Job Role: Executive Chef, Duisdale & Toravaig Country House Hotels
Department: Kitchen Job description:
We are on the search for an enthusiastic, passionate, and dynamic individual to join us as Executive
Chef for 2 hotels in The Sonas Hotel Collection on the Isle of Skye.
About the role:
As the Executive Chef, you will work closely with the General Manager and Group Operations Manager
to ensure our hotel has a world class offering available to our guests, and our teams are working
toward the same standard, whilst continuing with their own personal development.
You are responsible for the day to day running of the kitchen with line management responsibility for
the kitchen team in the property. You will also work closely with all other hotel departments and central
support functions to ensure the overall success of the business. **Accommodation is available for the right candidate. Given the nature of this role, a full UK driving
license and access to a car are essential requirements.** A snapshot of your key responsibilities:
• Plan and direct the kitchen operations including quality, standards, cleanliness, guest
satisfaction.
• Work alongside hotel management team to ensure the smooth running of the day-to-day
kitchen operations, monitoring business levels and managing budgeted departmental costs
including but not limited to, payroll and stock control.
• To ensure that revenue/profit budgets/targets are achieved.
• Promote a positive people culture through effective communication and regular team
meetings.
• Driving standards of operation within the kitchen ensuring successful leadership, continued
training and development for all.
• Recruitment & retention of your team.
• Initial & ongoing training of your team.
• Driving the commercial success of the kitchen.
• Create, implement & maintain all operational policies and procedures with the Head Chef.
• Menu development with the senior leadership team.
Job Description
Executive Chef – Duisdale & Toravaig Country House Hotels, The Sonas Collection
Key requirements for this role:
• Previous experience in a similar role.
• A passion for hospitality and a drive to grow and develop yourself and your team.
• Fantastic communication skills.
What’s In It For You?
• Additional holiday allowance for your birthday.
• 50% food discount in all our restaurants.
• Staff rates across all our hotels.
• Access to Health Assured which hosts a wealth of informational tools and support across many
areas including: financial wellbeing, mental health, exercise and heathy eating.
• Ongoing personal development with access to internal and external training programmes.
• Free Gym Membership at Local Gyms.
• A share of monthly tips split fairly across the business.
• Free staff meals on duty.
• Paid breaks.
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