Head Chef
This is an exciting opportunity for a Head Chef to join a quality driven kitchen within a busy, food led venue with a strong local reputation and a clear food identity. The venue is known for fresh, seasonal menus, quality local produce and meats prepared on site by master butchers, including award winning sausages and burgers.
The food offering changes throughout the year to reflect the seasons and the best produce available, with lunch and evening service across the brasserie and bar, plus all day dining on Sundays. This is a role for a chef who enjoys well executed classics, consistency and working with proper ingredients in a kitchen that takes pride in what it serves.
Alongside day to day dining, the venue also has a varied events side, including private dining, weddings, birthdays, corporate events, fundraisers and live music.
This role would suit a confident Head Chef who enjoys leading from the front, supporting the brigade and helping deliver food that guests genuinely enjoy. You will need to bring organisation, warmth and consistency, while contributing to the continued success of a venue with real personality, strong guest appeal and a distinctive character.
This role does not provide accommodation, so you must be able to reliably commute or relocate to the area.
Please note that this role does not provide Sponsorship, to apply you will need a full British Passport or the right to work in the UK.
Head Chef Ideal Profile:
- A confident and organised Head chef with strong all round kitchen knowledge
- Experienced in working with fresh, seasonal ingredients and quality local produce
- Comfortable supporting and motivating a kitchen team
- Able to work across brasserie dining, bar food, private dining and events
- Strong understanding of kitchen standards, food safety and cleanliness
- Able to remain calm and focused during busy services
- Passionate about delivering consistent, well presented dishes
- Commercially aware with a good understanding of stock, ordering and waste control
- Positive, reliable and able to support a professional kitchen culture
Benefits:
- Supportive and professional kitchen environment
- Consistent, well structured service
- Fresh food focus with seasonal menus
- Opportunity to develop leadership and menu input
- Stable rota with a strong emphasis on work life balance
- Chance to work with quality meats prepared on site by master butchers
- Varied food operation across brasserie, bar, private dining and events
Head Chef Responsibilities:
- Day to day running of the kitchen
- Lead services when required and set the pace for the team
- Ensure food quality, consistency and presentation meet expectations
- Support seasonal menu delivery across brasserie, bar and Sunday dining
- Assist with private dining, weddings, functions and event food where required
- Maintain high standards of hygiene, health and safety
- Assist with stock control, ordering and waste management
- Train and support junior members of the kitchen brigade
- Help create a calm, organised and professional kitchen environment
- Contribute to the continued success and strong reputation of the venue
