Head Chef

Marston's PLC; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pub company in the United Kingdom seeks a Head Chef to lead a kitchen team, ensuring food quality and hygiene standards. The role offers career progression, flexible hours, and various employee benefits, including discounts and a supportive work environment. Ideal candidates will have previous experience in a similar role or be ready to step up from a Sous Chef position.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

30% discount at pubs, restaurants, and hotels

Reliable hours contract

Flexible and part time hours

Access to innovative training programs

Wellbeing support from Licensed Trade Charity

Accommodation options at most General Manager roles

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience in a Kitchen Manager or Head Chef role, or ready to step up from a Sous/Second Chef position.
• Ability to maintain food quality and service speed targets.
• Pride in meal production.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the kitchen team.
• Ensure all food and hygiene standards are consistently met.
• Achieve highest food quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

Food hygiene standards

Communication

Positive attitude

Ability to create a buzz

Job description

Lead a team to success in our kitchen. You'll be responsible for raising the bar and setting the standards across your kitchen. Playing a key part in the pub management team, you'll strive to create memorable experiences that leave our guests wanting to come back for more. Our kitchen is where it's at: As well as having a passion for food, you'll jump at the opportunity to grow, develop and retain a motivated kitchen team in one of our pubs across the country.

As a Head Chef: You'll have experience in a similar Kitchen Manager/ Head Chef role or be ready to step up from a Sous/ Second Chef position.

• Ensure all food and hygiene standards are consistently met
• Have a positive attitude and the ability to create a buzz in your kitchen
• Achieve the highest standards, ensuring the business is safe and that food quality and speed of service targets are met
• Maintain clear communication with your kitchen and wider pub team
• Take pride in the meals that you and your team produce

What comes next is up to you: Whether you'd like to progress your skills further in the Head Chef role or explore wider opportunities across our pub, hotels and pub support centre we have a range of career pathways to suit all.

• A performance related bonus
• 30% off at all our pubs, restaurants, and hotels
• A reliable hours contract, to give you the security you deserve
• Flexible and part time hours available to work around your family or higher education
• Exciting range of high street, online discounts and cashback offers
• Scope to build your career and progress through our Chef Development Programme including access to our innovative app-based training
• Access to Licensed Trade Charity for financial, mental, and emotional well-being support

Come as you are. Personality counts for more than anything else here. We'll accept you and celebrate you for being you. We can't wait to see what we can make happen together. Marston's could be the making of you.

From £14.00 40hrs per week. Performance related bonus. Reliable hours contract (or salaried in certain sites). Privilege card discount. The benefits Wellbeing as a responsible employer, we offer professional wellbeing support to our pub and pub support centre teams including support from the Licenced Trade Charity. Accommodation The majority of our pub General Manager roles include optional on-site accommodation.

We are an award winning company, named as one of the UK's Top 100 employers and #1 in the pub sector for 2025, in the Financial Times UK's Best Employers list. Bonus scheme and competitive salaries available. Long service awards for milestone anniversaries. Food and drink discounts. Pension scheme and private healthcare for salaried roles.