Head Chef

The White Horse; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff Accommodation available

Bonus Scheme

Generous staff discount

Staff meals on shift

Rising Stars program

Free gym membership

Cycle to work scheme

Charity day off

Wine at cost

Job summary

Anglian Country Inns’ Farmhouse restaurant kitchen is seeking a Head Chef to lead the team, own seasonal menu changes and set the tone for high-quality dining. You will report to the Exec Chef and collaborate with the Restaurant Manager to drive the business forward.

You will recruit and develop kitchen staff, ensure spotless BOH standards, manage stock and costs, and lead food safety across the operation. A dynamic, organized leader will thrive here.

Responsibilities

• Take full accountability of the Farmhouse restaurant kitchen & team.
• Report to Exec Chef and work collaboratively with the Restaurant Manager & wider management team.
• A key member of the senior leadership team driving the business forward.
• Culinary creation and innovation through ownership of seasonal menu changes.
• Ownership of frequent food led events setting the tone for our Farmhouse brand.
• Recruit, train and develop all kitchen team reporting in to you.
• Ownership and driver of kitchen BOH cleanliness standards.
• Ownership and standards setter of all health & safety within the restaurant kitchen.
• Full stock ownership, ordering, wastage stock taking and everything in between.
• Drive standards and knowledge to create food Wow moments for your guests.
• Be an ambassador of the Food Journey and exceed your guests’ expectations.
• Supporting the events team and working collaboratively with them to ensure overall business excellence.
• Labour management & deployment, full rota accountability for the restaurant kitchen team.

Job description

Who are you?

You are the leader and face of your kitchen from the day to day running to creating special memories for our guests. It’s all about leading and inspiring your team every day, running a tight ship and keeping everyone safe whilst delivering our culinary innovative, seasonal menus. Our kitchens are busy places so a level head, great organisation, delivered every time, with a smile, is the key to success. This is a 2 Rosette aspirational kitchen with bigger goals, you will be integral to the food journey within this business, no detail can be missed.

What’s the role?

• Take full accountability of the Farmhouse restaurant kitchen & team
• Reporting into the Exec Chef and work collaboratively with the Restaurant Manager & wider management team.
• A key member of the senior leadership team driving the business forward.
• Culinary creation and innovation through ownership of seasonal menu changes - this is a high quality tone setting position with food at the forefront of the businesses heart.
• Ownership of frequent food led events setting the tone for our Farmhouse brand.
• Recruit, train and develop all kitchen team reporting in to you. Creating a thriving environment for excellence.
• Ownership and driver of kitchen BOH cleanliness standards
• Ownership and standards setter of all health & safety within the restaurant kitchen
• Full stock ownership, ordering, wastage stock taking and everything in between.
• Drive standards and knowledge to create food Wow moments for your guests
• Be an ambassador of the Food Journey and exceed your guests’ expectations
• Supporting the events team and working collaboratively with them to ensure overall business excellence.
• Labour management & deployment, full rota accountability for the restaurant kitchen team.
• Being a great role model and setting the standards for our guests and team
• Displaying the ACI values each and every day and working towards our company mission of ‘making people happy’

What’s in it for you?

• Generous discount across all ACI sites on both food and drink
• Regular trips out to suppliers locally and internationally
• Great share of tips and tronc
• Bonus Scheme
• Staff Accommodation available
• Staff meals on shift
• Rising Stars program for career progression within the company
• Free gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• ‘Live your life’, charity day off each year
• Wine at cost

Anglian Country Inns

Anglian Country Inns is a family run business that first opened its doors over twenty seven years ago and now we have nine award winning establishments across East Anglia, a coffee shop and brewery to boot!