Head Chef - New Opening - Tavistock

Lounge Café Bars; Tavistock; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits you at a leading restaurant group in the UK! As a Head Chef, you'll bring your passion for real cooking to life, leading a dedicated kitchen team in a vibrant environment. With a focus on high-quality ingredients and customer satisfaction, you'll ensure each dish is prepared to perfection. Enjoy a range of benefits including overtime pay, staff discounts, and opportunities for personal development. Join us and take your culinary career to the next level in a supportive and dynamic setting!

Benefits

Overtime pay

Staff food on every shift

50% staff discount

Paid breaks

28 days holiday

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Exclusive staff events

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Bonuses and tips shared

Qualifications

• Experience as a Head Chef, Kitchen Manager, or Sous Chef looking to step into a Head Chef role.
• Strong chef skills with fresh ingredients, food prep, and hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen team, ensuring high standards and customer satisfaction.
• Manage KPIs, labour, stock, and food safety requirements.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Food Preparation

Hygiene Standards

Knife Skills

KPI Management

Training and Recruiting

Job description

Join Our Successful Restaurant Group as a Head Chef

This is an exciting opportunity to join our new opening and become part of one of the most successful restaurant groups in the UK.

About the Role

You love real cooking. We love real cooking. Customers love real cooking. We do it with high-quality ingredients, and you'll be doing it with us—fresh, customer-led, and passionate about great food. As the leader of our kitchen team, you'll be responsible for maintaining high standards, working your way, and ensuring each dish is prepared to spec in a clean and safe environment. You'll work closely with the Head Chef to ensure all prep and par are completed for each shift, helping every customer leave happy with their experience.

The Benefits

• Overtime pay for hours worked over contracted hours
• Staff food on every shift
• 50% staff discount outside working hours from day one
• Paid breaks
• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), pro-rata
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after 2 years of service
• Exclusive staff events like Loungefest
• Competitions and incentives, including trips
• Company pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Power over your pay with Wagestream
• Support via the Licenced Trade Charity
• Opportunities for personal development and career progression
• Bonuses and tips shared equally based on hours worked
• Christmas and Boxing Day off

What You Bring

• Experience as a Head Chef, Kitchen Manager, or Sous Chef looking to step into a Head Chef role
• Experience working with fresh ingredients and strong chef skills (food prep, hygiene, knife skills)
• A proactive work ethic, leading from the front and maintaining high standards
• Ability to manage KPIs, labour, stock, and food safety requirements
• Experience reporting on metrics like GPs, labour, and food prep
• Proven success in training and recruiting kitchen staff at various levels

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