Head Chef - 40 Hours per Week (Full time)

Brewhouse & Kitchen; Southampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Brewhouse & Kitchen is looking for a passionate Head Chef to lead the kitchen team at their Southampton brewpub. The role involves managing food stock, adhering to safety regulations, and creating a delightful menu. With a focus on work-life balance and significant employee benefits, this is a prime opportunity for any culinary professional.

Benefits

Competitive Salary + tronc

Bonus scheme up to £5000 per year

Free team meal on every shift

30% off Food, Drink, and Accommodation

Annual incentive trips and benefits

Access to learning & development programmes

Flexible shifts

Qualifications

• Expert in managing kitchen operations and food preparation.
• Friendly and approachable with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to coach and develop culinary team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage food stock and ensure safe working practices.
• Lead food safety regulations in the kitchen.
• Prepare and cook menu items to perfection.

Skills

Team Management

Communication

Culinary Skills

Food Safety Management

Job description

Role Purpose

Food is incredibly important at B&K 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 (Full time equivalent).

As a Head Chef in our Brewpubs, 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 Brewpub 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 B&K Head Chef

• Award winning employer – Best Brewing Pub Company & Best Companies Accredited 2025
• Competitive Salary + tronc
• Earn up to an additional £5000 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
• Free team meal on every shift
• 30% off Food, Drink, Accommodation & Experience’s in our Brewpubs and more
• Access to Brewhub – 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!

At Brewhouse & Kitchen 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. Brewhouse & Kitchen 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.

If all of this sounds exciting to you, then click ‘apply’ now!