Head Chef - Live in Available
Core
Lead the kitchen operations, manage the team, and drive food quality and commercial performance at a historic country pub.
Role type
Senior Kitchen Manager (Head Chef)
Builds
Traditional pub food, buffets, wakes, and group bookings
Domain
Hospitality / Pub & Restaurant
Required skills
Kitchen operations management, team leadership and coaching, food safety and hygiene compliance, stock control and cost management, commercial awareness (GP monitoring), service planning for varied occasions
Preferred skills
Experience in busy pub environments, hands-on cooking during service, ability to manage large group bookings
Technologies
POS systems, inventory management tools
Responsibilities
Lead the kitchen team and set performance standards, ensure quality and consistency of all dishes, manage stock takes, ordering, and wastage, monitor food costs and gross profit, plan and deliver diverse services (pub trade, wakes, buffets), maintain food safety and health & safety standards, collaborate with General Manager on food business strategy
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC