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Head Chef – CG2292

Chef Results Limited

East Midlands

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

Join a popular pub nestled in the scenic Derbyshire countryside as a Head Chef. This exciting role involves leading a dedicated kitchen team, crafting delicious dishes using fresh seasonal ingredients, and ensuring exceptional service for a high volume of guests. You'll have the opportunity to showcase your creativity by regularly updating the menu and managing kitchen operations efficiently. With a focus on quality and customer satisfaction, this role offers a chance to thrive in a vibrant culinary environment. If you're passionate about food and leadership, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Uniform Provided
Meals on Duty
Share of Tips
Straight Shifts
Excellent Opportunities To Progress

Qualifications

  • Experience in high volume, fresh food kitchens is essential.
  • Ability to lead a kitchen team and maintain high standards.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and direct the kitchen team while ensuring high standards.
  • Create and update menus using fresh seasonal produce.

Skills

Team Leadership
Organizational Skills
Financial Awareness
Creativity in Menu Development

Education

Culinary Arts Certification
High Volume Kitchen Experience

Job description

Located in the beautiful Derbyshire countryside, this venue is a popular pub with rooms that has a high turnover on food with the capacity to serve 160 covers on the busiest days. In this role of Head Chef, you will be responsible for managing and directing the kitchen team of 5, ensuring that they are capable of working to the high standards in place whilst remaining calm under the pressure of cooking for large numbers. The menus feature ‘pub classics’ with dishes being prepared using fresh seasonal produce, and as Head Chef, you will need to be creative with ideas to regularly change the dishes on offer. The venue caters for breakfast, lunch, evening meals, and also has a popular event space for weddings and parties.

Requirements:

The pub needs a strong, experienced Sous Chef looking to take the next step or a Head Chef who has been working in high volume, fresh food kitchens previously, which have developed your organisational skills. All chefs should be capable of leading a team from the front, taking full control of the kitchen in a calm manner to ensure that the customers get the level of cooking and service that they have come to expect at the venue. Good financial awareness and the ability to achieve a good profit margin are essential for this role.

Benefits Include:

  • Uniform Provided
  • Meals on Duty
  • Share of Tips
  • Straight Shifts
  • Excellent Opportunities To Progress

*This is a permanent role*

If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to info@chefresults.co.uk and our consultant Chris Gill will do his utmost to assist you in your search for employment.

In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.

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