Head Chef

Boston Tea Party; West of England; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daytime hours

Job summary

The Boston Tea Party is seeking a Head Chef to lead one of our kitchens in the West of England. You’ll own the kitchen, guide your team through busy services and work closely with the General Manager to deliver great food and a welcoming cafe experience.

We offer daytime hours, a clear career path, and a supportive culture where leaders develop people as well as plates. If you care about standards, safety and mentoring, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading a kitchen and managing a team.
• Strong focus on food safety and kitchen standards.
• Ability to manage ordering, stock, labour and waste.
• Proven track record in mentoring and developing chefs.
• Commercial mindset with a passion for guest experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a brilliant kitchen team.
• Set pace during busy services and cook alongside the team.
• Ensure every plate leaving the kitchen is of high standard.
• Recruit great people and develop chefs for their next step.
• Maintain food safety, cleanliness and kitchen standards.
• Collaborate with the General Manager to grow the cafe.

Skills

Team leadership

People development

Kitchen management

Coaching

Recruitment

Food safety

Commercial awareness

Tools

Stock control

Ordering

Job description

Head Chef

Up to £38,000 + Bonus & TRONC

Lead the kitchen. Grow the people.

We’re looking for a brilliant Head Chef to lead one of our Boston Tea Party kitchens.

At Boston, our kitchens are a huge part of what makes us, us. We cook proper food, from scratch, every day, and we need leaders who care just as much about the people making it as the food leaving the pass.

As Kitchen Manager, you’ll take ownership of your kitchen, lead your team through busy services and work side-by-side with your General Manager to make your café a brilliant place to eat and an even better place to work.

And the best bit? This is hospitality without the late nights.

What you'll be doing

You’ll own everything that happens in your kitchen, your people, your food, your standards and your numbers.

That means you’ll:

• Lead, coach and develop a brilliant kitchen team.

• Set the pace during busy services and be right there cooking alongside your team.

• Make sure every plate leaving your kitchen is something you’re proud to serve.

• Recruit great people and develop your chefs to take their next step.

• Manage ordering, stock, labour and waste with a strong commercial eye.

• Maintain brilliant food safety, cleanliness and kitchen standards.

• Work closely with your General Manager to grow the café and deliver a great guest experience.

• Create a kitchen culture where people feel supported, challenged and excited to come to work.

• Take ownership when things don't go to plan and find ways to make them better.

Who we're looking for

You might already be a Kitchen Manager, Head Chef or Sous Chef, or you could be an experienced chef who's ready to take ownership of their first kitchen.

We're less interested in fancy job titles and more interested in how you lead.

You’ll be someone who:

Fuels Growth

You want your kitchen and your people to keep getting better. You develop others, understand the numbers behind a successful kitchen and always look for the next opportunity to improve.

Leads Responsibly

You care about doing things properly. Food safety, standards, sustainability and looking after your people aren't negotiable, they're simply part of running a great kitchen.

Makes Connections

You're a team player. You build strong relationships with your chefs, your café team and your GM, and understand that the best guest experiences happen when the whole café works together.

What's in it for you?

We want Boston to be somewhere you can build a career, not just work your next kitchen job.

You'll get a great package of Boston benefits, loads of opportunity to develop and the freedom to put your own stamp on your kitchen.

You'll also get something that's pretty special for a chef: daytime hours.

We're a café business, which means no midnight closes, no finishing service at 11pm and then cleaning down until the early hours. You can build a serious career in food and still have a life outside the kitchen.

Most importantly, we'll give you the opportunity to develop people. We believe great leaders leave the ladder down, helping the people behind them grow, progress and eventually become leaders themselves.

Good Eggs Only

We've been doing things a little differently since 1995.

We care about great food, great hospitality, our communities and doing business in a way we're proud of.

Our kitchens are busy, energetic and full of personality. We don't need shouty chefs or big egos. We need brilliant people who can set high standards, stay calm when the checks are flying in and bring their team with them.

If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

Come and lead a kitchen you can be proud of.