Head Chef - Live In

Chequers, Bristol; West of England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy to create menus

Apprenticeship Scheme

Culinary masterclasses

Food trips with suppliers

Regular Chef Forums

Free meals

20% discount at Young's Pubs

30% discount on overnight stays

Share save Scheme

Enhanced Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Job summary

Chequers Bristol seeks a Head Chef to lead a fresh, seasonal kitchen in a riverside pub. You will craft menus and inspire a team using high-quality British produce.

As Head Chef you’ll manage costings, GP and labour, while delivering outstanding service across bar and dining areas. The role offers autonomy, training opportunities, and a supportive, hands-on kitchen environment with real creative freedom.

Qualifications

• This role requires someone who can inspire a team, develop and cost fresh seasonal menus.
• Experience as Head Chef or Sous Chef with a passion for leading and developing a team.
• Ability to manage GP and labour while maintaining high kitchen standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Hands-on

Communication

Rota management

Health & safety

Menu creativity

Planning & organisation

Sales growth

Job description

Head Chef

About us:

The Chequers is a beautiful pub overlooking the river Avon on a national trust walk. We pride ourselves on using fresh British produce; all our meals are cooked freshly on-site. Whilst we are a very seasonal business and very busy over the summer period we also have a healthy trade during the off-season of local clientele and guests using the river Avon for their sporting activities. We have a large and diverse wine list with varieties from all over the world, an extensive beer and spirit collection, and bespoke cocktail menus.

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 Scheme28 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