Head Chef at Ship Inn Mousehole

Ship Inn Mousehole; Mousehole; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive bonus scheme

30% discount on food & drink

50% discount on accommodation

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

Westfield Health cash plan

Westfield Rewards

Employee forums and development

Job summary

Ship Inn Mousehole in Mousehole, ENG, GB is seeking a Head Chef for a full-time, on-site role. You will lead a talented kitchen team, cooking with locally sourced produce to delight guests and uphold quality across a busy kitchen.

Join St Austell Brewery's West Cornwall pubs network, with opportunities to learn, develop, and build a rewarding culinary career. The role emphasises budgeting, sales targets, and delivering consistent, high-quality food.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a busy kitchen team and delivering quality food to guests.
• Strong organisational skills, adaptability and passion for cooking.

Responsibilities

• Lead front of house and back of house teams to deliver high-quality food.
• Manage kitchen budgets and sales targets to contribute to business goals.

Job description

Apply for Head Chef at Ship Inn Mousehole in Mousehole, ENG, GB

This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth. Experience more with St Austell Brewery as a Head Chef at one of West Cornwall’s most beautiful destinations. Join our talented kitchen team and you’ll be leading passionate people, cooking with locally sourced produce to supply quality food that delights our guests.

For over 175 years, St Austell Brewery has been crafting quality beers, running award-winning pubs and serving communities across the South West. Today, we're a leading brewing, hospitality and drinks wholesale business, united by a shared purpose: brewing great experiences for generations to come. Through our commitment to sustainability and forming strong partnerships, we're helping to protect the people, places and communities that make our region special.

We invest in our people, offering opportunities to learn, develop and build rewarding careers.

Our Chefs: Front the Kitchen and Back of House Team, taking pride in overseeing a quality food offering that delights our guests. Are well organised, adaptable, with a genuine passion for what they do. Take pride in delivering a consistent, high quality food offering. Combine great product knowledge with a practical understanding of daily operations in a busy kitchen. Understand budgets and sales targets, and play a vital part in helping to achieve them.

What we offer in return:

• Competitive and achievable bonus scheme
• 30% discount on food & drink within our managed pubs
• 30% off in our Visitors Centre shop including brands like Yeti, St. Eval, Atlantic blankets
• 50% discount on accommodation within the managed estate
• Fantastic training & career development opportunities
• Pension Scheme - 4% Employee and Employer or increase to 5%
• Cycle to work scheme
• Westfield Health cash plan – Claim money back for Dental, Eye Care, Physio etc.
• Westfield Rewards – Shopping rewards
• Have a voice in shaping our workplace through employee-led forums and working groups, influencing policies, and initiatives
• Access to Thrive, our learning platform packed with training, resources and development opportunities, Clear career pathways designed to help you grow

St Austell Brewery is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We also welcome requests for flexible working.