Kitchen Manager

Accor, the world-leading hospitality group, provides unique hotel stays and experiences in over 5,500 properties, throughout 110 countries. 

With more than 45 hotel brands, restaurants, bars, entertainment and nightlife venues, co-working and wellness spaces, Accor enables new ways to travel, work, and play. 

By placing people and the planet at the heart of its culture and activities, the Group is committed to shaping the hospitality of tomorrow in the most sustainable way possible.

A job, a career or a calling - whatever brings you here, we have something for you!

As part of our team you can have:

• Free night stays in our UK hotels and 50% discount in any Accor Restaurant (T&C Applies)
• Discounted hotel rates all over the world in Accor Hotels
• Continuously learn and develop yourself with our Accor Academy
• Support your wellbeing in your professional and personal lives
• Grow your experience anywhere. Explore limitless opportunities across 5000 hotels in over 100 countries
• Participate actively in initiatives to build a more inclusive and sustainable world
• And many more benefits and perks : Our objective is simple: make you grow and give you the spark to unleash your personality

Novotel London Waterloo, with it's 178 rooms,  meeting rooms, bar, restaurant and fitness & sauna is looking for it's next Kitchen Manager.

As our next Kitchen Manager, you…

Are a passionate individual, dedicated to continuously improving the quality of the kitchen's services.

Your general role focuses on overseeing the daily kitchen operations to ensure a high standard of food quality and presentation. You will collaborate with the F&B team to design and update menus, incorporating seasonal ingredients and customer preferences.

You have the authority to recruit, train, and schedule kitchen staff, providing mentorship and fostering a positive work environment.

It is a given that food safety is among your top priority, ensuring compliance with health regulations and company policies.

You focus on monitoring inventory levels, order supplies, and manage food costs to maintain budgetary controls and analyzing food cost reports, implement strategies to optimize kitchen efficiency, and reduce waste.

Working closely with F&B staff to ensure seamless service and communication between kitchen and dining areas you will be able to address customer feedback and ensure that all dishes are prepared to meet our high standards of quality and taste.

A little more information:

You will succeed if you have proven experience as a Kitchen Manager or in a similar role within a fast-paced kitchen environment.

Your strong culinary skills and deep understanding of kitchen operations and best practices will only enhance your excellent leadership and team management abilities.

You are knowledgeable of food safety regulations and uphold a commitment to maintaining hygiene standards. This skills enhances your ability to work effectively in a team while leading and inspiring them.

Did we just described you ? Get in touch with us. We would love to hear from you.

One more thing…

By working at the Novotel London Waterloo  you will be part of the Accor network, worldwide hospitality leader. With us, you can be all you are, work with purpose, grow, learn, enjoy and explore Accor’s limitless opportunities. Discover our Talent stories at heart-of-hospitality.com or on Instagram @heart.of.hospitality

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent, creating an environment where everyone feels they belong.

Information on the processing of personal data

When you submit an application to Accor UK Business & Leisure Hotels Limited, trading as AccorInvest UK, the company processes some of your personal data to consider and manage your application.

We may also process data supplied to us by third parties, for example one or more of your former employers or a third-party supplier of personality questionnaires. Please note that your answers to any questionnaire will not lead to an automated decision.

In our capacity as data controller, we ensure that we comply with all legislation relating to the protection of personal data (in particular the retained EU law version of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and the Data Protection Act 2018).

Information relating to the processing of candidates' personal data and to the exercise of their rights of access, opposition, rectification and deletion is available in our Employee Privacy Policy.