Head Chef
About us:
A thriving community pub where we work hard but play harder!
We are a small pub with a big heart, lots of sports screens and 8 boutique rooms for B&B and we are looking for someone fantastic to join our team!
We're looking for a fresh, excited and energetic head chef to take the helm at our food focussed pub with rooms, we're looking to drive sales and reputation in The Waterman and put it on the map as the best community pub in the area. With all day food service; we serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, and see opportunity for room service, we have a bustling garden - voted one of the best in Cambridge, and 2 events spaces with high demand. At The Waterman there's the perfect chance for a brilliant work/ life balance and the chance to build your own team, shape the pub's culture and working with the General Manager; reimagine what The Waterman can be!!
What we offer our
Head Chefs:
* Head Chefs get to have full autonomy to create
your own menus and specials
* Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme and Development Programmes
* Access to regular culinary masterclasses covering topics such as Game, Butchery and Shellfish
* Access to inspirational food trips with our top quality suppliers
* Regular Chef Forums with other Head Chefs to inspire and develop
* Free meals
* 20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels
* Share save Scheme
* Company Pension Scheme
* 28 Days Holiday per year
What we look for in a
Head Chef:
This role
requires someone that can inspire a team, to bring out the potential and lead
by example whilst being able to develop, cost and produce fresh seasonal menus
for the variety of revenue streams within the business.
* Have experience championing excellent service
through quality food either as a Head Chef or in the position of Sous Chef
* Demonstrate a passion for leading and developing
a team
* Be an active hands-on team player with
excellent communication skills
* Be responsible and able to manage the kitchen
staff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
* Be able to demonstrate your creativity and
ability to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
* Demonstrate great planning and organisational
skills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP and
labour
* Have a pro-active approach to driving sales
and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house
teams