Head Chef

Trinity Arms; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Tips and bonuses

28 Days Holiday

Enhanced Company Pension Scheme

20% discount in Young's Pubs

30% discount on overnight stays

Job summary

Trinity Arms in Brixton is seeking a Head Chef to lead the kitchen, create seasonal menus, and deliver high-quality dishes. You will manage a busy pub kitchen, collaborate with front-of-house, and drive confidence in your team through hands-on leadership.

We offer free meals, tips and bonuses, 28 days holiday, and a structured development program. Expect regular chef forums, discounts on stays, and pension benefits as part of a lively Young's pub group.

Qualifications

• Experience as Head Chef or Sous Chef with proven leadership.
• Ability to lead and develop a team.
• Hands-on, proactive team player with excellent communication.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Menu development

Cost control

Staff scheduling

Job description

Head Chef

About us:

Welcome to the busiest pub in Brixton. If you like a faced paced, fun and friendly pub then this is the place for you.

We serve the best pints, banging burgers and are the main place in Brixton to go for a sunday roast.

Supported by a very hands on management team your shifts will fly by as evenings and weekends there are rarely any spare tables!

Free meals, tips and bonuses. Not to mention 2 big blow out parties every year and a pint after every shift.

Hope to see you soon

Trinity Arms Team

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 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 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 a Head Chef:

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 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 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