Kitchen Team Leader

Holiday Inn Express London Gatwick - Crawley has just completed a £500k makeover. It has seen 73 of the hotel’s spacious bedrooms and the conference room enjoy a stylish renovation to provide contemporary comfort for business and leisure guests. With 138 spacious bedrooms, the hotel is located just 3.7 miles from Gatwick Airport and five minutes from Manor Royal business park.

Guests can revel in fresh décor, power showers and individual air conditioning as they unwind on new Hypnos king-size beds with flat-screen TVs. The hotel’s meeting space has the capacity for up to 25 delegates theatre style and boasts upgraded facilities including new lighting and AV equipment. The hotel also offers an onsite bar showing the latest Sky Sports.

Job Description

Prepare food using designated recipes or methods with precision. Promptly report any maintenance or repair issues to the manager and request necessary cleaning products. Ensure that all mandatory training, including Food Hygiene & Safety, Health & Safety, and Fire Safety, is completed through the internal training system. Complete cleaning tasks diligently and ensure that checklists are followed as instructed. Work with the team to provide our guests with an exceptional and consistent product. Take necessary measures to minimize wastage and understand all measures to prevent it. Ensure that we strictly comply with all health, safety, and food regulations. Maintaining a pantry stock record, Rotating stock items as per established procedures, Restocking the pantry and fridge or freezer as necessary, Properly storing food items at appropriate temperatures, creating staff weekly schedule, Ability to work under pressure in a busy kitchen and pull together as a team when needed, Be a role model to the team by maintaining high standards and making sure every customer receives the perfect service, An ability to adapt to whatever challenges arise during a busy service, Help organise and coordinate the team during a busy service, be able to manage a team and provide all necessary trainings as required, manage team holidays requests, conduct job chats with team members and complete appraisals. Manage and cover all shifts as per operation needs by planning suitable staffing levels.

What We Offer

• 28 holiday days (pro rata for part time)
• Automatic Enrolment into a workplace pension scheme
• Heavily discounted hotel stays and food & beverage discounts
• Use of worldwide IHG team member rates
• Uniform
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family

About Us

Holiday Inn Express London Gatwick Crawley has just completed a £500k makeover which has seen 73 of the hotel's spacious bedromms and the conference room enjoy a stylish renovation to provide contemporary comfort for business or leisure guest. With 138 spacious bedrooms the hotel is located 3.7 miles from Gatwick Airport

Role in our Family

• Ensure kitchen is kept clean and tidy at all times, follow CAYG principles and maintain a clean and safe method of working at all times
• Ensure all pot wash is completed in a timely manner and stored away in a correct position
• Ensure correct chemicals are being used for the correct jobs and ensure all chemicals and blue roll stocked up daily
• Ensure all Health and Safety standards are followed every shift
• Support the kitchen team in regard to prep levels as required
• To complete daily cooking as per menu
• Receive food deliveries
• Place food orders
• Create weekly schedules
• Manage team holidays requests
• Plan and conduct essential training for the team

What Happens Next

Does the Kitchen Porter role suit your skillset? Apply now, this takes second, you’ll just need to provide some contact details along with a CV. Next, we’ll review your details, and if successful we’ll invite you to meet one of the team to learn more about you, your experience and let us tell more about the Splendid Hospitality Group.
The Splendid Hospitality Group is an equal opportunities employer and a disability confident committed employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture.