Head Chef - 40 Hours per Week (Full time)

Brewhouse & Kitchen; Dereham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + tronc

40 hour working week

Hastee Pay access

Subsidised team meal on every shift

30% off food and drink

Cycle to work scheme

Annual incentive trips

Awards and development programmes

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Flexible shifts

Job summary

Brewhouse & Kitchen is seeking a Head Chef to lead our pub kitchen with passion for great food and team development. You will coach and empower your team, manage stock and ensure safe, compliant operations, while delivering menu items to specification.

You will work a 40-hour week in a vibrant, people-focused environment with opportunities to create and evolve dishes and guest experiences.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Head Chef or senior kitchen leader.
• 40 hours per week as standard contract.
• Strong communication and people development skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach the kitchen team to flawless execution.
• Manage stock, ordering and cost control.
• Ensure food safety regulations are followed across the pub kitchen.
• Develop and refine menu items to meet guest expectations.

Skills

Leadership

Kitchen management

Food safety

Menu development

Team coaching

Job description

Role Purpose

Food is incredibly important to us and our Head Chefs are the leaders in our kitchen. You will live and breathe food, be passionate about detail and take pride in your work. You will be an expert at getting the best out of people, able to coach and develop your team to deliver flawless execution within a fun and supportive environment. You are friendly, approachable and understand that communication is key to all departments, especially your General Manager. We value your work/life balance, therefore all of our Head Chefs are contracted to work 40 hours per week.

As a Head Chef in our pubs, you’ll have the drive and determination to deliver an excellent service, every single day. Your main responsibilities include managing the food stock, ensuring safe working practices, you’ll also be managing the food safety regulations in your pub kitchen by leading your team correctly. You’ll take a front foot in the preparation and cooking of our menu, ensuring it leaves the kitchen to perfect specification for our guests and will be given creative opportunities to develop dishes for our menu.

Benefits of being a Head Chef

• Award winning employer
• Competitive Salary + tronc
• Earn up to an additional £5,000 per year on top of your annual salary with our bonus scheme
• 40 Hour working week (Full time equivalent)
• Access your pay early with Hastee Pay, including financial wellbeing support
• Subsidised team meal on every shift
• 30% off Food, Drink, Accommodation & Experience’s in our pubs and more
• Access to the benefit hub – with over 3000+ discounts & cashback opportunities
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Annual incentive trips and benefits
• Access to award winning learning & development and apprenticeship programmes
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Flexible shifts to fit in with life!

We are a ‘people first’ business, we value difference and want everyone to be able to bring their true selves to work. We are committed to equality of opportunity for our colleagues and welcome applications from all sections of society regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and family leave, ethnicity, religion/belief, marriage/civil partnerships or any other basis as protected by applicable law. We are a Disability Confident employer, if you have a disability or additional needs that require adjustments, please do not hesitate to let us know at the point of application.