Head Chef

Golden Pheasant; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned brewery and pub operator is seeking a Head Chef to lead its kitchen team in Knutsford. The role involves ensuring high kitchen standards, mentoring the team, and cooking high-quality dishes. The company offers profit-sharing, bonuses, and employee discounts. Ideal candidates will have a passion for food and experience in a kitchen leadership role.

Benefits

Annual profit share

Realistic bonus potential

30% discount on food and drink

50% off food when on shift

Discounted stays in hotels

Wellbeing support

Opportunities for career growth

Access to discount programs

Qualifications

• Dedicated and professional leader ensuring kitchen standards are maintained.
• Passionate about cooking great food and ensuring every dish meets specifications.
• Excellent stock control practices.

Responsibilities

• Motivate your team to perform to their best capabilities.
• Mentor and develop your team with skills and knowledge.
• Creative genius behind the in-house specials.

Job description

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We are looking for a Head Chef to lead our talented kitchen team.

What we offer our Head Chefs:

• Annual profit share, ensuring you share in the success of the company
• Realistic bonus potential
• 30% discount on food and drink across our pubs and inns for you and friends and family
• 50% off food when on shift
• Discounted stays in our hotels and inns
• Wellbeing support with our Employee Assistance Programme
• Great opportunities to grow in your role and progress your career
• Access to JW BenefitHub, giving you access to a huge range of high street and online discounts

What a Head Chef does at JW Lees:

• You’ll be a dedicated and professional leader ensuring that kitchen standards are maintained to the very highest standard
• Be passionate about cooking great food and ensuring every dish leaves the kitchen to specification
• Ensure that excellent stock control practices are maintained
• Motivate your team to perform to the best of their cooking capabilities
• Mentor and develop your team, passing on your skills, knowledge and experience
• Be the creative genius behind the in-house specials
• You will lay the ground rules and have overall responsibility over daily operations within the kitchen ensuring you and your team achieve 5* Scores on the doors
• Your work will be exemplary and will inspire your team to send the perfect dish on time every time.

About JW Lees:

Proudly family owned and nearly 200 years old, JW Lees are the original modern, traditional brewer. With 150 pubs, inns and hotels across the North West and North Wales, we are passionate about great beer, fantastic food and memorable experiences.

We put people at the heart of our business, always doing the right thing and always sticking together. Our six values are at the heart of everything we do:

Proud - Savvy - Honest - Passionate - Personal - Together