Head Chef - up to 45k OTE

Young's; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A busy pub in London is searching for a Head Chef to create and manage daily specials and seasonal menus. The ideal candidate will inspire their team, ensuring quality service through excellent food and leadership. This role requires prior experience as a chef with strong communication and organizational skills, along with a passion for culinary innovation. Great opportunities for progression and training are included in the offer.

Benefits

Free meals

20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels

Access to culinary masterclasses

28 Days holiday per year

Enhanced Company Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience as a Head Chef or Sous Chef required.
• Ability to design and deliver creative dishes.
• Proven track record of excellent service.

Responsibilities

• Manage kitchen staff and ensure health and safety.
• Create and develop seasonal menus.
• Inspire and lead kitchen team by example.

Skills

Leadership

Creativity

Communication

Team management

Planning and organization

Customer service

Proactive sales

Job description

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The Castle, Islington is on the famous Pentonville road. With our stunning roof terrace & bar, we cater for fabulous summer parties & events, while also keeping our traditional pub feel with cosy & welcoming in our main bar downstairs. Our menu changes with the seasons, but always a vibrant twist on British classics. We're looking for hospitality superstars that can keep up with a fast paced environment when needed, ensuring every guest has the best experience with us.

You'll be in charge of writing the recipes and creating stunning plates of food for all of our guests, developing the kitchen team and looking after all aspects of kitchen management. Fresh food experience is essential, our food vision is all about great British pub food with a twist, amazing Sunday Roasts so we are looking for someone to put their own stamp on this menu.

Looking for progression? We offer a great inhouse training scheme & are always looking for someone willing to learn & develop new skills!

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