Autonomous Head Chef – Create Seasonal Menus & Lead Kitchen

Young's; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy to create menus

Apprenticeship Scheme

Development programmes

Culinary masterclasses

Chef forums

Free meals

20% discount in Young's Pubs

Share save Scheme

Enhanced Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Job summary

You will join Young's as a Head Chef responsible for crafting menus and leading a kitchen across our pubs. You will work with fresh seasonal produce, creating dishes that reflect the unique food vision of each site and drive the business forward.

You’ll have autonomy to design menus, access to apprenticeship schemes and development programmes, and participate in regular culinary masterclasses. Attractive benefits include free meals, staff discounts, and a strong pension plan.

Qualifications

• Have experience championing excellent service through quality food either as a Head Chef or in the position of Sous Chef.
• Demonstrate a passion for leading and developing a team.
• Be an active hands-on team player with excellent communication skills.
• Be responsible and able to manage the kitchen staff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times.
• Be able to demonstrate your creativity and ability to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials.
• Demonstrate great planning and organisational skills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP and labour.
• Have a pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams.

Responsibilities

• This role requires someone that can inspire a team, to bring out the potential and lead by example whilst being able to develop, cost and produce fresh seasonal menus for the variety of revenue streams within the business.

Skills

Menu development

Team leadership

Communication

Cost control

Seasonal menus

Job description

You will join Young's as a Head Chef responsible for crafting menus and leading a kitchen across our pubs. You will work with fresh seasonal produce, creating dishes that reflect the unique food vision of each site and drive the business forward.

You’ll have autonomy to design menus, access to apprenticeship schemes and development programmes, and participate in regular culinary masterclasses. Attractive benefits include free meals, staff discounts, and a strong pension plan.