Head Chef

3 days ago

Alfreton DE AU, United Kingdom The Hayes Conference Centre Full time

We're looking for a talented, experienced Head Chef to lead our kitchen at The Hayes Conference Centre. We are a large residential conference centre,where we serve fresh, home-produced meals for up to 400 guests per sitting, three times a day. If you're passionate about great food, team leadership, and delivering a warm, servant-hearted experience, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role

As Head Chef, you'll lead a dedicated kitchen team and work closely with our FOH dining team to deliver excellent, well-balanced menus for a diverse range of residential guests. You'll bring creativity—drawing on seasonal and ethnic flavours—while keeping food safety, quality, and consistency at the heart of everything you do.

What You'll Do

  • Create enjoyable menus for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks, including options for special diets
  • Cook high-volume, fresh food to a consistently high standard
  • Lead and motivate a small kitchen team, setting expectations and developing their skills
  • Manage ordering, suppliers, stock control, and budgeted GP
  • Ensure compliance with all Food Safety, Health & Safety, and internal policies
  • Maintain excellent presentation, freshness, and standards at the servery
  • Work collaboratively with operations and FOH teams to deliver a seamless guest experience
  • Be an ambassador for CCT in all guest and team interactions

Shift Patterns

Our catering operates within set service times, with no late-night food service:

  • 6:00am – 2:00pm
  • 12:00pm – 8:00pm

(5 days out of 7)

What We're Looking For

  • Experienced chef with a background in volume catering (up to 400 covers)
  • Confident creating seasonal and ethnic dishes, and designing inclusive menus
  • Strong leader with excellent communication skills
  • Organised, reliable, and passionate about delivering excellent food and guest experience
  • Level 3 Food Hygiene required (training provided). Qualifications welcomed but experience valued

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary
  • Company pension (6% employer contribution)
  • Long Service Holiday Allowance
  • Westfield Health wellbeing programme
  • Discounted stays for you and your family at our other centres (subject to availability)
  • Free meal while on duty
  • Free onsite parking
  • Uniform provided
  • Supportive, friendly working environment
  • Opportunities to bring ideas, create new menus, and shape the guest dining experience
  • Staff events and ongoing development opportunities

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £37,500.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Discounted or free food
  • Free parking
  • Life insurance
  • On-site parking
  • Sick pay

Experience:

  • Cooking: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

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