Executive Chef

4 weeks ago


UK, UK, United Kingdom Drayton Manor Resort Full time

What’s on offer?


A chance to join Drayton Manor Resort as our Executive Chef overseeing 2 kitchens and a brigade of 10. Reporting into the Hotel General Manager you will lead the development and implementation of food for the Hotel and our Events department creating a vision for food that creates memories for our guests with an exceptional dining experience.


We are Drayton Manor Resorts and we're making tracks with our ambitious plans to be the number one theme park in the UK for families recruiting the best warm hearted talent to work with us in promoting our successes and core values to our customers and employees. Our resort is home to a 15-acre zoo, 4-star hotel with 150 bedrooms to include Viking and Thomas Land themed rooms, conference facilities, restaurants, Europe’s only Thomas Land, 50 rides and attractions and growing


Your responsibilities as an Executive Chef will include and not limited to;


Working in a key leadership role within the management team you will have the autonomy, skills and imagination to create, develop and deliver exceptional dishes for our 4-star hotel restaurants and event spaces which includes outside catering for large corporate events. In addition to this you will

  • Create and implement food concepts that successfully caters for the needs of the hotel’s restaurant, bar and extensive meeting and events facilities
  • Create working schedules for your chefs and kitchen porters, ensuring they are within the agreed budgets
  • Ensure all Health and Safety and Food Safety Policies and procedures are embedded, and the relevant training is delivered to your team
  • Oversee the ordering process ensuring correct usage of ingredients, stock control, rotation and reduction of food waste to the targeted cost of sale
  • Be responsible for managing food costs, budgets and all financials relevant to the efficient running of your kitchens


Key Skills and attributes as an Executive Chef


  • You will be experience in High Volume covers
  • Management of budgets and cost control
  • People management to include training, development and support
  • You will have worked as an Executive Chef or will be an experienced Head Chef ready to step up
  • Hold an NVQ Level 3 or above


What’s in it for you as our Executive Chef?


  • Great fun benefits to include entry into the park for you and 3 guests and into our sister site West Midlands Safari Park
  • 40 hours a week any days out of 7
  • Full support in you role
  • Free parking
  • Company Pension
  • 30 days holiday



Interested? Do you want to have full autonomy in your role for creativity, implementing new menus and creating exceptional dishes. Are you ready to be part of our manor proud team? Apply for our role of Executive Chef and we will be in touch.


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