Andras Hotels
Holiday Inn Belfast City Centre - Head Chef
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Job Description
Location: Holiday Inn, 40 Hope Street
About Us
Andras Hotels is Northern Ireland’s largest hotel group with nine hotels in Belfast, Coleraine, and Portrush, two apartment complexes, a Café Bar, and a Health Club. We are rapidly expanding our portfolio and dedicated to promoting tourism and hospitality across the country. We develop our people through our Andras Academy, the industry Wellbeing and Development Promise, and are proud to be signed up to Green Tourism.
What is the job?
As Head Chef, you’ll direct all kitchen activities and prepare our delicious food, helping create memorable experiences for guests whenever and wherever they dine. You’ll also ensure quality, kitchen maintenance, and inventory functions are kept to our high standards to make sure your kitchen is always running smoothly.
What We Offer
- Discounted Hotel Rates across '000’s of hotels worldwide for employees and for family and friends
- Health Care Cash Plan
- Diamond membership of Kingsbridge Hospital Group
- Enhanced Pension Scheme
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Enhanced Paternity Pay
- Cycle to work
- Recruit a friend scheme
- Employee Appreciation and Social Events
- Employee of the Month Award
- £20 for completion of FLOW training
- Increased Annual leave with service
- Discount at Bodyscape – Employee rate and family and friend rate
- Cyrospa discount rate at Bodyscape
- Communication and advice on Health and Wellbeing
- Andras Academy – Training and Development Programmes and progression opportunities within the Andras Hotels Group
- Work for globally renowned Hotel Brands
- Reward Club Incentive Scheme
- Hotel Incentive scheme
About The Role
Your day to day
People
- Direct daily kitchen activities, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right staffing numbers
- Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues - recognise good performance
- Recommend or initiate any HR-related actions where needed
- Drive a great working environment for teams to thrive – connect departments to create a sense of one team
- Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments. Communicate with all hotel department heads to stay informed of kitchen needs and ensure timely responses to requests
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Guest Experience
- Encourage guest feedback to improve guest satisfaction
- Answer guest questions about dishes and kitchen services
- Help the Food and Beverage Director with event planning
Responsible Business
- You’ll make sure our dishes are always at their best - we have standards - but it’s down to you to make that room special and memorable for guests
- Keep an eye on competitor activity / industry innovation to develop your own ideas in the kitchen
- Make sure food and drinks are secure and stored safely – always keep stock replenished to minimise waste
- Ensure that all kitchen equipment and environment are hygienic and working properly
- Always follow governmental regulations and company policies and procedures
- Ad-hoc duties – unexpected moments when we have to pull together to get a task done
Financial
- Complete forecasts, plans, and departmental production reports for management
- Help prepare the hotel’s annual budget and the setting of departmental goals
- Maintain costing and documentation of all dishes prepared and sold from the kitchen
Accountabilities
- Managing the kitchen team in a 4* hotel with capacity to cater to more than 300 breakfast and 80 dinner covers.
How do I deliver this?
We genuinely care about people and we show this through living out our promise of True Hospitality each and every day. It’s what connects every colleague in all IHG® hotels.
Each IHG® hotel brand delivers True Hospitality in their own way, and at the heart of it all are specific, core service skills.
True Attitude: being caring, wanting to make a positive difference, and building genuine connections with guests
True Confidence: having the knowledge and skills to perform your role, and giving guests the confidence that they can trust you, to help and support them during their stay
True Listening: focusing on what your guest is saying, picking up on body language that is often overlooked, and understanding what the guest wants and needs
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True Responsiveness: is about providing guests with what they need, and doing so in a timely and caring manner
There’s so much more to the job than we can capture here. It’s simply about creating great experiences, doing the right thing and understanding people.
The statements in this job description are intended to represent the key duties and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be ALL responsibilities or qualifications of the job.
About The Company
Andras House Ltd is a leading property development and hospitality company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Established in 1981, the company has grown into a highly successful multi-million pound organisation with an extensive portfolio of office, hotel, and leisure developments.
We are proud to be at the forefront of hospitality in Northern Ireland. With seven hotels, we are Belfast’s largest hotel group with 1000 bedrooms in the City.
Andras Hotels is proud to be the leading hotel group in Belfast with current awards of Best Hotel in Belfast for Holiday Inn Belfast City Centre, Best Budget Hotel in Ireland for Ibis Belfast City Centre, and Best Serviced Apartments for Cordia Serviced Apartments.
Company Culture
Andras Hotels is Northern Ireland’s largest hotel group and we are proud to have been at the forefront of hospitality for the past 30 years.
We subscribe to the Hospitality Employers Charter, which means we are committed to providing training, development, and support to all of our team members.
We offer a range of staff benefits and opportunities to grow your career in our fast-growing company. Our Andras Academy provides training and development for all team members, and we are an equal opportunities employer.
Required Criteria
- 2 years’ experience as a Head chef
- At least two years in a management capacity, or equivalent combination of education and culinary/kitchen operations experience
Closing Date: Tuesday 6th October, 2026
Contract Type: Full-time
Salary: Up to £20.00 Hourly
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