Senior Production Chef

Brewhouse & Kitchen; Sturminster Newton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular brewpub chain is seeking a Senior Production Chef to lead kitchen operations. This role involves managing food stock, ensuring safety, and cooking menu items to perfection. Candidates should be passionate about food, possess excellent communication skills, and have experience in kitchen management. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible shifts, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive Salary tronc

Free team meal on shift

30% off Food, Drink, and Accommodation

Cycle to Work scheme

Access to learning & development programs

Qualifications

• Ability to develop rapport with the team and guests.
• Experience in kitchen management.
• Attention to detail in food preparation.

Responsibilities

• Manage food stock and ensure safe working practices.
• Prepare and cook menu items to exact specifications.
• Collaborate with the kitchen team to deliver excellent service.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Passion for great food

Adherence to food safety regulations

Job description

Overview

Senior Production Chef — Brewhouse and Kitchen, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1. Permanent, Full time.

Role purpose

Our Kitchen Teams are key to running a successful brewpub. You are passionate about great food, uncompromising in your standards, with a great eye for detail. Excellent communication skills are key within this role as is developing rapport with the wider team, understanding the shared goals and working collaboratively to achieve them. As part of our kitchen management team, you'll have the drive and determination to deliver an excellent service, every single day. You will work alongside the Head Chef in managing the food stock, ensuring safe working practices and that your Brewpub kitchen adheres to all food safety regulations. You\'ll take a front foot in the preparation and cooking of our menu, ensuring it leaves the kitchen to perfect specification for our guests and will be given creative opportunities to develop dishes for our menu.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Head Chef to manage food stock and ensure safe working practices in a Brewpub kitchen.
• Prepare and cook menu items to leave the kitchen to perfect specification for guests.
• Collaborate with the wider kitchen team to deliver excellent service every day.
• Provide creative input to develop dishes for the menu where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and ability to develop rapport with the wider team.
• Passion for great food and uncompromising standards with a keen eye for detail.
• Experience in kitchen management and adherence to food safety regulations.

Benefits of being a Brewhouse & Kitchen Senior Production Chef

• Award winning employer - Best Brewing Pub Company & Best Companies Accredited 2025
• Competitive Salary tronc
• 40 Hour working week (Full time equivalent)
• Access your pay early with Hastee Pay, including financial wellbeing support
• Free team meal on shift
• 30% off Food, Drink, Accommodation & Experience\'s in our Brewpubs and more
• Access to Brewhub - with over 3000 discounts & cashback opportunities
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Annual incentive trips and benefits
• Access to award winning learning & development and apprenticeship programmes
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Flexible shifts to fit in with life!

At Brewhouse & Kitchen we are a 'people first' business, we value difference and want everyone to be able to bring their true selves to work. We are committed to equality of opportunity for our colleagues and welcome applications from all sections of society regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and family leave, ethnicity, religion/belief, marriage/civil partnerships or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Brewhouse & Kitchen are a Disability Confident employer, if you have a disability or additional needs that require adjustments, please do not hesitate to let us know at the point of application.

If all of this sounds exciting to you, then click \"apply\" now!

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