Head Chef

Are you a Head Chef who thrives in a changing environment to bring a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience to our team, looking for your next challenge? Or an experienced senior Sous, wanting to lead your brigade your way?

We're on the lookout for talented Senior Chefs, looking for the next step in their career- get in touch with what makes you tick and what you're looking for to keep you smiling in your next role.

With opportunities throughout Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex there's always an exciting challenge to get stuck in to with Surya Hotels.

You might recognise The George in Colchester city centre, Kingscliff on the Essex coastline, Dukes Head in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, or the Mill Hotel on Sudbury's water meadows- these are just some of our stunning, outstanding properties with exciting menus, hard working teams and fantastic guests.

You should have demonstrable flare; inventive and creative in designing menus that are innovative and cost effective, but most importantly are enticing to our guests!

Main Duties of the Role:

• Responsible for all operational aspects of the Kitchen and its success.

• Development and design of new dishes and menus.
• Ordering stocks, taking deliveries of produce and stock rotation of food stuffs, auditing equipment and standards.
• Maintain a professional kitchen, with a positive attitude and proud workforce
• Implement a Kitchen “strategy” that is based upon our Core Values.
• Delegate, lead, coach and manage your Team appropriately.
• Ensure all documentation, i.e. daily/ weekly/ monthly checks are completed as necessary and carried out as per the Hotel and Company Standards.
• Controlling costs through correct stock ordering and minimising wastage, COGs, forecasting and managing workload.

Key Requirements for the Role:

• Outstanding cooking skills- with mouth watering presentation
• Proven skills efficiently running the pass with a high volume of covers on busy shifts.
• Evidence of managing a Team within a Catering / Hotel environment.
• The ability to write menus that are both creative, costed and profitable.
• Experience preparing menus of a variety of cuisines is highly desirable.
• Strong networker to engage with a variety of suppliers, sourcing best quality produce to meet exacting standards.
• Experience as a Head Chef with the minimum of 3 years’ evidence of running a successful Kitchen- leading and developing your brigade.

In return for your passion to succeed, we offer you; 

* A great environment where you get to influence and shape the menus you're delivering, you guide and mentor your team and are a key part of your site's success, 

* Access to wages as you earn

* Support through difficult time with our Employee Assistance Programme

* Training and qualification opportunities, 

* Bonus opportunity for achievements in your division

* Eligibility to be part of Tronc scheme

* Significant discounts on restaurants and hotel stays- up to 50% off!! 

* Access to wellness and financial webinars

* Bike to work scheme, access to supermarket and retail discounts too

If the above sounds like an ideal fit for you, please get in contact with us, we look forward to hearing from you soon!

Surya Hotels is one of the UK’s leading niche hotel groups, with a rapidly expanding portfolio of outstanding properties, situated in some of the UK’s most idyllic settings, from historic Suffolk and Norfolk towns, Essex City or coastal resorts to picturesque Surrey villages.

Our hospitality family has a ‘best in class’ ethos to exceed our guest expectations; creating experiences that embrace our heritage locations, our people and the communities we work within.

We aim to consistently deliver best in class experiences with personality and warmth. From our warm welcome, to our ‘See-you-again-soon’ Goodbye.

Stay. Explore. Discover.

Are you a Head Chef who thrives in a changing environment to bring a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience to our team, looking for your next challenge? Or an experienced senior Sous, wanting to lead your brigade your way?

We're on the lookout for talented Senior Chefs, looking for the next step in their career- get in touch with what makes you tick and what you're looking for to keep you smiling in your next role.

With opportunities throughout Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex there's always an exciting challenge to get stuck in to with Surya Hotels.

You might recognise The George in Colchester city centre, Kingscliff on the Essex coastline, Dukes Head in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, or the Mill Hotel on Sudbury's water meadows- these are just some of our stunning, outstanding properties with exciting menus, hard working teams and fantastic guests.

You should have demonstrable flare; inventive and creative in designing menus that are innovative and cost effective, but most importantly are enticing to our guests!

Main Duties of the Role:

• Responsible for all operational aspects of the Kitchen and its success.

• Development and design of new dishes and menus.
• Ordering stocks, taking deliveries of produce and stock rotation of food stuffs, auditing equipment and standards.
• Maintain a professional kitchen, with a positive attitude and proud workforce
• Implement a Kitchen “strategy” that is based upon our Core Values.
• Delegate, lead, coach and manage your Team appropriately.
• Ensure all documentation, i.e. daily/ weekly/ monthly checks are completed as necessary and carried out as per the Hotel and Company Standards.
• Controlling costs through correct stock ordering and minimising wastage, COGs, forecasting and managing workload.

Key Requirements for the Role:

• Outstanding cooking skills- with mouth watering presentation
• Proven skills efficiently running the pass with a high volume of covers on busy shifts.
• Evidence of managing a Team within a Catering / Hotel environment.
• The ability to write menus that are both creative, costed and profitable.
• Experience preparing menus of a variety of cuisines is highly desirable.
• Strong networker to engage with a variety of suppliers, sourcing best quality produce to meet exacting standards.
• Experience as a Head Chef with the minimum of 3 years’ evidence of running a successful Kitchen- leading and developing your brigade.

In return for your passion to succeed, we offer you; 

* A great environment where you get to influence and shape the menus you're delivering, you guide and mentor your team and are a key part of your site's success, 

* Access to wages as you earn

* Support through difficult time with our Employee Assistance Programme

* Training and qualification opportunities, 

* Bonus opportunity for achievements in your division

* Eligibility to be part of Tronc scheme

* Significant discounts on restaurants and hotel stays- up to 50% off!! 

* Access to wellness and financial webinars

* Bike to work scheme, access to supermarket and retail discounts too

If the above sounds like an ideal fit for you, please get in contact with us, we look forward to hearing from you soon!

Surya Hotels is one of the UK’s leading niche hotel groups, with a rapidly expanding portfolio of outstanding properties, situated in some of the UK’s most idyllic settings, from historic Suffolk and Norfolk towns, Essex City or coastal resorts to picturesque Surrey villages.

Our hospitality family has a ‘best in class’ ethos to exceed our guest expectations; creating experiences that embrace our heritage locations, our people and the communities we work within.

We aim to consistently deliver best in class experiences with personality and warmth. From our warm welcome, to our ‘See-you-again-soon’ Goodbye.

Stay. Explore. Discover.