Head Chef

Head Chef

You will be Head Chef at the Wheatsheaf Inn in the Cotswolds, overseeing kitchen operations, menu creation, and staff management.

Responsibilities

Working alongside our General Manager, you will bring fresh ingredients and high standards to the kitchen. You will create inspiring seasonal menus, develop original recipes, champion local Cotswold produce, and lead the revival of one of the region's most loved premium pubs with rooms.

Benefits

• Full autonomy to create your own menus and specials
• Access to Apprenticeship Scheme and Development Programmes
• Regular culinary masterclasses covering Game, Butchery and Shellfish
• Inspirational food trips with top quality suppliers
• Regular Chef Forums with fellow Head Chefs to inspire and develop
• Free meals
• 20% discount on all Young's Pubs and 30% discount on overnight stays in our Pubs with Rooms
• Share save Scheme
• Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
• 28 Days Holiday per year

Qualifications

• Experience championing excellent service through quality food as a Head Chef or Sous Chef
• Passion for leading and developing a team
• Hands on team player with excellent communication skills
• Responsibility for managing kitchen staff rota, training and health & safety
• Creativity to design and deliver new dishes for menus and daily specials
• Great planning and organisational skills to maintain effective controls with regard to GP and labour
• Pro active approach to driving sales and delivering growth through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams