Autonomous Head Chef: Craft Seasonal Menus & Lead Kitchen

Young'S - West London; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme & development

Culinary masterclasses

Supplier trips

Chef forums

Free meals

20% pub discount

30% overnight stay discount

Share save scheme

Enhanced pension

28 days holiday

Job summary

Young's - West London is seeking a talented Head Chef to lead a busy kitchen and write your own menus using seasonal produce. You will create dishes that reflect the food vision of your pub and inspire the team to deliver high quality, consistent meals.

You will manage all aspects of the kitchen, develop creative specials, control costs, and collaborate with front-of-house teams to drive guest satisfaction and growth across multiple sites in West London and beyond.

Qualifications

• Inspire and lead a kitchen team while developing fresh seasonal menus.
• Champion excellent service through high quality food and teamwork.
• Develop, cost and deliver new dishes and daily specials.
• Manage kitchen rota, training and health and safety with discipline.
• Show creativity to design menus that align with revenue streams.
• Plan and organise operations to control GP and labour.
• Proactively drive sales and growth through kitchen-front collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Inspire a team and lead by example while developing seasonal menus.
• Cost and produce menus for multiple revenue streams.
• Manage kitchen staff rota, training and health and safety.
• Design and deliver new dishes and daily specials.
• Collaborate with front of house to drive sales and growth.

Skills

Menu creation

Team leadership

Communication skills

Rota management

Health & safety

Creativity

Planning & organisation

Sales growth

Job description

Young's - West London is seeking a talented Head Chef to lead a busy kitchen and write your own menus using seasonal produce. You will create dishes that reflect the food vision of your pub and inspire the team to deliver high quality, consistent meals.

You will manage all aspects of the kitchen, develop creative specials, control costs, and collaborate with front-of-house teams to drive guest satisfaction and growth across multiple sites in West London and beyond.