Head Chef

Village Inn; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A traditional British pub in Greater London seeks a Head Chef to lead its culinary team. You will have full autonomy to create seasonal menus using fresh ingredients, inspire your team, and ensure exceptional food quality. Ideal candidates will demonstrate leadership skills, creativity in menu design, and the ability to manage staff effectively. The role offers competitive benefits such as professional development programs and discounts across multiple locations.

Benefits

Access to culinary masterclasses

20% discount in all Young’s Pubs

28 Days Holiday per year

Share save Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience as Head Chef or Sous Chef championing excellent service through quality food.
• Passion for leading and developing a team.
• Ability to manage kitchen staff and health/safety standards effectively.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and lead the kitchen team to deliver fresh seasonal menus.
• Manage kitchen staff rota and training.
• Demonstrate creativity in designing new dishes.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team leadership

Menu creation

Planning and organization

Job description

Head Chef

About us:

Situated close to Pitshanger Park in Ealing, if you’re looking for a pub where you can truly feel at home, where the venue, food and atmosphere are familiar but stylish, then the Village Inn on Pitshanger Lane is right up your street.

We’re a genuine, authentic British pub serving up all favoured pub dishes — prepared with the freshest British ingredients; we also serve mouth-watering roasts on Sundays.

We would love to have you as part of our family.

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 it’s 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, 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