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About the Role
Canary Riverside Plaza London, Vignette Collection is seeking a dynamic Head Chef to inspire and lead the culinary team, contributing to London's luxury lifestyle scene. This role involves ensuring culinary excellence, managing kitchen operations, and creating innovative menus.
Responsibilities
- Manage and lead the Kitchen team to provide culinary excellence.
- Support operationally with team development and management.
- Manage kitchen finances and stock.
- Collaborate with the Restaurant and Bars manager for a coordinated F&B approach.
- Create and develop menus inspired by local knowledge and global food trends.
- Demonstrate expertise in all sections of a high-end kitchen.
- Ensure a strong health and safety focus and maintain kitchen cleanliness.
- Support chefs' career development through training and internal promotion.
Requirements
- Experience working within a hotel restaurant as an Executive Chef or Head Chef for at least 1-2 years.
- Strong people management skills, including training, development, recruitment, onboarding, and training new starters.
- High standard of service with close attention to detail.
- Ensure dishes are produced to the highest standards within brand guidelines.
- Confident leadership and ability to lead by example.
- Positive attitude and seeking a new career challenge.
- Must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.
Skills
- Culinary excellence
- Team development and management
- Financial management
- Stock management
- Menu creation and development
- Knowledge of local, UK, and worldwide food trends
- High-end kitchen operations
- Health and safety
- Training and development
- Recruitment
- Onboarding
- Attention to detail
- Leadership
- Communication
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum 1-2 years as Executive Chef or Head Chef in a hotel restaurant
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Guaranteed hours
- Free meal on shift
- Paid holidays
- Extensive training
- Opportunities for career progression across the world
- Worldwide discounted room rates
- Discounted F&B on employee rate
- Generous friends and family rate
- Discounts on supermarket shopping, experiences, and retailers
- Employee assistance program available 24/7
About the Company
- Canary Riverside Plaza London, Vignette Collection is a landmark hotel in London's luxury lifestyle scene, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts' luxury and lifestyle portfolio.
- The hotel offers 142 luxurious guestrooms and suites, stylish dining spaces, meeting and events facilities, and access to a luxury health club, spa and pool.
- It combines luxury hospitality with authentic, experiential, and considerate travel, celebrating individuality, locality, and meaningful guest experiences.
- IHG Hotels & Resorts is recognized as a ‘Best Employer 2025’ in the UK by Mercer.
- IHG has over 6,000 hotels and growing.
Equal Opportunity
- As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any adjustments or support at any stage.
- IHG Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity employer.
- We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.