Head Chef

Alfa Holiday Group has an opportunity for a Head Chef to join the team at Waverley Castle Hotel, Melrose., As a Head Chef you will work circa 45 hours per week primarily over 5 days, including weekends & split shifts with a salary of £45,000 Per Annum.

Head Chef Responsibilities:

As a Head Chef you will be required to manage all aspects of a hotel kitchen. We offer a set menu on a 7-day cycle system for our guests, who are predominately coach customers, and the menu is repeated each week with the majority of starters, mains and sweets made in-house using fresh produce.

As the Head Chef, you will oversee the kitchen team to deliver consistent standards of food whilst controlling your cost per bed night spend. We expect the highest standards of food safety and health and safety within the kitchen environment. You will therefore be comfortable in the administrative side of running a kitchen including record keeping, stock control and food ordering.

Experience in a similar role

Strong communication and leadership skills

Understanding of all aspects related to food safety regulations and record keeping

Ability to work under the pressure of a busy kitchen whilst maintaining attention to detail

A passion for delivering high quality consistent food

Understanding of cost control and utilising all produce

Team player and demonstrable experience of team work within a kitchen environment

Desirable Skills:

Knowledge of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry

Good eye for detail and passion for the industry

Experience working as a chef in a similar setting would be an advantage

The Alfa Holiday Group is one of the UK's most highly respected coach holiday and hotel companies with a consolidated turnover of over £75 million per year. We are the UK's only employee-owned Travel Group and our brands include Alfa Hotels and Alfa Coaches. Our mission is to provide high quality memorable holidays for our guests.

Alfa Hotels own and operate 25 hotels in the UK's most popular seaside locations. We have a combined bed stock of over 2,000 rooms and achieve strong all year-round occupancies due to our sister brands, plus our links to other coach operators and group organisers.

You would be joining the group during an exciting period as we continue to see significant growth in the number of customers choosing to holiday with us each year. As an employee-owned business with over 1,000 employee owners, we treat our people with respect, enabling them to achieve their ambitions and provide the best service to our guests.

Bi-annual tax-free dividend due to our employee-owned status (circa £1,500 FTE in 2024)

Funding for any relevant training courses to aid your development

Job Security - our employee-owned status provides better job security, as we can't be sold to another company

Support and continuous development opportunities

Competitive occupational sick pay scheme

Fantastic discounts on our holidays and hotel stays

Employee Assistance Programme - Health Assured

Length of Service rewards

Live In Accommodation (location specific)

Free employee meals

Build your pension - we have a pension scheme in place that the Company contributes towards

Reward, recognition and engagement programmes

Essential Skills