Head Chef

Ship Inn, Mousehole; Mousehole; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Food & drink discount

Shop discount

Accommodation discount

Training & career development

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

Westfield Health cash plan

Westfield Rewards

Flexible working

Job summary

St Austell Brewery invites a Head Chef to lead one of West Cornwall’s premier pub kitchens, directing a dedicated team and cooking with locally sourced produce to delight guests. You’ll balance people leadership with hands-on culinary excellence, ensuring consistency and a top-tier dining experience.

The role emphasizes budget awareness and achieving sales targets, with clear opportunities for training and career progression within a celebrated hospitality business that values sustainability and

Qualifications

• Leadership and team management experience in a busy kitchen.
• Ability to manage budgets and drive sales targets.
• Strong organisational skills with hands-on kitchen leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead front of house and back of house teams to deliver quality food.
• Oversee daily kitchen operations and maintain high standards of service.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Budgeting

Operational planning

Job description

Experience more with St Austell Brewery as a Head Chef at one of West Cornwall's most beautiful destinations .

Join our talented kitchen team and you'll be leading passionate people, cooking with locally sourced produce to supply quality food that delights our guests.

For over 175 years, St Austell Brewery has been crafting quality beers, running award-winning pubs and serving communities across the South West. Today, we're a leading brewing, hospitality and drinkswholesale business, united by a shared purpose:brewing great experiences for generations to come. Through our commitment to sustainability and forming strong partnerships, we're helping to protect the people, places and communities that make our region special.

We invest in our people, offering opportunities to learn, develop and build rewarding careers

Our Chefs:

• Front the Kitchen and Back of House Team, taking pride in overseeing a quality food offering that delights our guests.
• Are well organised, adaptable, with a genuine passion for what they do.
• Take pride in delivering a consistent, high quality food offering.
• Combine great product knowledge with a practical understanding of daily operations in a busy kitchen.
• Understand budgets and sales targets, and play a vital part in helping to achieve them.

What we offer in return:

• Competitive and achievable bonus scheme
• 30% discount on food & drink within our managed pubs
• 30% off in our Visitors Centre shop including brands like Yeti, St. Eval, Atlantic blankets
• 50% discount on accommodation within the managed estate
• Fantastic training & career development opportunities
• Pension Scheme - 4% Employee and Employer or increase to 5%
• Cycle to work scheme
• Westfield Health cash plan - Claim money back for Dental, Eye Care, Physio etc.
• Westfield Rewards - Shopping rewards
• Have a voice in shaping our workplace through employee-led forums and working groups, influencing policies, and initiatives
• Access to Thrive, our learning platform packed with training, resources and development opportunities,
• Clear career pathways designed to help you grow

Additional Information:

St Austell Brewery is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We also welcome requests for flexible working.

Early applications are encouraged as we'll review applications throughout the recruitment process and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

We politely request no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. Speculative CVs from recruitment agencies won't be accepted, nor the fees associated with them.