Head chef

Dish Hospitality; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a quaint gastro pub in Harrogate for a forward-thinking Head Chef. This role offers the chance to lead a small team in a stunning modern kitchen, focusing on sustainability and local produce. You'll have menu autonomy and the support of an executive chef, allowing you to innovate and create while working in a calm, professional environment. Ideal for an established chef or a sous chef ready to step up, this position encourages you to make your mark and develop your culinary reputation. If you're passionate about fresh ingredients and creating exceptional dining experiences, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Menu autonomy

Pension scheme

Short term accommodation option

Opportunity to create something special

Supportive back of house structure

Calm working environment

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven background in fresh food preparation, ideally at a Rosette standard.
• Ability to manage a small team and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen team in preparing high-quality dishes with local produce.
• Manage kitchen operations and maintain a calm working environment.

Skills

Understanding of game preparation

Self-management

Fresh food preparation

Kitchen management

Innovation and creativity

Education

Experience as a Head Chef

Management experience as a Sous Chef

Job description

Head Chef, Gastro Pub, Harrogate, £40,000 & £4,000 Tips

Straight Shifts, Recently Renovated Venue, Stunning Modern Kitchen

Benefits include:

1. Package of £44K including tips
2. Bonus scheme
3. Small team, opportunity to create something special
4. Menu autonomy alongside the group executive chef
5. Work for a company that believes in rewarding and developing their staff
6. Opportunity to put your mark on this stunning venue and make a name for yourself
7. Work within a calm and professional environment allowing you to work at your very best every day, no shouty chefs here.
8. Pension scheme and company benefits
9. Short term accommodation option available

This quaint gastro pub situated in the heart of this lovely spa town, benefiting from a recent complete refurb, is looking to recruit a forward-thinking head chef to head up the small team in the modern kitchen, supported by the group exec chef and with a superb back of house structure in place made to make you succeed. This is the ideal position for an aspiring chef to really push on and make a name for themselves.

The company ethos is all about sustainability and local produce, with the game coming from the local estate, and fish from the East Coast. With some great local suppliers and extensive gardens the company oversees, the produce used here is second to none.

The ideal Chef will be able to demonstrate:

1. An understanding of game, and the prep and cooking of fresh game
2. Experience self-managing, as this is a small operation where the Head Chef may be working alone
3. A proven fresh food led background, ideally to a Rosette standard, be it Gastro, Restaurant or Hotel
4. The position is ideally for an established head chef, although sous chefs with a proven management history will be considered.
5. A desire to innovate & create, and be excited by local seasonal products
6. A sound understanding of kitchen management.

If this sounds like the ideal opportunity to you, then give Eddy a call at the Dish hospitality office here in Leeds and/or send your CV through the link here.