Job Description

Breakfast Chef
Hastings Hotels is a family owned, luxury hotel group based in Northern Ireland.
We value our people. It's our people who provide the excellent experience we offer to all our guests. When we work together we can do amazing things.
We are seeking a reliable and enthusiastic person to become part of our talented Kitchen team at the exclusive
Under the leadership of our Inspiring Head Chef, Stephen Bracken, you will have the opportunity to work with our friendly team, develop your skills and enjoy the variety offered by a role in hospitality. Find out more about why our people love working for Hastings Hotels
The successful candidate can expect to work 45 hours per week (excluding breaks), five shifts out of seven including weekends.
Typical shift patterns start from 6am.
The salary for this full time position starts from 31,250 per annum.
We offer a range of benefits including free staff meals, employee discounts, cash and credit card tips, an excellent service charge shared across the team, 29 days holidays and your birthday off and opportunities for career progression and development. For further details about our employee benefits click .
The company reserves the right to apply enhanced short-listing criteria.
To find out more about Hastings Hotels and what our company offers please visit
Hastings Hotels is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
About the role
About the Role
To prepare and supervise Breakfast to ensure this most important meal of the day is presented to Hastings standards.
1. To take responsibility for the effective supervision of kitchen employees, to ensure efficient operation of the Breakfast function.
2. To promote and contribute to a harmonious working environment where all employees are treated with respect and dignity.
3. To ensure quality standards and procedures are fully understood and implemented, and daily checking procedures are fully applied.
4. To ensure company policies relating to stock control and stock ordering are implemented and monitored.
5. To ensure the junior Kitchen team receive the appropriate training and coaching to provide effective and efficient service in line with Hastings standards.
6. To ensure the junior Kitchen team work to Hastings standards, providing feedback to deliver effective and efficient service.
7. To maintain effective communication and relationships with other hotel departments and suppliers to maintain an effective operation and ensure guest satisfaction.
8. To ensure the security of kitchen and storage areas is maintained.
9. To ensure the kitchen areas, fixtures and equipment are properly maintained.
10. To ensure a safe environment is maintained in compliance with health, safety, fire, hygiene and security legislation and company policies and procedures.
11. Any other duties as required.
About You
We would love you to have similar previous experience gained within a quality catering establishment and the following:
About the company
Our vision is to be recognised as a prestigious, family company providing the finest in Irish hospitality with style and excellence.
Required Criteria

• Good communication skills
• A clean and tidy appearance
• Must have excellent attention to detail
• Right to Work in the United Kingdom
• Must have previous experience at a similar level gained within a high quality catering operation
• Must have NVQ level 2 or the equivalent in Food Preparation and Cooking and hold a recognised current Food Hygiene Certificate

• Experience as a breakfast Chef
• Educated to GCSE Standard or the equivalent including English and Maths
• Basic Food Hygiene certificate

• Chefing Skills
• Bakery Skills
• Dessert Skills