IBIS City Centre - Head Chef

Job Description

About us

Andras Hotels is Northern Ireland’s largest hotel group with nine hotels in Belfast, Coleraine and Portrush, two apartment complexes, a Café Bar and a Health Club and Spa. We are rapidly expanding our portfolio and we are dedicated to promoting tourism and hospitality across the country. We develop our people through our Andras Academy, the industry Wellbeing and Development Promise, and we are proud to be signed up to Green Tourism.

What is the job?

This is a crucial role within a dynamic and fast paced environment. Our Head Chef is responsible for preparing and presenting food dishes to deliver excellent guest and member experience while consistently contributing to departmental targets. You’ll also ensure quality, kitchen maintenance, and inventory functions kept to our high standards - to make sure your kitchen is always running smoothly.

Hours

40 hours

What we offer

• Discounted Hotel Rates across ‘000’s of hotels worldwide for employees and for family and friends

• Health Care Cash Plan

• Diamond membership of Kingsbridge Hospital Group

• Enhanced Pension Scheme

• Enhanced Maternity Pay

• Enhanced Paternity Pay

• Cycle to work

• Recruit a friend scheme

• Employee Appreciation and Social Events

• Employee of the Month Award

• £20 for completion of FLOW training

• Increased Annual leave with service

• Discount at Bodyscape – Employee rate and family and friend rate

• Cyrospa discount rate at Bodyscape

• Communication and advice on Health and Wellbeing

• Andras Academy – Training and Development Programmes and progression opportunities within the Andras Hotels Group

• Work for globally renowned Hotel Brands

• Reward Club Incentive Scheme

• Hotel Incentive scheme

About The Role

Your day to day

People

• Direct daily kitchen activities, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right staffing numbers

• Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues - recognise good performance

• Staff training (induction, health and safety, security, technical and behavioural)

• Recommend or initiate any HR related actions where needed

• Drive a great working environment for teams to thrive – connect departments to create sense of one team

• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments.

• Communicate with all hotel department heads to stay informed of kitchen needs and ensure timely responses to requests

Financial

• Complete forecasts, plans, and departmental production reports for management

• Help prepare the hotel’s annual budget and the setting of departmental goals

• Maintain costing and documentation of all dishes prepared and sold from the kitchen

• Contribute to kitchen revenue through effective food cost control

• Responsible for the purchase of goods, ensuring that they meet the required standards

• Ensure that stock rotation is carried out correctly and documented on a daily basis and taken accurately

• Ensure that stock levels are accurate at the end of every month

Guest Experience

• Awareness of guest satisfaction scores and the measures put in place to meet department quality targets and objectives

• Encourage guest feedback to improve guest satisfaction

• Answer guest questions about dishes and kitchen services

Responsible Business

• Manage and maintain HACCP

• Meet all health and hygiene requirements

• Health and Safety management – comply with company procedures and Safety Risk Audits

• Keep an eye on competitor activity / industry innovation to develop your own ideas in the kitchen

• Make sure food and drinks are secure and stored safely – always keep stock replenished to minimise waste

• Ensure that all kitchen equipment and environment are hygienic and working properly

• Always follow governmental regulations and company policies and procedures

Accountability:

This job involves working in Kitchen and Food & Beverage areas. Hours of work will include mornings, evenings and weekends. Will include assisting other departments wherever necessary and maintaining good working relationships.

  How do I deliver this?

Heartist Transforming” - Offering guests a different experience, creating emotion, forging lasting relationships built on courtesies, moments and memories, also means allowing spontaneity, encouraging initiative and letting every employee express their personality.

AccorHotels sees a “Heartist” in each employee — a master of the art of hospitality who serves others from the heart, with curiosity and inventiveness and therefore always strive to:

• Make guests feel welcome

• Make guests feel heart-warmed

• Make guests feel incredible

• Make guests feel like they belong.

There’s so much more to the job than we can capture here. It’s simply about creating great experiences, doing the right thing and understanding people.

The statements in this job description are intended to represent the key duties and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be ALL responsibilities or qualifications of the job.

Skills Needed

About The Company

Andras House Ltd is a leading property development and hospitality company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Established in 1981, the company has grown into a highly successful multi-million pound organisation with an extensive portfolio of office, hotel and leisure developments.

We are proud to be at the forefront of hospitality in Northern Ireland. With seven hotels we are Belfast’s largest hotel group with 1000 bedrooms in the City.

Andras Hotels is proud to be the leading hotel group in Belfast with current awards of Best Hotel in Belfast for Holiday Inn Belfast City Centre, Best Budget Hotel in Ireland for Ibis Belfast City Centre and Best Serviced Apartments for Cordia Serviced Apartments.

Company Culture

Andras Hotels is Northern Ireland’s largest hotel group and we are proud to have been at the forefront of hospitality for the past 30 years.

We subscribe to the Hospitality Employers Charter, which means we are committed to providing training, development, and support to all of our team members.

We offer a range of staff benefits and opportunities to grow your career in our fast-growing company Our Andras Academy provides training and development for all team members and we are an equal opportunities employer.

Desired Criteria

• Experience within the Hospitality Industry as a Chef
• Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate
• NVQ Level 3 Food Preparation and Cooking

Required Criteria

• 2 years’ experience as a Sous chef in a restaurant or hotel setting
• Experience of leading and developing others within a kitchen environment
• Food Hygiene Certificate

Closing Date Tuesday 18th June, 2024