Head Chef

Young's Pubs; Teddington; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% discount in Young's Pubs

30% discount on overnight stays

Share save Scheme

Enhanced Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Job summary

The Park Hotel in Teddington, part of Young's Pubs, is seeking a Head Chef to lead the kitchen with autonomy to craft menus using fresh seasonal ingredients. You will shape the food vision for the venue, drawing inspiration from British classics and Mediterranean influences.

Expect to manage a passionate team, cost and develop new dishes, and drive kitchen performance across GP and labour. The role emphasizes creativity, leadership, and delivering exceptional dining experiences.

Qualifications

• Lead by example and inspire a kitchen team.
• Develop fresh seasonal menus using local produce.
• Champion quality food and excellent service.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and develop the kitchen team to deliver high-quality dishes.
• Create and cost seasonal menus aligned with our food vision.
• Manage kitchen operations, rota, training, and health and safety.
• Drive GP and labour controls while maintaining creative menu execution.

Skills

Menu Development

Food Safety

Food Preparation

Job description

About us

Working in a stunning Hotel, bar & restaurant serving fresh seasonal ingredients. The Park Hotel is a well established venue in Teddington and is classed as one of Youngs Plc flag ship sites. With already a strong team in place, we are looking for someone to elevate us to the next level. Serving a mix of British classics and mouth watering dishes from around the mediterranean. With freedom to put the menu together along with the General Manager.

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