Head Chef - Live-In Available

Victoria Inn, Salcombe; Salcombe; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30% food discount

50% overnight stays

Competitive bonus

Westfield Rewards

Cycle to work

Learning and development

Career progression

Meal on shifts

Family-friendly policies

Flexible working

Volunteer time off

Job summary

The Victoria Inn in Salcombe, a scenic coastal pub, is seeking an enthusiastic Head Chef to lead a busy kitchen and deliver exceptional dishes for locals and visitors.

You will oversee both front and back of house, maintain menu quality, manage costs and train the team, with a passion for using locally sourced produce.

In return, enjoy benefits including food and stay discounts, a competitive bonus scheme, rewards, cycle to work, learning and development, career progression, and flexible working.

Qualifications

• Previous Head Chef experience in fast-paced pub environment.
• Strong leadership and organisational skills.
• Passion for locally sourced produce.

Responsibilities

• Head the kitchen and BOH team to deliver quality food.
• Maintain high standards of product knowledge and daily operations.
• Manage budgets and contribute to achieving sales targets.
• Ensure consistent, high-quality offering and menu execution.

Skills

Leadership

Kitchen management

Budgeting

Food safety

Job description

The Victoria Inn is a scenic pub that’s set in the heart of Salcombe, a stone’s throw from the banks of Kingsbridge Estuary.

You’ll be working in one South Devon’s most beautiful coastal destinations, rightly designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The pub itself is popular among locals and tourists alike, who are drawn to a characterful interior adorned with cosy nooks and roaring log fire, while a suntrap beer garden awaits outside.

Are you an enthusiastic Head Chef with experience of working in a fast-paced environment? Join our talented kitchen team and you’ll be working alongside passionate people, cooking with locally sourced produce to supply quality food that delights our guests.

What we will offer you in return:

• 30% off food and drink in our pubs.
• 50% off overnight stays in our pubs.
• Competitive quarterly bonus scheme
• Westfield Rewards, including discounts and rewards from hundreds of leading retailers, restaurants, and destinations.
• Cycle to work scheme on select roles.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Career progression.
• Meal provided for shifts over 6 hours (up to the value of £10)
• Family-friendly policies.
• Flexible working.
• Paid time off to volunteer for charity.

Our Chefs …

• Front the Kitchen and Back of House Team, taking pride in overseeing a quality food offering that delights our guests.
• Are well organised, adaptable, with a genuine passion for what they do.
• Take pride in delivering a consistent, high quality food offering.
• Combine great product knowledge with a practical understanding of daily operations in a busy kitchen.
• Understand budgets and sales targets, and play a vital part in helping to achieve them.

We’d love you to join our team!

Additional info:

St AustellBreweryis an Equal Opportunities employer, and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We also welcome requests for flexible working.