Head Chef

Young's Pubs; Reading; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading pub chain as a Head Chef in Reading, where you will enjoy full autonomy in menu creation and access to development programs. This role offers the chance to lead a talented team while crafting exceptional dining experiences in a vibrant and well-equipped environment.

Benefits

Full autonomy to create your own menus

Access to Apprenticeship Scheme and Development Programs

Free meals

20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels

Enhanced Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Qualifications

• Experience as Head Chef or Sous Chef.
• Passion for leading and developing a team.
• Hands-on team player with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Inspire a team to deliver quality food and service.
• Develop, cost, and produce seasonal menus.
• Manage kitchen staff and ensure health and safety.

Skills

Menu Development

Food Safety

Food Preparation

Job description

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About us:

Market House is set in the centre of Reading, 5 min walk from the train station and surrounded by shops, restaurants and bars. With 23 hotel rooms, private spaces, a roof terrace bar, shuffle boards, ping pong tables, darts and a karaoke booth we are anything but standard. We strive to provide the best eating, drinking, sleeping and gaming experiences possible, we want to make sure that everyone who walks through our door has the best time possible and most importantly wants to come back and have it again!

About us:

Market House is set in the centre of Reading, 5 min walk from the train station and surrounded by shops, restaurants and bars. With 23 hotel rooms, private spaces, a roof terrace bar, shuffle boards, ping pong tables, darts and a karaoke booth we are anything but standard. We strive to provide the best eating, drinking, sleeping and gaming experiences possible, we want to make sure that everyone who walks through our door has the best time possible and most importantly wants to come back and have it again!

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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