Head Chef

Black Rock Restaurants; Brighton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a modern British seafood restaurant as a Head Chef, where you will showcase your culinary expertise in a vibrant environment. With a focus on sustainability and local ingredients, you will create mouth-watering dishes that celebrate cooking over fire. This role offers the chance to lead a passionate kitchen team, ensuring the highest standards of food preparation and safety. Enjoy a competitive salary and fantastic benefits, including free meals and discounts at our restaurants. If you're a natural leader with a genuine passion for food, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow your career in a leading restaurant group.

Benefits

Free food and drinks when working

50% discount for family and friends

Birthday off guaranteed

Additional holiday for the first five years

Refer a Friend rewards

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy fresh food kitchen environment.
• Ability to lead and mentor a kitchen team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver dishes made with quality local ingredients.
• Lead and mentor the kitchen team while maintaining high standards.

Skills

Team Management

Culinary Skills

Pressure Handling

Health & Safety Compliance

Education

Culinary Degree or Equivalent Experience

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Head Chef to join our team at The Salt Room in Brighton.

Boasting uninterrupted views of Brighton seafront and the iconic West Pier ruins, The Salt Room is a modern British seafood restaurant that celebrates cooking over fire.

We take pride in sourcing local ingredients — concentrating on sustainability — to produce a menu of mouth-watering dishes. Using the same techniques as our sister restaurants; The Coal Shed & Burnt Orange, we cook the freshest shellfish and meat over charcoal, ensuring a dining experience to remember.

The same seasonality and innovation that is applied to the menu finds its way into the cocktails, with a selection of drinks changing through the year and with a hint of earthy herbs and sea spices sprinkled throughout.

As a Head Chef, you will deliver dishes made with quality food and products, from fresh, using local products, prepared with skill and passion. Your passion for food, flexibility, and leadership skills will mean you can lead and mentor a kitchen team whilst creating the finest finished dishes.

What are we looking for from our Head Chef?

1. A self-motivated natural team player that thrives under pressure.
2. A highly skilled people manager.
3. Experience in a busy fresh food kitchen environment.
4. A genuine passion for creating the finest dishes.
5. Handle fresh ingredients, prepare them to the highest standards.
6. Maintain a professional manner whilst working under pressure.
7. Ensure Health & Safety rules and regulations are followed.
8. Are eligible to work full-time in the UK.

In return, we offer a truly competitive pay package, a great professional environment, fantastic training, and the chance to grow and develop your career, plus access to an array of benefits.

As a Head Chef, you will enjoy these benefits:

1. A truly competitive pay package
2. Free food and drinks when working
3. Team incentives, trips, and rewards
4. Treat yourself, family, and friends to 50% discount in any of our restaurants
5. Book your birthday off – guaranteed
6. An additional day’s holiday every year for the first five years
7. We reward Refer a Friend
8. Access to our cycle to work scheme

By joining Black Rock Restaurants, you will become part of one of the leading restaurant groups in the South East and London. At Blackrock Restaurant Group, we pride ourselves on recruiting strong passionate individuals that thrive working in hospitality and being part of an established team. Great progression opportunities available across the group to any future stars from all departments.

If you want to be part of something special then come and be part of the friendliest team in town, we would love to hear from you.

Compensation: Competitive salary