Head Chef
About us:
We are looking for experienced and dynamic Senior Sous Chefs or Head Chefs to come and join some of our beautiful pubs. You'll have the opportunity to develop and grow your skills and work with some of the best British, seasonal ingredients around. Our bespoke 6 week induction programme is tailored to you and your needs and will give you all the tools you need to run you very own Youngs kitchen. Perhaps you are experienced in running a kitchen but need to work on creativity with seasonal fresh food? Perhaps you are a creative cook but need development around GP’s and P&L’s? The Head Chef Designate Programme is designed to help you unleash your potential and find the right pub for you
What we offer ourHead Chefs:
1. Head Chefs get to have full autonomy to createyour own menus and specials
2. Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme and Development Programmes
3. Access to regular culinary masterclasses covering topics such as Game, Butchery and Shellfish
4. Access to inspirational food trips with our top quality suppliers
5. Regular Chef Forums with other Head Chefs to inspire and develop
6. Free meals
7. 20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels
8. Share save Scheme
9. Company Pension Scheme
10. 28 Days Holiday per year
What we look for in aHead Chef:
This rolerequires someone that can inspire a team, to bring out the potential and leadby example whilst being able to develop, cost and produce fresh seasonal menusfor the variety of revenue streams within the business.
11. Have experience championing excellent servicethrough quality food either as a Head Chef or in the position of Sous Chef
12. Demonstrate a passion for leading and developinga team
13. Be an active hands-on team player withexcellent communication skills
14. Be responsible and able to manage the kitchenstaff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
15. Be able to demonstrate your creativity andability to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
16. Demonstrate great planning and organisationalskills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP andlabour
17. Have a pro-active approach to driving salesand delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of houseteams