Overview

Tottington Manor Hotel is a food led venue with a 60 Cover Restaurant, 90 Cover Function Room and 60 Cover outdoor decking area. In addition we have 12 bedrooms. The Venue was fully refurbished in March 2021.

We pride ourselves on great food and great service and our guests generally agree. With lots of repeat custom and restaurant guests following up with bookings for Celebrations and Weddings in our Function Suite and vice versa the team are clearly doing something right.

If you have a passion for great hospitality, enjoy talking to guests and really want to make sure that their visits are memorable we would love to hear from you. We are always on the look out for great Front of House staff and Kitchen staff whether that is Full time or Casual, please do get in touch for an informal chat.

This Role Includes

We are a food based business, leading with our Terra Restaurant serving a seasonal menu, local where possible but truly authentic menu, along with private dining for up to 90, including business conferences, weddings, family celebrations and 12 bedrooms.

We are looking for a skilled Chef, with experience of running all sections of the Kitchen, but we can be flexible within our current team for the right applicant. We need someone who can be an integral part of our kitchen team with the cooking ability but also the creativity to continue developing & elevating our dishes, making seasonal changes to keep our menus interesting and work towards securing 2 AA Rosettes.

We pride ourselves on the quality of our Afternoon Teas, meat and fish and our standards of food presentation are excellent.

You can have creative input into our menu planning process and we would love to see a dish that represents you on the menu.
All our menus are prepared in house from ingredients so you should be confident with your prep and cooking skills.
You will be a qualified Chef with proven experience of running a busy section in a commercial kitchen.
You will be working with a team of Chef’s. sharing ideas and offering training and development to progress their skills
A typical shift is 10hrs long and will see you working 4 on, 2 off, 3 on 2 off shift patterns.
f you possess these attributes and you are looking for a genuine opportunity please contact us ASAP. The salary guidelines stated are flexible for the right candidate. Benefits include on-shift meals, pension, overtime and being part of a genuine team who are creating something very special in the South Downs.

Skills Required

Discounted or free food
Free parking
On-site parking
Schedule:

10 hour shift
Application question(s):

Tottington Manor is in a beautiful location, just 15 minutes from Brighton or Horsham, but does not have any staff accommodation and there is no reliable public transport. Do you have your own transport and accommodation to reliably commute to work?
Experience:

Kitchen: 5 years (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 02/11/2024
Expected start date: 17/11/2024

Additional Information

A 50 Cover restaurant – Terra by Chris Hilton – serving a seasonal locally sourced & freshly prepared menu
A 90 cover function suite catering for Weddings, Family Events and Corporate meetings/events
Private Dining Room
Tasting Room with 5 and 7 course tasting menu
60 outdoor covers
12 Stylish bedrooms
Weddings & Family Celebration Events
Afternoon Teas
Corporate meetings/events
Daily Lunch & Dinner restaurant trade for non-residents
Large Sunday Lunch trade

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About Tottington Manor

We pride ourselves on great food and great service and our guests generally agree. With lots of repeat custom and restaurant guests following up with bookings for Celebrations and Weddings in our Function Suite and vice versa the team are clearly doing something right.

If you have a passion for great hospitality, enjoy talking to guests and really want to make sure that their visits are memorable we would love to hear from you. We are always on the look out for great Front of House staff and Kitchen staff whether that is Full time or Casual, please do get in touch for an informal chat.