Head Chef

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

Job summary

A historic pub with a boutique hotel is seeking a Head Chef to lead the kitchen team and create seasonal menus. You will inspire your team while managing all aspects of menu development and kitchen operations. The ideal candidate has experience in quality food service and a passion for culinary creativity. Responsibilities include team leadership, training, and managing kitchen staff. This role offers the opportunity to craft your unique culinary vision in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Access to Apprenticeship Scheme

Free meals

20% discount at Young's Pubs

28 Days Holiday per year

Qualifications

• Experience as a Head Chef or in a Sous Chef role.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a kitchen team.
• Ability to create seasonal menus and specials.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and lead a team in a creative kitchen environment.
• Design and produce fresh seasonal menus.
• Manage kitchen staff, including rota and training.

Skills

Team leadership

Excellent communication skills

Creativity in menu design

Organizational skills

Experience in quality food service

Job description

Head Chef

About us:

One of the original five Youngs pubs, Brewers Inn is steeped in history. Our pub has been serving up special moments for hundreds of years and above we have a wonderful 16 room boutique hotel. From busy quiz nights, exciting sports-centric weekends to elegant and diverse events spaces the scope to grow here with us is huge. We are at the beginning of an exciting stage of our development and are looking for a dedicated chef to join us on this journey.

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