Area Support Chef

St Austell Brewery Ltd; Walton On The Hill; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent brewery company in the UK seeks an experienced Area Support Chef to enhance food quality in its managed house pubs. The ideal candidate will conduct kitchen audits, coach staff, and promote a strong food culture while ensuring compliance and excellence in food safety. This field-based role offers competitive benefits, including discounts and training opportunities.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Competitive pension scheme

30% discount on food & drink

50% discount on accommodation

Fantastic training and career development opportunities

Company car

Qualifications

• Seasoned Head Chef experience from a managed pub background.
• Strong understanding of food safety, kitchen audits, and GP management.
• Confident coach and mentor with ability to build trust.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Food Quality & Kitchen Audits, producing detailed reports.
• Deliver GP stock visits to support underperforming sites.
• Partner with Operations Managers to embed a strong food culture.

Skills

Food safety knowledge

Mentoring skills

Communication skills

Kitchen audits experience

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced and inspiring kitchenprofessional to help shape the future of food in our managed house pubs.

As an Area Support Chef, you’ll play a vital role insupporting our pubs to deliver consistently brilliant food by championingquality, safety, team development, and operational excellence.

This is a hands on, field based role where you'll workclosely with kitchen teams and the wider operations team to ensure our pubshave the skills, confidence, and capability to deliver our food proposition tothe highest standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Carryout Food Quality & Kitchen Audits at least four times a year per site,producing detailed reports, action plans, and follow-ups using guestfeedback where relevant
• DeliverGP stock visits to support underperforming sites, offering practicalsolutions and finance planning where needed
• Partnerwith Operations Managers to embed a strong food culture and ensure teamsare trained, confident, and capable of delivering our managed house foodoffer
• Provideregular coaching, feedback, and support to Head Chefs and kitchen teams,acting as a trusted expert and motivator
• Leadexternal audit follow up visits for any site scoring below 80%, deliveringtargeted coaching to raise standards
• Hostand support Chef Skills Academy sessions including Steak School, FishSchool, and specialist skills days
• Playan active role in food shows and support the delivery of chef forumsthroughout the year

About You

• Aseasoned Head Chef from a managed pub background
• Strongunderstanding of food safety, kitchen audits, and GP management
• A confidentcoach and mentor with the ability to build trust and influence at alllevels
• Naturallycollaborative, with great communication and relationship building skills
• Passionateabout food and team development, with a sharp eye for quality andconsistency
• Organised,adaptable, and able to self motivate in a field based role

What We Offer

• 33 days annual leave
• Competitivepension scheme
• 30%discount on food & drink and 50% discount on accommodation
• WestfieldHealth Rewards
• Fantastictraining and career development opportunities
• Company car

Additional Information

St Austell Brewery is an Equal Opportunities employer.We encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates,regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, genderreassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, orpregnancy and maternity.

We welcome requests for flexible working.

Early applications are encouraged as we’ll reviewapplications throughout the recruitment process and reserve the right to closethe advert at any time.

Please note that we politely request no contact fromrecruitment agencies or media sales. Speculative CVs from recruitment agencieswon’t be accepted, nor the fees associated with them.

Join us at St Austell Brewery and be a part of our vibrantand dynamic team, driving success in one of the most beautiful regions of theUK.