Head Chef

The Lock Keeper; Keynsham; Vor Ort; GBP 38.000 - 47.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Menu autonomy

Apprenticeship scheme

Culinary masterclasses

Supplier trips

Chef forums

Free meals

Staff discounts

Share save scheme

Pension scheme

28 days holiday

Zusammenfassung

The Lock Keeper is a traditional pub on the banks of the River Avon in Keynsham, between Bristol and Bath. As Head Chef you will craft and evolve menus using fresh, seasonal ingredients, reflecting our local produce and pub classics, with a creative stamp on a unique food vision.

You will lead a kitchen team, cost menus, manage GP and labour, and drive sales while maintaining high standards of quality and service. Enjoy autonomy, professional development, and a collaborative working environment.

Qualifikationen

• Experience leading kitchen teams as Head Chef or Sous Chef.
• Strong leadership, communication, and team development skills.
• Ability to cost menus, manage GP and labour.
• Creative with seasonal menus and dishes.

Aufgaben

• Inspire and lead a kitchen team to deliver fresh seasonal menus.
• Cost and produce menus while optimizing GP and labour.
• Manage kitchen staff rota and training.
• Maintain health and safety standards.
• Drive sales growth through engagement with kitchen and front-of-house teams.

Kenntnisse

Team leadership

Staff scheduling

Communication

Menu development

Creativity

Cost control

Sales growth

Jobbeschreibung

Head Chef

About us

The Lock Keeper is a traditional pub, located on the banks of River Avon in Keynsham, between Bristol and Bath. It is a grade 2 listed building with a beautiful large garden overlooking the river, a large decking area and a glass conservatory.

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 ourHead Chefs:

• Head Chefs get to have full autonomy to createyour 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 aHead Chef:

This rolerequires someone that can inspire a team, to bring out the potential and leadby example whilst being able to develop, cost and produce fresh seasonal menusfor the variety of revenue streams within the business.

• Have experience championing excellent servicethrough quality food either as a Head Chef or in the position of Sous Chef
• Demonstrate a passion for leading and developinga team
• Be an active hands-on team player withexcellent communication skills
• Be responsible and able to manage the kitchenstaff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
• Be able to demonstrate your creativity andability to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
• Demonstrate great planning and organisationalskills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP andlabour
• Have a pro-active approach to driving salesand delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of houseteams