Head Chef

Reed; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading Education Hospitality and Leisure provider as a Head Chef. You'll manage a dedicated team and ensure high standards of food hygiene, while enjoying a live-in package and a work schedule that prioritizes work-life balance. With values centered on fun and inclusivity, this role offers significant growth opportunities in a supportive environment.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave (+ 8 bank holidays)

Access to Wellbeing Hub and Employee Assistance Program

Contributory pension

Discounts at 800+ retailers

Qualifications

• Experience as a Sous Chef/Head Chef in a mid-to-large scale dining environment.
• Excellent knowledge of food hygiene and handling complex dietary requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Chefs & Catering Assistants, organizing rotas.
• Ensure health and safety, allergen safety, and food safety standards.
• Oversee financial aspects including production planning and stock management.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational Skills

Food Hygiene Knowledge

Decision-Making

Education

City & Guilds 7061/2 or equivalent

Level 3 in Food Safety and Allergen Management

Job description

A fantastic new opportunity has arisen to work with a leading Education Hospitality and Leisure provider within the private sector as a Chef with a live-in package available.

Use your catering skills to fuel adventure

A Head Chef position like no other

What could be more important than fueling the next generation for adventure? Our catering team is proud to serve tasty & nutritious meals, combining reassuring favorites and new cuisines to keep the adventure going. Our centralised team provides all the recipes, enabling you and your team to focus on executing our proven menus; delivering delicious and safe food by ensuring all health and safety, allergen safety, and food safety standards are followed. You will work limited late nights, with a Friday or Saturday evening off most weeks (especially outside of our peak season), and no working over Christmas – this could be the perfect role to progress your career in catering without sacrificing social and family time.

As Head Chef, you'll report to the Catering Manager and be responsible for managing a team of Chefs & Catering Assistants; organizing rotas, setting clear objectives, and identifying training needs. You will also ensure your team follows procedures to maintain high standards of food hygiene and confidently manages complex dietary requirements. Additionally, you will oversee financial aspects of the catering operation, including production planning, waste, and stock management.

Is this you?

• Experience as a Sous Chef/Head Chef in a mid-to-large scale dining environment
• Experience and understanding of food mass production
• A confident leader with strong organizational and decision-making skills
• Excellent knowledge of food hygiene and handling complex dietary requirements, including allergies and intolerances
• Hold your City & Guilds 7061/2 (or equivalent) and Level 3 or above in Food Safety and Allergen Management

Above all, our core values of FUN, SAFETY, QUALITY, INCLUSIVITY, TEAMWORK, and RESPECT unite us.

A place to thrive

Regardless of background, ethnicity, age, neurodivergence, or anything else, PGL is a place to be yourself, have fun, use your valuable skills for good, and celebrate what makes you brilliantly unique. Fair pay and benefits for all

• Enjoy 25 days of annual leave (+ 8 bank holidays), your birthday off, paid volunteering days, and the option to purchase additional holiday.
• Opportunities for ongoing growth, development, mentoring, and multiple pathways to work across different UK or French locations.
• 24/7 access to our Wellbeing Hub and Employee Assistance Program
• Sector-leading family-friendly policies and a contributory pension
• Access to our financial wellbeing platform for borrowing or saving directly from your salary
• Free/discounted PGL breaks for your family and discounts at 800+ retailers.