Executive Head Chef

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; St Andrews; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A busy kitchen in St Andrews seeks an Executive Head Chef to lead and shape the culinary offering. You will manage a full brigade, drive seasonal menus, and ensure top quality service for high-volume covers.

The successful candidate will oversee costing, stock, and hygiene while delivering a memorable dining experience. The role requires leadership, creativity, and a passion for local ingredients.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of a kitchen brigade in a high-volume setting.
• Strong experience in menu planning, costing and pricing.
• Excellent knowledge of food safety, allergen procedures and records.
• Ability to manage costs, stock, and wastage effectively.
• Experience with EHOs, health and safety documentation.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day kitchen operations in line with company standards.
• Create and develop seasonal menus with costing, planning and pricing.
• Control food costs, stock levels, storage and rotation to optimise profitability.
• Oversee hygiene procedures, allergen processes and health and safety within the kitchen team.
• Ensure accurate documentation, including daily temperature checks and due diligence records.
• Lead, mentor and develop the kitchen team, including performance management and upskilling.

Skills

Team leadership

Menu costing

Food safety

Allergen handling

Hygiene compliance

Budgeting

High-volume kitchen

Job description

To lead a busy kitchen in St Andrews, serving high-volume covers while creating fresh, seasonal dishes with locally sourced ingredients. As No1, Executive Head Chef, you will shape menus, manage costs and lead a full brigade to deliver a memorable dining experience for every guest.

The successful Executive Head Chef's £70k+ package includes £50-55k salary, bonus potential based on KPI & a crazy amount of Tronc annually. Multiple non-monetary benefits additionally.

The Role itself

• Managing the day-to-day running of the kitchen in line with company standards.
• Creating and developing seasonal menus, including costing, planning and pricing.
• Controlling food costs, stock levels, storage and rotation to optimise profitability and minimise wastage.
• Overseeing hygiene procedures, allergen processes and health and safety within the kitchen team.
• Ensuring accurate documentation, including daily temperature checks and due diligence records.
• As Head Chef, you will be leading, mentoring and developing the whole kitchen team, including performance management and upskilling.

You, the Head Chef

• Will come with proven experience in such a role, or as a Head/Senior Sous Chef ready to step up into full kitchen leadership.
• Strong experience in menu planning, costing and pricing.
• Full understanding of EHO regulations, food safety, allergen procedures and record keeping.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop and performance-manage a kitchen team in previous roles.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Passion for fresh, local ingredients and creating innovative, quality dishes reflective of seasonality.
• Flexibility with working hours as this is not a 9-5 office role.

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