Head Chef About us: At The Pontcanna Inn, you'll find ten boutique bedrooms upstairs, and a lively, welcoming bar and lounge downstairs—complete with fantastic terraces at the front and rear. Known for our eclectic range of beers, real ales, wines, and cocktails, we're also a go-to spot for hearty, freshly prepared food, served up by our talented kitchen team. On big match days, our buzzing garden - complete with food truck and big screens—makes us one of Cardiff’s top venues for live sports. Ideally located near Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Castle, the SSE SWALEC, the Principality Stadium, and Cardiff City Stadium, The Pontcanna Inn is a thriving destination for locals and visitors alike. We are now seeking a passionate and experienced Head Chef to lead the kitchen operation and work closely with the General Manager to continue building our strong food reputation. Being a Head Chef at Young's: We believe every pub should be different. This means that you'll be writing your own recipes that match the food vision of your business using fresh seasonal ingredients. The food vision could be all about showcasing local produce, country pub classics, seafood, small plates and sharers, dry-aged meat - each pub is different and its up to you as head chef to put your own creative stamp on that vision. We work with fresh, seasonal produce, so the menu should constantly evolve to showcase these fantastic ingredients when they are at their best. Premium fresh food crafted by skilled chefs in -remium Pubs. 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 Enhanced 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