Lead Pub Chef: Create Seasonal British Classics

Little And Large Hotel Company Limited; East Malling; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Lead and develop your own kitchen

Menu input and direction

Bonus program

Staff meals and benefits

Opportunity to grow with a growing pub

Job summary

The Leicester Arms, part of Little & Large Pub Company, is seeking a hands-on Head Chef to lead the kitchen at its pub with rooms in Penshurst, Kent. You will take real ownership of the kitchen, develop a strong brigade and drive consistently excellent food across all service periods.

You’ll manage GP and stock, lead menu development with the team, and work closely with the GM and front-of-house to enhance the pub’s food reputation in the local area.

Qualifications

• Experience as Head Chef or strong Senior Sous Chef ready to step up.
• Loves proper pub food and seasonal British cooking.
• Organised, commercially aware and able to manage GP and labour.
• Enjoys developing menus and bringing new ideas to the table.
• Can recruit, train and retain a strong kitchen team.
• Leads from the front and sets high standards.
• Understands consistency is as important as creativity.
• Works with kitchen and front-of-house teams.

Responsibilities

• Leading, motivating and developing the kitchen team.
• Delivering consistently high standards across every service.
• Creating and developing seasonal menus with the wider food team.
• Working with local suppliers and Great British produce.
• Maintaining strong GP and stock control.
• Managing kitchen labour and rotas.
• Ordering, stock management and supplier relationships.
• Recruitment, training and development of the brigade.
• Maintaining food safety and health & safety standards.
• Collaborating with General Manager and front-of-house team.
• Developing the pub’s food reputation in Penshurst and surrounding area.
• Driving specials, events, Sunday lunch and seasonal food activity.

Skills

Head Chef experience

Team leadership

Pub food knowledge

Menu development

Job description

The Leicester Arms, part of Little & Large Pub Company, is seeking a hands-on Head Chef to lead the kitchen at its pub with rooms in Penshurst, Kent. You will take real ownership of the kitchen, develop a strong brigade and drive consistently excellent food across all service periods.

You’ll manage GP and stock, lead menu development with the team, and work closely with the GM and front-of-house to enhance the pub’s food reputation in the local area.