Glenmorangie House Head Chef

Position

This role will manage the Front of House and Housekeeping functions, ensuring all aspects of the guest experience is delivered in line with the brand, and to a 5-star level. They will coach and mentor the teams to improve performance, brand engagement, and ensure all guests have an exceptional experience

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Passionately advocate and act as an ambassador for the Glenmorangie brand.
• Responsible for day to day running of the kitchen team.
• Assist and support operational teams during peak periods or VIP visits.
• Connects with customers to educate on food journey.
• With the House Manager facilitate the seasonal and temporary recruitment of kitchen staff, inductions and training.
• Motivate, guide, and mentor team members to exceed goals and creates a positive environment.
• Assists in carrying out monthly stock takes and reports to House Manager.
• Ensure all Health & Safety policies and procedures for the Glenmorangie Distillery Visitor Centre kitchen are understood and adhered to.
• To ensure that the necessary risk assessments, accident and incident reports, and routine inspections in relation to kitchen areas are completed, logged, and communicated as required.
• To ensure that all kitchen staff are fully trained in fire safety and emergency procedures, including evacuation procedure.

Profile

Key Skills:

• Effective team management.
• Ability to connect easily with people.
• Wants to be involved and engaged in seeing the business continue to go from strength to strength
• Proactively offers solutions to challenges.
• Role models the company values.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Ability to cook to at least 2 AA Rosette standard.
• Food cost management.
• Use of Stock systems/Till systems beneficial.
• Needs to be able to show situational management skills – ability to deal with paying public through to MH VIPS often at the same time.

Additional information

About us:

At Glenmorangie, we aspire to embrace the broadest view of diversity, equity, and inclusion to build teams that are reflective of our customers and consumers, and that celebrate and maximise the uniqueness of every employee.

To reflect the diverse needs of our workforce, we offer a range of life friendly, inclusive policies including flexible working arrangements and generous leave entitlements. We are committed to supporting the mental health of our workforce; we have a community of Mental Health First Aiders throughout the business, and we provide a safe space to talk about our wellbeing. We also champion physical wellbeing, offering employees discounted gym memberships.

We are a Disability Committed Employer and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the minimum requirements for the job.

Applications will close on Friday 27th September 2024.

Please submit a CV and Covering Letter, stating your desired salary on application and notice period, and whether you wish to apply through the Disability Confident Scheme.

Package: Competitive salary and benefits package.

NOTE: Only candidates with a suitable profile will be contacted for further discussions about the position.

Unsolicited introductions from employment agencies will not be accepted.