Head Chef

Whitbread Plc; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality business is seeking a Head Chef for their BAR+BLOCK Portsmouth Dockyard location. In this role, you will lead a kitchen team, ensure food quality and safety, and maintain an inclusive team environment. Catering experience is essential. Enjoy benefits like discounts and a pension scheme, with an immediate start available.

Benefits

Training and support

Whitbread Benefits card

Pension and savings schemes

Discounts on various services

£40 meal voucher upon joining

Qualifications

• Immediate start and catering experience required.
• Ability to train and develop staff.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen team to prepare, cook and serve meals.
• Manage kitchen operations alongside the Kitchen Manager.
• Ensure food quality and presentation meet bar standards.
• Maintain a positive team environment that encourages growth.

Skills

Leadership skills

Catering experience

Food safety knowledge

Job description

Come and be a Head Chef at BAR+BLOCK Portsmouth Dockyard. Take the next step in your managerial career by working closely with our Kitchen Manager in leading our kitchen team to prepare, cook and serve our mouth‑watering meals. Immediate start, catering experience needed.

Join our team at BAR+BLOCK Portsmouth Dockyard as a Head Chef, as part of the kitchen team cooking the dishes our guests love. Use your passion for food to move your career forward and be part of the UK's leading hospitality business, Whitbread. We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation. Under‑represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non‑binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part‑time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.

BAR+BLOCK Portsmouth Dockyard, Queen Street, Portsmouth PO1 3EE

Why you'll love it here:

• Training and support: We've got user‑friendly equipment that will make your life easier from the start and training that will give you a career path in our kitchens and beyond!
• Whitbread Benefits card: Enjoy up to 60% off Premier Inn rooms and 25% off meals in Whitbread Restaurants
• Pension and savings schemes: Company pension and save as you earn scheme
• Discounts: Get money off shops, your utility bills, travel, cinema trips, supermarkets and more
• Have a meal on us: You'll receive a £40 voucher to spend in our restaurant when you join us

What you'll do

• Lead the kitchen team to prepare, cook and serve mouth‑watering meals.
• Work closely with the Kitchen Manager to manage kitchen operations.
• Ensure food quality, safety, and presentation meet bar standards.
• Maintain a positive, inclusive team environment that encourages growth.

Requirements

• Immediate start and catering experience required.
• Leadership skills and ability to train and develop staff.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards.