Head Chef

Huntsman; Brockenhurst; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Menu autonomy

Apprenticeship scheme

Culinary masterclasses

Food trips

Chef forums

Free meals

Staff discount

Share save scheme

Pension scheme

28 days holiday

Job summary

Huntsman in Brockenhurst (New Forest) is seeking a creative Head Chef to lead the kitchen, crafting country-style dishes that celebrate local produce and seasonal ingredients. You’ll have full menu autonomy, contribute to the food vision, and guide a motivated team in a refurbished pub setting.

The role offers live-in facilities and a competitive package up to 56k OTE (including tronc/tips), with opportunities for apprenticeships, masterclasses, and chef forums to further develop your craft.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a kitchen team and delivering high-quality, seasonal menus.
• Strong communication and team leadership skills.
• Ability to manage kitchen staff rosta, training and health and safety.
• Creativity to design new dishes and menus while controlling GP and costs.
• Proactive approach to driving sales and collaborating with front-of-house.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and lead a kitchen team to deliver country-cuisine menus.
• Create recipes and menus that showcase local produce and seasonal ingredients.
• Oversee kitchen operations, food safety, and staff development.
• Manage rota planning, training, and health & safety compliance.
• Collaborate with front of house to drive sales and guest satisfaction.

Job description

Head Chef - Up to 56k OTE (including tronc/tips) - Live-in.

We’re looking for a Head Chef for the Huntsman in Brockenhurstin the heart of the New Forest. Amuch-loved pub that has a fantastic reputation for food. The pub (and kitchen!) have recently been refurbished and so it is a great time to join!

We’re all about fresh, seasonal ingredients which arecomplimented by fantastic countryside cookery.A large grill section includes Dingley Dell T-bones, grilled halfchickens and Sirloin steaks, alongside plenty of fantastic sharing dishes. We host regular food themed events, includingGame nights that showcase the best local produce, and our large back gardenalso has a Pizza Shack which uses fresh seasonal ingredients.

We’re looking for a creative Head Chef who is passionateabout cracking country cookery, local produce and delivering fantastic platesof food to take the helm in our kitchen.You’ll be looking after all aspects of recipe creation, kitchenmanagement, team development and health and safety. A fantastic opportunity for a fantastic Head Chef

Being a Head Chef at Young's:

We believe every pub should be different. This means that you'll be writing your own recipes that match the food vision of your business using fresh seasonal ingredients. The food vision could be all about showcasing local produce, country pub classics, seafood, small plates and sharers, dry-aged meat - each pub is different and its up to you as head chef to put your own creative stamp on that vision. We work with fresh, seasonal produce, so the menu should constantly evolve to showcase these fantastic ingredients when they are at their best. Premium fresh food crafted by skilled chefs in Premium Pubs .

What we offer ourHead Chefs:

• Head Chefs get to have full autonomy to createyour own menus and specials
• Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme and Development Programmes
• Access to regular culinary masterclasses covering topics such as Game, Butchery and Shellfish
• Access to inspirational food trips with our top quality suppliers
• Regular Chef Forums with other Head Chefs to inspire and develop
• Free meals
• 20% discount in all Young's Pubs and 30% discount on overnight stays in our Pubs with Rooms
• Share save Scheme
• Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
• 28 Days Holiday per year

What we look for in aHead Chef:

This rolerequires someone that can inspire a team, to bring out the potential and leadby example whilst being able to develop, cost and produce fresh seasonal menusfor the variety of revenue streams within the business.

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