Head Chef

Head Chef

Location: Kenwick Park Estate, Louth, Lincolnshire

Hours: 40 hours per week - Permanent

Salary: Dependent on Experience

Who are we?

We are a dynamic and growing company, shaking up the Great British holiday. At our amazing UK resorts, we pull out all the stops and add the bells and whistles to give our guests the holiday of a lifetime. Find out more about our holiday experience on our website: http://www.awayresorts.co.uk. 

Some of the background

For those who enjoy relaxation, scenic walks, and hot tubs, Kenwick Park Estate is the perfect escape. Set within 320 acres of rolling Lincolnshire countryside, it offers an ideal setting to unwind this season. Choose from our luxury lodges for a self-catered stay, or opt for Kenwick Park Hotel, where classic heritage meets a contemporary twist.

We need you to be the person who ensures that we deliver delight on a plate to our guests. As Head Chef you will make sure everyone on the kitchen is working together to create delicious meals in a well-run kitchen.

The nitty gritty of what you’ll be doing

As part of our team of Holiday Heroes, you will manage and inspire the kitchen team to produce brilliant, freshly prepared dishes to our high standards. This will include:

Managing the kitchen team in food preparation and cooking.

• Supporting the F&B Manager in recruiting, managing and inspiring the kitchen team.
• Controlling food margins through effective stock management.
• Supporting and delivering banqueting operations to ensure high standards for events and larger-scale dining.
• Ensuring presentation of menu items to a high standard.
• Supporting menu engineering to help deliver an appealing and commercially successful food offer.
• Monitoring and implementing operational cleanliness and food hygiene.
• Training and supporting other Holiday Heroes to help them be the best they can.

You will lead from the front, setting the standards for your team and motivating, coaching and supporting them to be outstanding.

One more thing…holidays happen at holiday times and eating & drinking goes on into the night, so you’ll need to work your magic on bank holidays, evenings and weekends too.

Skills, experience and qualities you’ll need

Are you dynamic, determined and enthusiastic? Do you thrive on providing memorable guest experiences and want to be part of a great team? These are the essential qualities for our kitchen manager. You will also:

• Have an NVQ and relevant food hygiene certificates.
• Have knowledge and experience of catering and its many challenges
• Genuinely want to create memorable meals
• Show evidence of your superb people management skills
• Have the leadership, drive and commitment to deliver delight consistently

It’s about your values too. We have a can-do, fun loving, people centred ethos here at Away Resorts, which is captured by our holiday heroes’ mantra of Attentive Amazing Lovers – if that’s fired up your curiosity, have a read about it here and decide if it describes you.

Nice to have but not essential

It would be great if you tick some of these boxes too (but we won’t hold it against you if you don’t).

• Experience of working in a holiday park

What we can offer you:

• Career Development
• On Park Discounts
• Discounts on Away Resort Holidays 
• Rewards and recognition

Want to join our team? Here’s how to apply

Click on the Apply Now button. If you’re new to our website, we’ll prompt you to register. If you’ve already registered, you can simply log in. Then complete your details and send us your best version of you.

It’s up to you what you say and how you say it; whatever makes you feel good and tells your story best.

Good Luck!