Estate Head Chef

ESTATE HEAD CHEF, LEEDS AREA, up to £60,000

STUNNING INDEPENDENT COUNTRY HOUSE, ON SITE GASTRO PUB

STUNNING OPPORTUNITY!

The benefits include:

• £55,000 - £60,000 salary

• 5 days over 7

• Work with the growers and Livestock manager to utilise the estates live-stock and walled gardens

• Menu autonomy for the high end gastro pub alongside the existing head chef

• Develop the future plans for the events at the country estate, fire-feast cooking

• Opportunity to be at the forefront of this refurbished country estate as it drives towards full opening within the next 8 months

• Pension scheme

Our Independent client operates this prestigious country estate on the outskirts of Leeds, and is looking to recruit a Estate Head Chef to oversee the food operations at the on-site Gastro pub, which has a quality head chef in place, alongside putting plans and structures in place for the estate hall which will be looking to launch in early 2025, with nose-to-tail cooking, fire feast cooking, the short let lodges on the estate and using the estate livestock and the on-site walled gardens for produce.

This is a multi-faceted role for an experienced head chef, ideally with experience working within a country estate, or a multi-outlet large country hotel, with events experience & development essential.

This is a great opportunity for a talented & driven Head Chef to really push on with their career, this is a superb opportunity for the right chef to come into this venue and really take the estate food operations to the next stage for the enthusiastic independent owners.

You will be currently working within a fresh food led kitchen as an executive head chef or head chef in a multi-outlet kitchen, or ideally within an estate setting with experience working to a 2 rosette or Michelin standard & also have experience in high-quality banqueting. The ideal candidate will have a proven background in a similar standard of kitchen and have experience managing in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal head chef candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Experience working in a multi-rosette venue

• Proven history of working within banqueting or events to a high standard

• Butchery and nose-to-tail cooking would be an advantage

• Excellent kitchen management, from H&S to HACCP, wastage control, labour costs & menu costing

• Spot on knowledge of seasonal produce, and knowledge of local suppliers is key

• The skills, knowledge & desire to enthuse chefs to push themselves for perfection every day

In return, my client is offering a fantastic salary of £55,000+ over a 5-day week & the opportunity to be supported by an independent company looking to build something very special.

If this sounds like the ideal position for you, then please get in touch through the link, or call Eddy Nuttall in the Dish Hospitality offices here in Leeds.