Kitchen Manager/Head Chef

Location

Tattershall Lakes, Lincolnshire; Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Hours of Work

Full time (Part Time can be considered); Permanent Contract - 40 hours per week.

Salary

£50,000 per annum (pro rata) + car allowance (Up to £35,000 per annum DOE)

What we need in a nutshell

Someone who understands that exceptional food and drink are central to a happy holiday. From leading your team's development to stocks, yields and audits - but most of all doing what you love to cook. This is an exceptional opportunity for a skilled Kitchen Manager or Head Chef who is looking to showcase creative skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Control and direct the food preparation process and any other related activities
• Ensure consistency of quality of dishes before they reach the customer
• Plan orders of equipment and ingredients, managing stock and wastage effectively
• Remedy any problems or defects
• Be fully in charge of managing and training kitchen staff
• Oversee the work of the kitchen team
• Manage and review team workload to maximise efficiency and ensure standards
• Implementation of all legislative measures and administration required by the current Food Hygiene, licensing, and collaboration and respect across the team

Skills, Experience and Qualities

• Communication skills through listening to customers, engaging and building rapport with your team
• Experience of working under pressure including managing a workload at busy times
• Ability to build commercial awareness and experience in a commercial environment
• Knowledge of working with regulations such as health & safety, auditing, and ensuring colleagues understand them
• Great leadership skills and the ability to build a high performing team to control, develop and improve all aspects of the kitchen including: P&L, yields, people, standards, legal compliance, service and brand integrity
• An NVQ and relevant food hygiene certificates

What we can offer you

• Up to 50% Discounts on Away Resorts holidays - because you deserve amazing getaways too.
• 20% On-park discounts - Enjoy the best of what we offer.
• Team Incentives - Your hard work won't go unnoticed.
• Holiday Hero Menu - Enjoy delicious meals with discounted food options on-park.
• Life Insurance - For peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay - After two years with us, we've got you covered.
• Holiday Buy Scheme - Flexibility to suit your lifestyle.
• Scheme - Wellbeing support when you need it.
• Career Development - We believe in nurturing talent and promoting from within.

Our Promise to You

Holiday Heroes come with all sorts of different super-powers, and we welcome them all! We embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. From our investors, to our teams we love that everyone comes from different backgrounds, allowing us to grow and inspire each other. We'll never accept any form of discrimination and we'll forever strive not just for our product to be unique but our people too. In short, we want to bring your whole self to work!

Closing Date

24 April 2026