THE VENUE…

The Croft is North Yorkshire’s newest hotel and stunningly elegant wedding venue, featuring a beautiful restaurant and bar area serving delicious, locally sourced cuisine, whether you’re looking for a romantic dinner for two or a family meal, the restaurant at The Croft offers a memorable dining experience, with its warm atmosphere, attentive service, and mouth-watering menu.
The hotel offers guests a comfortable and stylish place to stay, with top-notch amenities and services designed to make any stay enjoyable. Whether you’re traveling for business or leisure, The Croft provides a welcoming and convenient destination in a beautiful part of the world.

As Head Chef, you will be accountable for maximising profit from all food produced and served, achieving this by delivering exceptional dishes and menus crafted from seasonal ingredients, while maintaining strict control over costs.
Your focus will be on improving customer satisfaction and encouraging repeat business by upholding consistently high standards, ingredient quality, cooking techniques, and presentation. A key objective will be to build a strong reputation for the restaurant and wedding venue, while fostering a highly motivated team, ensuring their development, and meeting or exceeding annual food profit targets.
You will oversee all kitchen operations, leading the team in the preparation of delicious food that creates memorable dining experiences for guests. In addition, you will ensure the highest standards of kitchen maintenance, food safety, and inventory management, making sure the kitchen runs efficiently at all times.
You will also be responsible for compiling the kitchen rota for all chefs, kitchen porters and prep team with support from the general manager as well as assisting with interviews and recruitment to help build up your team and maintain the high standards expected.