Head Chef – Lotti’s

What you'll do...

Bring delicious flavours to our guests’ tables by managing our busy kitchen. 

Create, execute, and produce top-notch food with a constant eye on the highest quality standards, presentation, and flavour, with an eye on industry trends and neighbourhood demands. 

Own the coordination and creative process of seasonal and Festive menu development and work together with our Director of F&B, our Sales team and London team on a commercially successful menu.  

Create visual appealing dishes ahead or in line with current trends. Ensure consistency: perfect plating every time. 

Make sure things are running without hitch, orders and deliveries are coming and going as needed, our service is smooth and our food hygiene standards are sky-high. 

Nurture and develop the talent of the kitchen team, creating an environment that brings out the best in them and where they can be themselves. 

Work with the team on ideas and techniques that make our kitchen a creative, ever-changing environment where we’re always looking to come up with new, delicious combinations of tastes. 

Have a great relationship with all suppliers and a clear overview of the overall cost control. 

You will keep well-organized storerooms and inventories that allow for a smooth-running kitchen. 

Ensure statutory compliance in all food and drink related areas.

What we're looking for...  

• Individuals. You’re looking for a place where you can be you; no clones in suits here.

• Passion for hospitality, whether that’s a drink, a meal, an event or a bed for the night. 

• You’re all about having a positive impact on the people you interact with, leaving them with a memorable experience.

• You’re not precious. We leave our egos at the door and help get things done.

• You’re up for doing things differently and trying (almost) everything once.

• If we got stuck in a lift together we’d have a good time and share a few laughs.  

• You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and has fun along the way.

• Someone with appropriate senior leadership/head chef experience in a similar and/or transferable venture.

• You own your P&L; assume complete recipe and GP responsibility; supplier management and overall cost control.

• Passion for food is a given; a love for our particular flavours a definite advantage.

• You value learning and development and are looking to join a hard-working team, aiming to make the best food out there.

• You’ll live and breathe food and drink, knowing what’s hot, what’s not and who’s who.

• You make people feel good - your team, guests and colleagues alike.

• Methodical and process-driven approach to tasks, but also able to work flexibly and calmly to meet deadlines.

• Ability to take ownership of important issues, solve problems and make effective decisions.

• Ability to work positively and collaboratively to achieve the highest standards of delivery at work.