It’s a picture perfect scene. Swans glide past a whitewashed mill, nestled on the riverbank by an ancient bridge, framed by weeping willows. Lush green water-meadows stretch as far as the eye can see. Welcome to The Mill Hotel, a beautifully converted watermill in the quintessential country town of Sudbury, Suffolk.

History and modernity meet here, with soothing, contemporary interiors throughout the hotel and it’s 62 rooms, complementing The Mill’s original features, among them the waterwheel itself – an atmospheric centrepiece in the restaurant and relaxing bar, and terraces overlooking the Mill Pond and Sudbury's water meadows. Within minutes of the hotel, picturesque villages dot some of England’s loveliest countryside in scenes made famous by romantic artist John Constable.

You will be a Head Chef who thrives in a changing environment to bring a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience to our team.

You should have demonstrable flare; inventive and creative in designing menus that are innovative and cost effective, but most importantly are enticing to our hotel residents and guests! With food served in our restaurant, bar areas, breakfasts, dinners, lunches, afternoon teas, brunch and event menus for the venue- it's a busy kitchen!

Main Duties of the Head Chef Role:

• Responsible for all operational aspects of the Kitchen and its success- delivering fantastic dishes to delight our guests.
• Ensure all cleaning in the designated areas is carried out to the Company Standards.
• To support the Manager with the management of the Kitchen Division including controlling budget, cost of goods, rota planning and performance management.
• Development and design of new dishes and menus.
• Monitoring portion and waste control to maintain COGs and profit margins.
• Manage the day to day food administration ensuring systems compliance- through Alert 65
• Ordering stocks, taking deliveries of produce and stock rotation of food stuffs, auditing equipment and standards.
• Maintain a professional kitchen, with a positive attitude and proud workforce to lead, coach and motivate your brigade
• Ensure compliance is completed and documented, i.e. COSHH checks are completed as necessary and carried out as per the Hotel and Company Standards.

Key Requirements for the Role:

• Outstanding cooking and presentation skills
• Proven skills efficiently running the pass with a high volume of covers on busy shifts
• Excellent communication skills both written and orally.
• Evidence of managing a Team within a Catering / Hotel environment.
• Superb Customer Service skills.
• The ability to write menus that are both creative, costed and profitable.
• Experience of presenting an environment that exceeds our Customer expectations.
• Experience preparing menus of a variety of cuisines is highly desirable.
• Strong networker to engage with a variety of suppliers, sourcing best quality produce to meet exacting standards.
• Experience as a Head Chef with the minimum of 3 years’ evidence of running a successful Kitchen.

In return for your passion and hard work we offer our HEAD CHEF;

* Fantastic base salary with ability to earn Tronc and potential performance related bonus

* Life Assurance, with Virtual GP 24 hours

* Training and development opportunities- for you and your team- through recognised qualifications, apprenticeships and partnership training

* Ability to stream your wages as you earn- or create a savings pot, through our financial partner Wagestream

* Retail & Supermarket Discounts

* Free and Confidential support for you and family- through Hospitality Action

* Bike to Work scheme

* Discounted Hotel stays, throughout the Group- up to 50% off!

* Discounted food within our restaurants, across the Group- for you and family

If the Head Chef role sounds like an ideal fit for you, please get in contact with us, we look forward to hearing from you soon!

We offer a great environment where you get to influence and shape the menus you're delivering, you guide and mentor your team and are a key part of your site's success.

Surya Hotels is one of the UK’s leading niche hotel groups, with a rapidly expanding portfolio of outstanding properties, situated in some of the UK’s most idyllic settings, from historic Suffolk and Norfolk towns, Essex City or coastal resorts to picturesque Surrey villages.

Our hospitality family has a ‘best in class’ ethos to exceed our guest expectations; creating experiences that embrace our heritage locations, our people and the communities we work within.

We aim to consistently deliver best in class experiences with personality and warmth. From our warm welcome, to our ‘See-you-again-soon’ Goodbye.

Stay. Explore. Discover.

It’s a picture perfect scene. Swans glide past a whitewashed mill, nestled on the riverbank by an ancient bridge, framed by weeping willows. Lush green water-meadows stretch as far as the eye can see. Welcome to The Mill Hotel, a beautifully converted watermill in the quintessential country town of Sudbury, Suffolk.

History and modernity meet here, with soothing, contemporary interiors throughout the hotel and it’s 62 rooms, complementing The Mill’s original features, among them the waterwheel itself – an atmospheric centrepiece in the restaurant and relaxing bar, and terraces overlooking the Mill Pond and Sudbury's water meadows. Within minutes of the hotel, picturesque villages dot some of England’s loveliest countryside in scenes made famous by romantic artist John Constable.

You will be a Head Chef who thrives in a changing environment to bring a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience to our team.

You should have demonstrable flare; inventive and creative in designing menus that are innovative and cost effective, but most importantly are enticing to our hotel residents and guests! With food served in our restaurant, bar areas, breakfasts, dinners, lunches, afternoon teas, brunch and event menus for the venue- it's a busy kitchen!

Main Duties of the Head Chef Role:

• Responsible for all operational aspects of the Kitchen and its success- delivering fantastic dishes to delight our guests.
• Ensure all cleaning in the designated areas is carried out to the Company Standards.
• To support the Manager with the management of the Kitchen Division including controlling budget, cost of goods, rota planning and performance management.
• Development and design of new dishes and menus.
• Monitoring portion and waste control to maintain COGs and profit margins.
• Manage the day to day food administration ensuring systems compliance- through Alert 65
• Ordering stocks, taking deliveries of produce and stock rotation of food stuffs, auditing equipment and standards.
• Maintain a professional kitchen, with a positive attitude and proud workforce to lead, coach and motivate your brigade
• Ensure compliance is completed and documented, i.e. COSHH checks are completed as necessary and carried out as per the Hotel and Company Standards.

Key Requirements for the Role:

• Outstanding cooking and presentation skills
• Proven skills efficiently running the pass with a high volume of covers on busy shifts
• Excellent communication skills both written and orally.
• Evidence of managing a Team within a Catering / Hotel environment.
• Superb Customer Service skills.
• The ability to write menus that are both creative, costed and profitable.
• Experience of presenting an environment that exceeds our Customer expectations.
• Experience preparing menus of a variety of cuisines is highly desirable.
• Strong networker to engage with a variety of suppliers, sourcing best quality produce to meet exacting standards.
• Experience as a Head Chef with the minimum of 3 years’ evidence of running a successful Kitchen.

In return for your passion and hard work we offer our HEAD CHEF;

* Fantastic base salary with ability to earn Tronc and potential performance related bonus

* Life Assurance, with Virtual GP 24 hours

* Training and development opportunities- for you and your team- through recognised qualifications, apprenticeships and partnership training

* Ability to stream your wages as you earn- or create a savings pot, through our financial partner Wagestream

* Retail & Supermarket Discounts

* Free and Confidential support for you and family- through Hospitality Action

* Bike to Work scheme

* Discounted Hotel stays, throughout the Group- up to 50% off!

* Discounted food within our restaurants, across the Group- for you and family

If the Head Chef role sounds like an ideal fit for you, please get in contact with us, we look forward to hearing from you soon!

We offer a great environment where you get to influence and shape the menus you're delivering, you guide and mentor your team and are a key part of your site's success.

Surya Hotels is one of the UK’s leading niche hotel groups, with a rapidly expanding portfolio of outstanding properties, situated in some of the UK’s most idyllic settings, from historic Suffolk and Norfolk towns, Essex City or coastal resorts to picturesque Surrey villages.

Our hospitality family has a ‘best in class’ ethos to exceed our guest expectations; creating experiences that embrace our heritage locations, our people and the communities we work within.

We aim to consistently deliver best in class experiences with personality and warmth. From our warm welcome, to our ‘See-you-again-soon’ Goodbye.

Stay. Explore. Discover.