Executive Chef - earn £55,000 plus £300-£400 monthly service charge at a boutique hotel near Canterbury.
Are you an accomplished culinary leader ready to shape the complete food direction of an ambitious hospitality business? This Executive Chef opportunity near Canterbury offers strategic and creative ownership across restaurant dining, bedrooms, weddings and private events.
What's in it for you?
£55,000 basic salary
Approximately £300-£400 service charge per month
Total annual package worth approximately £58,600-£59,800
Permanent, full-time position
Complete influence over the culinary direction of the business
Fresh, seasonal ingredients sourced from local producers
A varied operation covering restaurant dining, weddings and events
A beautiful coastal countryside setting near Canterbury
The opportunity to build and develop the senior kitchen leadership team
A highly influential role within an ambitious independent business
Your new role
As Executive Chef, you'll take strategic responsibility for the complete culinary operation. Based near Canterbury, you'll oversee the 20-bedroom hotel kitchen while supporting the Head Chef and wider brigade across daily dining, breakfast, Sunday lunch, afternoon tea, weddings and private functions.
The business is highly seasonal and event-led, so you'll ensure menus, staffing, purchasing and kitchen systems are structured around changing demand and busy periods.
You will:
Define and develop the overall food strategy
Lead, mentor and support the senior kitchen team
Create seasonal menus using quality local produce
Maintain excellent food quality, presentation and consistency
Oversee restaurant, wedding and event food delivery
Set and manage food GP, labour and kitchen budgets
Drive purchasing, supplier relationships and waste reduction
Recruit, retain and develop the kitchen brigade
Introduce effective systems, standards and procedures
Maintain excellent food safety, HACCP and allergen compliance
Work closely with the owners and operational leadership team
Strengthen the venue's reputation as a dining and events destination
What we're looking for
The successful Executive Chef will have proven senior culinary leadership experience within a quality hotel, restaurant or event-led venue.
You'll also need:
Strong seasonal menu-development skills
Experience overseeing restaurant dining, weddings and events
Excellent commercial awareness and financial control
Confidence managing food GP, labour, stock and purchasing
Experience mentoring Head Chefs and senior kitchen leaders
The ability to plan around seasonal peaks and quieter periods
A hands-on, visible and supportive leadership style
Strong recruitment and team-development experience
Excellent food-safety and allergen knowledge
Creativity balanced with consistency and commercial discipline
The existing right to work in the UK
Experienced Head Chefs who are ready to move into a broader strategic leadership position are also encouraged to apply.
If this Executive Chef role near Canterbury sounds like the right opportunity for you, apply today.
Please contact Bradley Baxendale at Platinum Recruitment for more information.
Job Number: 49293 / INDCHEFS
Platinum Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Platinum Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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