Head Chef - Bellflower

JW Lees; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Cash Plan

Annual profit share

Staff discount on food & drink

Hotel and pub stays discounts

Wellbeing support

Career development programs

Maternity/paternity/adoption policies

BenefitHub discounts

Job summary

JW Lees, a family-owned brewer with nearly 200 years of history, is seeking a Head Chef in Preston to lead our kitchen team and ensure top quality dishes. This role focuses on delivering superb meals, maintaining standards, and driving guest satisfaction.

You will oversee menu development, uphold rigorous kitchen standards, mentor your staff, and drive best-in-class service across our pubs, inns and hotels. Join a team with strong heritage and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in a busy kitchen environment.
• Passion for delivering high-quality meals from kitchen to table.
• Strong stock control and cost awareness.
• Ability to mentor and develop junior staff.
• Creative input for in-house specials and menus.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen operations to maintain top standards.
• Prepare and oversee high-quality dishes to specification.
• Maintain excellent stock control and waste reduction.
• Motivate and develop the kitchen team to perform at their best.
• Mentor staff and share skills and knowledge.
• Create in-house specials and seasonal menus.
• Ensure kitchen runs smoothly and delivers 5* service.

Skills

Leadership

Passion for cooking

Stock control

Team mentoring

Creativity in specials

Quality standards

Job description

Head Chef Vacancy

We arelooking fora Head Chefto lead our talented kitchen team

What we offer our Head Chefs:

• Competitive pay plus cash tips and tronc (that’s your card tips that are paid into your bank)
• Well equipped kitchen with maintained kit plus input in to menu development and ability to curate specials menus using good quality produce
• Healthcare Cash Plan giving you access to a 24-hour GP service and the ability to claim money back for dentist, eyecare and other medical appointments for you and your family
• Annual profit share bonus, ensuring you share in the success of the company
• 30% discount on food and drink across our pubs, inns and hotels for you and friends and family
• 50% off food when on shift
• Discounted stays in our hotels and inns
• 24 hour confidential wellbeing support, plus counselling provided by the Licenced Trade Charity
• Great opportunities to grow in your role and progress your career with our internal and external development programmes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption policies
• Access to JW BenefitHub, giving you access to a huge range of high street and online discounts

What a Head Chef does at JW Lees:

• You’ll be a dedicated and professional leader ensuing that kitchen standards are maintained to the very highest standard
• Be passionate about cooking great food and ensuring every dish leave the kitchen to specification
• Ensure that excellent stock control practices are maintained
• Motivate your team to perform to the best of their cooking capabilities
• Mentor and develop your team, passing on your skills, knowledge and experience
• Be the creative genius behind the in-house specials
• You will lay the ground rules and have overall responsibility over daily operations within the kitchen ensuring you and your team achieve 5* Scores on the doors
• Your work will be exemplary and will inspire your team to send the perfect dish on time every time.

About JW Lees:

Proudly family owned and nearly 200 years old, JW Lees are the original modern, traditional brewer. With 150 pubs, inns and hotels across the North West and North Wales, we are passionate about great beer, fantastic food and memorable experiences.

We put people at the heart of our business, always doing the right thing and always sticking together. Our six values are at the heartofeverything we do:

• Proud
• Savvy
• Honest
• Passionate
• Personal
• Together