Roving Head Chef

Brunning-; Odiham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on shift

Staff discounts across group

NEST pension

£1,000 referral bonus

Flexiblepay

Job summary

Brunning and Price is seeking an experienced Roving Head Chef based in the Hampshire/Berkshire area to support our pubs and openings. You’ll cover holidays, lead kitchen teams and drive the food culture across sites.

Expect a competitive package up to £50,000 per annum including tronc, with basic up to £42,000, paid overtime, and strong staff benefits such as free meals on shift, pension, and staff discounts.

Qualifications

• Previous head chef or senior sous chef experience in gastro pubs, restaurants or hotels.
• Strong leadership and ability to drive food culture across multiple sites.
• Willingness to cover holidays and work across busy pub group locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchens across multiple sites, deputise for Head Chef as needed.
• Drive the food culture, develop exciting dishes, and engage teams and customers.

Skills

Head Chef experience

Team leadership

Flexible working

Job description

Package up to £50,000 per annum including Tronc

Job Description

If you are an experienced, enthusiastic and adaptive chef, who enjoys working in a variety of kitchens we think you’ll find we’re the perfect fit for you!

Our pubs aregoing from strength to strength and we’d love you to join us on our exciting journey.

Due to a number of internal promotions and growth of the business, we are looking for a Roving Head Chef, ideally based in the Hampshire/Berkshirearea to support our existing pubs and new pub openings. From time to time these positions involve working away from home but we’ll always be flexible where we can.

There’s plenty in it for you:

Your Bread and Butter

• Basic up to £42,000, plus tronc (that’s your card tips that are paid into your bank)
• Paid overtime
• Great cash tips

The Extras

• We know you work hard so we feed you well - free meals on shift, choose from the menu!
• 30% discount for you, your friends and family across B&P and our group including wagamama
• It’s never too early to start saving for the future with a NEST pension
• Great discounts via Perks on Tapsaving you money on everyday purchases and more
• £1,000 referral bonus for introducing new Managers or Chefsto the company
• Stream - use flexiblepay to choose when to get paid

Your Wellbeing – it’s important to us

• Free 24-hour confidential helpline for you and your immediate family
• Bespoke wellbeing support offering free counselling for all crew
• Discounted gym membership
• Plenty of social get togethers – it’s not all work and no play
• Recognition platform with regular thank yous

We want you to grow with us

• Superb internal and external development programmes to support your progress
• We encourage movement between our pubs so you can have a long-term career with B&P

About you...

Previous experience in catering and hospitality in a gastro pub, restaurant or hotel at head chefor senior sous chef level is essential, as well as a positive and flexible attitude. In this role you’ll be covering holidays, involved in new openings or could be deputising for a Head Chef. You’ll help support with running the kitchen, driving the food culture and keeping your team and our customers engaged with exciting new dishes.

About Brunning and Price...

• A family of 79 pubs and still growing!
• A company with heart, where individuality, personality and diversity are encouraged
• A company committed to reducing our carbon footprint and working sustainably
• @brunningandpricecareers #bandplife

Are you ready to be part of a family where you can genuinely make a difference? Then make your next career move as Roving Head Chef something special.

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