Head Chef

Young's Pubs; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company is seeking a Head Chef to manage a vibrant kitchen in London. The ideal candidate will have a passion for fresh food and a proven track record of kitchen management. This role offers autonomy over menu creation, culinary development opportunities, and a chance to lead a dedicated team in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Access to Apprenticeship Scheme

Culinary masterclasses

Free meals

20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels

Enhanced Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Qualifications

• Experience championing excellent service through quality food as a Head Chef or Sous Chef.
• Able to manage kitchen staff, training, and health/safety effectively.
• Demonstrate creativity in designing and delivering new dishes.

Responsibilities

• Create seasonal menus and specials with full autonomy.
• Inspire and lead the kitchen team, delivering high-quality service.
• Maintaining effective controls regarding GP and labor costs.

Skills

Menu Development

Food Safety

Food Preparation

Job description

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Head Chef - Up to 45k plus Service Charge

We're always on the look out for talented Head Chefs for our businesses. You'll have experience working with fresh food and running all aspects of a kitchen. Our Head Chefs write their own menus and create their own dishes using seasonal produce, allowing them to put their own stamp on the business. So if you'd like the chance to show off what you can do then apply now.

What we offer our Head Chefs:

• Head Chefs get to have full autonomy to create your 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 hotels
• Share save Scheme
• Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
• 28 Days Holiday per year
  
  
  

What we look for in a Head Chef:

This role requires someone that can inspire a team, to bring out the potential and lead by example whilst being able to develop, cost and produce fresh seasonal menus for the variety of revenue streams within the business.

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

Skills

Menu Development

Food Safety

Food Preparation

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitality

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