Fleet Senior Executive Chef

Carnivalukcareers; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cruise line company based in the UK is seeking a Fleet Senior Executive Chef to maintain high culinary standards across its fleet. This role involves significant travel between ships and responsibility for developing culinary talent. Candidates should possess strong expertise in high-volume culinary operations and a proven track record of team performance management. The position offers comprehensive training support and attractive benefits, making it an exciting opportunity for culinary professionals.

Benefits

Discounted cruises

Flexible working culture

Attractive company benefits

Qualifications

• Experienced Executive Chef in a large cruise ship preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of Culinary Operations across various cuisines.
• Strong understanding of F&B operations and inventory processes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent Culinary Operational standards across the fleet.
• Develop talent and future leaders in culinary roles.
• Work alongside onboard Executive Chefs to implement new initiatives.

Skills

Attention to detail

Natural communicator

Team performance management

Knowledge of high-volume Culinary Operations

Job description

P&O Cruises is Britain’s biggest cruise line. We are part of Carnival Corporation PLC and we have been for 20 years. With amazing career opportunities across the fleet, we’ll help you settle into an exciting life at sea as part of our P&O Cruises family.

The Fleet Senior Executive Chef is a vital role here at P&O Cruises in ensuring the consistent delivery of the Culinary Operational standards across the fleet. Your job will be to continuously look to improve and drive innovation, whilst having the confidence to implement new initiatives. Delivering all operational and service standards within the brand guidelines will be fundamental to you providing unforgettable holiday happiness, to all our guests.

As Fleet Senior Executive Chef, you’ll report in to the Senior Manager, Culinary Operation & Inventory and travel around the fleet to work alongside the onboard Executive Chefs and their teams. As you will be working with all ships in the P&O fleet, this role means extensive travel from ship to ship within your assignment periods. You will be responsible for developing talent and future leaders, ensuring seamless flow of progression for new joiners up to Executive Chef and Inventory Manager positions, actively involved in creation of training plans with Learning & Development.

Are you someone who prides themselves on attention to detail and can help to ensure that all our culinary products are the same no matter where you are on-board? Are you a natural communicator and can train and development our staff to make sure our products are consistently a high standard and most of all taste amazing? Can you spot others strength and weaknesses in order to work on these to ensure our staff are constantly learning and developing themselves?

P&O Cruises require the following experience:

• An experienced Executive Chef in a large cruise ship is preferred. Multi-venue, high volume, luxury hotel, casino or resort will be considered.
• A high level of in-depth knowledge of high-volume Culinary Operations and delivery across a wide range of cuisines with hands on culinary experience
• A strong understanding of cruise ship F&B/Hotel F&B operations and strong understanding of food cost, stock ordering and inventory process
• Experience of managing team performance and clear track record of developing people effectively in a commercial culinary environment.
• Full understanding of food cost, stock, order and inventory process
• Experience of identifying and implementing culinary best practice and contributing to cross functional change programmes including organisational change, role and rewards structure

It takes great passion and real dedication to maintain our position at the top. That’s why people are at the heart of our journey delivering the highest standards to our valued customers. With support to help you reach your potential, attractive company benefits and incredible employee offers on discounted cruises we want your career with us to be successful and fun. Join us on our journey, apply now.

We are working hard to build a flexible and inclusive culture. As part of our culture difference is valued and our people can be themselves. We welcome applications from everyone because inclusivity is at the heart of everything we do. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership and pregnancy & maternity.

At P&O Cruises, we collaborate with a variety of reputable agencies who will never ask you to pay a hiring fee or any other associated monies in order to submit an application to us. All applications are reviewed against the same criteria and using an agency will not increase your chances of being successful.