Head Chef

Urban Pubs and Bars; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gastro pub in Tooting Bec is seeking a Head Chef to lead their kitchen. The role emphasizes quality seasonal British cuisine, team leadership, and creativity. With competitive pay up to £50k plus bonuses, this position offers significant growth opportunities within a vibrant and supportive environment.

Benefits

Training and development

Career progression opportunities

Discounts across all pubs and bars

28 days holiday

Employee Assistance Programme

Referral scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay

Qualifications

• Experienced in fresh food restaurant or premium casual dining kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead the kitchen focusing on quality seasonal British food.
• Run a profitable kitchen while maintaining exceptional standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Creativity

Teamwork

Business Acumen

Job description

Head Chef - Seasonal Menu - Fresh Produce - Quality Modern British Gastro Pub - up to £50k + Bonus - Tooting Bec - SW London

In the heart of Tooting Bec you’ll find The Wheatsheaf, a proper local with excellent British pub food and a great range of craft beers. There’s regular live sport on the screens plus live music and comedy nights. With three private rooms to host meetings, parties and other events, this is an amazing opportunity for a people and food focused Head Chef to spearhead our kitchen.

Our priority lies in quality seasonal British food, we source ingredients and produce from the best suppliers to bring you a great selection of British pub classics that won’t disappoint. Our gastro menu influenced by our chefs is perfect for every occasion and there’s always something on the menu for everyone, not to forget serving up Tooting's favourite Sunday Roasts.

You Are:

• Driven by great food and fresh produce, seasonality and creativity get you buzzing
  
• An approachable leader who values and inspires their team through a culture of creativity
  
• A good communicator, organised and an approachable leader
  
• A team player who leaves their ego at the door - we get stuff done
  
• Experienced in working with in a fresh food restaurant or pub kitchen, ideally in premium casual dinning kitchen
  
• Business savy, running a profitable kitchen while maintaining exceptional standards are key
  
• Ambitious, want to grow and develop within a fantastic, award-winning company

What's in it for me:

• Up to £50k + bonus
• Training and development to support your personal and career development
• Career progression is always on the cards with regular new openings and opportunities to step up to Ops when positions are available
• Get out and about, you automatically get discounts across all our pubs, bars and restaurants
• The opportunity to make strategic decisions within your business – take ownership and Be Fearless
• Continuous team trips, regular management incentives and socials – a fun, family atmosphere
• 28 days holiday
• Goes without saying, but we’ll feed you during your shift
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) through Licence Trade Charity
• Good people know good people - an awesome referral scheme where you canearn up to £1000 per successful referral
• Access your Wages anytime through Wagestream
• Birthdays are for celebrating, so have the day off on us
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity / paternity / adoption pay

Interested in hearing more, get in touch so we can arrange to meet up, rub some shoulders, taste some food and create some magic