Head Chef - Live-In

Young'S; London Borough of Lambeth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Menu autonomy

Apprenticeship scheme

Culinary masterclasses

Food trips with suppliers

Chef forums

Free meals

Pub discounts

Overnight stays discount

Share save scheme

Pension scheme

28 days holiday

Job summary

Hope & Anchor in London seeks a Head Chef to lead a vibrant kitchen, crafting seasonal menus with fresh, local produce. You’ll have autonomy to shape the menu, mentor a team, and drive high-quality execution across channels.

You'll champion costed menus, maintain GP and labour controls, and deliver new dishes for daily specials while collaborating closely with front-of-house teams.

Qualifications

• Lead and inspire a kitchen team to deliver high-quality, fresh seasonal menus.
• Demonstrate passion for developing a team and maintaining strong communication.
• Ability to manage kitchen staff rota, training and health and safety effectively.

Responsibilities

• Inspire a team and lead by example to develop seasonal menus.
• Cost and produce fresh, seasonal dishes for varied revenue streams.
• Design and deliver new dishes for daily specials.
• Plan and organize to maintain GP and labour controls.
• Drive sales and growth through kitchen and front-of-house collaboration.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Communication

Cost control

Job description

Head Chef

About us:

In between vibrant Brixton and trendy Clapham, the Hope & Anchor is serving the good people of South London with chin-dripping burgers whilst shaking up Instagram worthy Aperol spritz, cocktails and hoppy beer.

Being a Head Chef at Young's:

We believe every pub should be different. This means that you'll be writing your own recipes that match the food vision of your business using fresh seasonal ingredients. The food vision could be all about showcasing local produce, country pub classics, seafood, small plates and sharers, dry-aged meat - each pub is different and its up to you as head chef to put your own creative stamp on that vision. We work with fresh, seasonal produce, so the menu should constantly evolve to showcase these fantastic ingredients when they are at their best. Premium fresh food crafted by skilled chefs in Premium Pubs .

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 30% discount on overnight stays in our Pubs with Rooms
• 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