Head Chef - Live in

TN United Kingdom; Guildford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food-focused pub near Guildford is seeking a Head Chef to create stunning dishes from seasonal ingredients, lead the kitchen team, and manage all aspects of kitchen operations. This role offers autonomy in menu development and various opportunities for personal and professional growth within a community-driven environment.

Benefits

Full autonomy to create menus

Access to Apprenticeship Scheme

Regular culinary masterclasses

Free meals

20% discount in all Young’s pubs

Enhanced Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday

Qualifications

• Experience as a Head Chef or Sous Chef championing quality service.
• Ability to develop and produce fresh seasonal menus.
• Hands-on team player with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create menus and lead kitchen team.
• Manage kitchen staff training and health & safety.
• Drive sales and growth through team engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Creativity

Planning

Organizational skills

Job description

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We’re looking for a Head Chef for our food-focused pub, the Grantley
Arms in Wonersh near Guildford. You’ll be creating dishes from
scratch, leading and developing the team in the kitchen, and looking after all
aspects of kitchen management. Our food vision is all about creating stunning
dishes from fresh, seasonal ingredients, and we support sustainable local
British farmers to ensure that only top-quality produce ends up on our
plates. We are a country pub that is in the heart of the community, but
we also welcome guests from across the county who love to visit us for a bite
to eat – we even have a private dining room for that VIP experience! In return,
we can offer a whole heap of opportunities to put your food at the forefront of
what we do – whether that’s by food lead events, to private bookings and
celebrations alongside support to grow your skills and career.

Situated on the outskirts of Guildford in the stunning village of Wonersh, we’ve been providing the locals with a place to come together for over 500 years. Our private dining room even used to be the old village bakery! Our amazing community-driven country pub has onsite parking as well as a reliable bus route between the towns of Guildford and Cranleigh.
Alongside our passion for fresh and seasonal produce, we are dedicated to developing our team. All the usual perks apply as listed below, what’s not listed is the great team ethic we have and how we thrive to delight each and every one of our guests.
We can’t wait to meet you…

What we offer our
Head Chefs:

• Head Chefs get to have full autonomy to create
  your own menus and specials
• Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme and Development Programmes
• Access to regular culinary masterclasses covering topics such as Game, Butchery and Shellfish
• Access to inspirational food trips with our top quality suppliers
• Regular Chef Forums with other Head Chefs to inspire and develop
• Free meals
• 20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels
• Share save Scheme
• Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
• 28 Days Holiday per year

What we look for in a
Head Chef:

This role
requires someone that can inspire a team, to bring out the potential and lead
by example whilst being able to develop, cost and produce fresh seasonal menus
for the variety of revenue streams within the business.

• 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