Head Chef - Bluebird Inn

JW Lees; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Cash Plan

Profit share bonus

30% food discount

50% off food on shift

Hotel stay discounts

Wellbeing support

Career development programs

Enhanced parental policies

JW BenefitHub discounts

Job summary

JW Lees is hiring a Head Chef for the Bluebird Inn in Samlesbury, near Preston and Blackburn. This live-in role includes a 2-bedroom apartment at no charge and a competitive package with tips and a bonus.

You will spearhead menu development, maintain high kitchen standards, and drive exceptional guest experiences. Enjoy health benefits, employee discounts, and opportunities to grow through internal and external training programmes, with a strong focus on team development and industry-leading

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in a professional kitchen
• Passion for cooking high-quality dishes
• Strong stock control and cost awareness
• Ability to mentor and develop staff

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen to maintain the highest standards
• Cook great food to specification
• Maintain stock control and cost efficiency
• Motivate and develop the kitchen team
• Mentor and transfer skills to staff
• Be the creative force behind in-house specials
• Oversee daily kitchen operations and achieve top scores
• Inspire the team to serve perfect dishes on time

Skills

Leadership

Stock control

Menu development

Mentoring

Creative cooking

Job description

Head Chef Vacancy - Live in - Blackburn/Preston - Up to £40,000 plus tips and bonus

We arelooking fora Head Chefto lead our talented kitchen team at the Bluebird Inn in Samlesbury, near Preston and Blackburn.

A 2 bedroom apartment is available with this role, free of charge.

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 heart ofeverything we do:

Proud - Savvy - Honest - Passionate - Personal - Together