Head Chef

British Garden Centres; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No evening work

Year-round business stability

Negotiable pay based on skills

Closed holidays

Meal discount 50% & 20% in stores

Job summary

British Garden Centres seeks a Head Chef to lead our catering team in Charlecote. You will oversee menu creation, food ordering, stock control, and ensure high standards of quality and nutrition in every dish.

You will train and motivate the kitchen staff to deliver a first-class culinary service. Experience in a similar role is essential; the position offers a competitive rate depending on skills and experience, with a focus on maintaining a well-run, compliant kitchen and excellent guest

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a busy kitchen.
• Knowledge of HACCP and food hygiene.
• Able to manage multiple orders and push sales.
• Coaching and developing a kitchen team.

Responsibilities

• Management duties for kitchen operations.
• Coaching and developing the team to deliver high-quality meals.
• Pushing sales while maintaining quality and consistency.
• Receiving deliveries and stocking the kitchen.
• Food preparation, producing specials, and quick, high-standard service.
• Monitor portion sizes and waste to minimise cost.

Skills

Experience in busy kitchen

Creativity in dishes

Carvery knowledge

HACCP knowledge

Manage multiple orders

Professionalism & reliability

Remain calm under pressure

Time management

Level 3 basic food hygiene

Coach and develop team

Stock and waste management

Job description

Location: Charlecote

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Hours: 45 Hours Per Week Including Weekends

We are seeking a Head Chef with flair and enthusiasm to join our existing Catering Team in providing good quality and tasty meals to our guests. You will be ensuring fresh and nutritious meals are served by maintaining the highest standards.

You will have management responsibility for the efficient operation of the kitchen. This includes helping creating menus, food ordering, stock control etc., together with ensuring that all kitchen policies and procedures are up to date and staff are compliant with them. Equally important is the training, motivation and inspiration of the kitchen team to deliver a first-class culinary service.

Experience in a similar role essential, we would love to hear from you.

What we offer:

• No evening work, split shifts or unsociable hours, year-round business.
• Security of working in a well-established expanding family business & the associated benefits
• Rate of pay negotiable, dependent upon skills and experience.
• Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day & Easter Sunday
• 50% meal discount at any BGC restaurant & 20% discount at any BGC store, additionally discount rates available for Woodthorpe Leisure Park.

Skills needed:

• Experience of working in a busy kitchen.
• Creative at making dishes but also able to work to specs.
• Experience of cooking carvery is an advantage.
• Knowledge of HACCP.
• Able to manage multiple orders.
• Professionalism and reliability.
• Remain calm under pressure.
• Good time management.
• Level 3 basic food hygiene is an advantage.
• To be able to coach and develop a team.
• Stock and waste management experience.

Duties include:

• Management duties.
• Coaching team.
• Pushing sales.
• The taking of deliveries.
• Food preparation.
• Producing specials.
• Prepare, cook, and present food quickly and efficiently to a high standard.
• Monitor portion size and waste.

If you have passion, can work equally well as part of a team or independently, are up for a challenge and thrive in a fast-paced work environment, then we would love you to become part of our work family.

Applications close -Tuesday 22nd September 2026

Due to the high volume of applications, if your application is successful, someone from the management team will be in touch with you, thank you.