Head Chef: Creative Seasonal Menus & Kitchen Leadership

Young's Pubs; Keynsham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% discount in Young's Pubs

30% discount on overnight stays in PUs

Share save Scheme

Enhanced Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Apprenticeship Scheme

Development Programmes

Regular culinary masterclasses

Job summary

The Lock Keeper in Keynsham, part of Young's Pubs, is seeking an experienced Head Chef to lead menu development and kitchen operations. You will craft seasonal menus using fresh local ingredients, manage costs, and inspire a motivated kitchen team to deliver outstanding pub dining.

Join a renowned group offering apprenticeship routes, culinary masterclasses, staff forums, free meals, and generous benefits including enhanced pension and holiday entitlement.

Qualifications

• Have experience championing excellent service through quality food either as a Head Chef or in the position of Sous Chef
• Demonstrate a passion for leading and developing a team
• Be an active hands-on team player with excellent communication skills
• Be responsible and able to manage the kitchen staff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
• Be able to demonstrate your creativity and ability to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
• Demonstrate great planning and organisational skills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP and labour
• Have a pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams

Responsibilities

• Inspire a team and lead by example while developing, cost and produce fresh seasonal menus
• Champion excellent service through high-quality food, whether as Head Chef or Sous Chef
• Plan and deliver new dishes and daily specials to suit revenue streams
• Manage kitchen rota, training and health & safety to ensure smooth operations

Skills

Menu Development

Food Safety

Food Preparation

Job description

The Lock Keeper in Keynsham, part of Young's Pubs, is seeking an experienced Head Chef to lead menu development and kitchen operations. You will craft seasonal menus using fresh local ingredients, manage costs, and inspire a motivated kitchen team to deliver outstanding pub dining.

Join a renowned group offering apprenticeship routes, culinary masterclasses, staff forums, free meals, and generous benefits including enhanced pension and holiday entitlement.