.
  • Previous managerial experience within a similar role.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary of £40,000 - £50,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus a range of benefits including:
  • 29 days' holiday
  • Training and development opportunities from day one
  • Employee events and celebrations
  • In-house company interactive employee communication APP
  • Access to our state-of-the-art gym and pools
  • Healthy meals to enjoy while working
  • Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
  • Financial Wellbeing App Wagestream, allowing earlier access to pay
  • £200 referral bonus when friends or family join the team
  • Following successful completion of the probationary period, access to discounts and wellbeing platform Treat Yourself Here, unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family
  • Involvement in employee of the quarter and annual recognition schemes
  • Long service recognition
  • Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two
  • 50% discount in our restaurants
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family
  • Spa treatments and product discounts
  • Critical Illness & Life Assurance cover

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