Executive Chef
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 April 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Hospitality
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion
SKILLS
Menu Development
Food Production
Kitchen Management
Food Hygiene
Health and Safety
Recipe Development
Cost Control
FULL DESCRIPTION
Executive Chef
We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and driven Executive Chef to join our team at 100 Queen's Gate, Curio Collection by Hilton.. With full accountability for ensuring the day-to-day smooth running of the Kitchen, the successful candidate will ensure the department delivers guest satisfaction through exceptional food quality whilst meeting the hotel's profitability margins.
The Role
- Overseeing preparation and timely delivery of food for all outlets and services including breakfast, afternoon tea, bars, meetings & events, room service
- Leadership of the Kitchen team, including coaching and training colleagues in food production
- Creating and updating departmental Standard Operating Procedures and Policies
- Management, development and costing of menus
- Manage the review, selection, determination of specifications and pricing of proposed menus
- New recipe development and product testing
- Deliver consistent food standards and quality across all areas
- Monitor guest satisfaction and develop strategies to improve food quality
- Achieve food budget cost of sales, ensuring minimum wastage
- Ensure Kitchen complies with all current Health and Safety legislation and Food Hygiene legislation
The Person
The ideal candidate will have an extensive food knowledge, and have a flair for culinary technique and creative menu development. In addition to a minimum of 2 years' in a similar role, the successful candidate will have experience in a busy hotel kitchen environment.
Benefits
- Highly competitive salary and benefits package
- GoHilton – you and your friends and family can explore the world with discounted room rates through our renowned international travel programme with more than 12 brands under the Hilton Family
- Private Healthcare Plan – financial assistance towards the cost of healthcare
- 2 x annual salary life assurance
- Learning and development opportunities – from lots of in-house and external training courses and programmes and over 1,000 training courses available on ‘Hilton University’
- Opportunities for promotion and transfer across the company and Hilton group on a national and international level
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