Head Chef

No.38 The Park; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A vibrant hospitality venue in Cheltenham is seeking a Head Chef to lead their team and develop creative seasonal menus. The ideal candidate will inspire the kitchen staff, ensuring high standards of service and quality. Responsibilities include menu design, managing staff training, and collaborating closely with front-of-house teams. This role offers autonomy in recipe creation and access to various culinary development opportunities, along with a competitive salary.

Benefits

Access to Apprenticeship Scheme

Free meals

20% discount in Youngs Pubs

Enhanced Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Qualifications

• Experience as Head Chef or Sous Chef with a focus on quality service.
• Proven ability to lead and develop kitchen teams.
• Hands-on team player with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Inspire team and lead by example.
• Develop cost-effective, seasonal menus for various revenue streams.
• Collaborate with the General Manager for a cohesive kitchen experience.

Skills

Culinary Experience

Food Handling

Restaurant Experience

Kitchen Management Experience

Leadership Experience

Job description

Head Chef of No.38 The Park :

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 existing and developing revenue streams within the business.

• 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 kitchen and restaurant 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
• Work closely with the General Manager to bring to life a cohesive vision for the entire open kitchen and restaurant experience
• Lead and manage a dynamic kitchen that delivered both day-to-day service and a diverse events and exclusive use program including more intricate plated menus for smaller parties afternoon teas feasting experiences etc for larger events
• Collaborate with the events manager and directly with events clients during planning meetings and test meals to refine set menus as part of our collaborative catering approach

Being a Head Chef in Youngs :

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

What we offer our Head Chefs :

• Head Chefs get to have full autonomy to create your 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 Youngs Pubs and 30% discount on overnight stays in our Pubs with Rooms
• Share save Scheme
• Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
• 28 Days Holiday per year

Key Skills

Culinary Experience,Food Handling,Restaurant Experience,Kitchen Management Experience,Food Preparation Experience,Kitchen Experience,Food Industry,Cooking,Cost Control,Baking,Sanitation,Leadership Experience

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 40000 - 45000