Head Chef

Young's Pubs; Minchinhampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% discount at Young's Pubs

30% discount on overnight stays

Enhanced Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Job summary

The Crown in Minchinhampton, part of Young's Pubs, is seeking an experienced Head Chef to lead a dynamic kitchen team. You will design seasonal menus, source local produce, and maintain high standards of quality while delivering exceptional guest experiences.

You will drive food strategy, cost controls, and staff development in a busy, community-focused pub environment, creating dishes that reflect the local character and seasonal availability.

Qualifications

• Experience developing menus that reflect local seasonal produce.
• Strong focus on food safety and HACCP practices.
• Ability to manage kitchen operations and train staff.

Responsibilities

• Write and evolve seasonal menus aligned with the business vision.
• Lead and develop a high-performing kitchen team.
• Cost and portion control, menu engineering, and GP/labour management.
• Collaborate with front-of-house to drive sales and consistency across the pub.

Skills

Menu Development

Food Safety

Food Preparation

Job description

About us

The Crown is situated in the heart of Minchinhampton. A hub of the local community holding regular events. We offer the best of premium British produce alongside a wide selection of wines, spirits, cocktails and local ales in a professional, relaxed environment.

About us

The Crown is situated in the heart of Minchinhampton. A hub of the local community holding regular events. We offer the best of premium British produce alongside a wide selection of wines, spirits, cocktails and local ales in a professional, relaxed environment.

Our team is at the heart of everything that we do, as such, we offer development and progression to all team members old and new including, internal and external courses, e-learning and the opportunity to study NVQs.

All team members receive an equal amount of service charge based on hours worked and are paid weekly (unless salaried).

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 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 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 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