Head Chef - Up to 42K plus tronc and overtime - food focused pub - Live In
We're looking for a creative Head Chef for the Carnarvon Arms in Highclere near Newbury. You'll be crafting delicious dishes from fresh local seasonal produce to delight our guests. The pub has a stunning dining room and is known for being the perfect spot to eat for people visiting the nearby Highclere Castle, as well as being locally famous for a cracking Sunday Roast. There is plenty of scope to put your stamp on the menu and make it your own. You'll be great with people, experienced in managing all aspects of a kitchen, keen to develop your team and above all be passionate about producing perfect plates of food!
About us:
The Carnarvon Arms is a popular destination for visitors and locals alike. Situated near Highclere Castle, we have a growing reputation for fanatastic food and excellent sercive. We have a great community feel and we are looking for people who live and breathe hospitality to be part of that.
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 Premium Pubs.
What we offer our
Head Chefs:
* Head Chefs get to have full autonomy to create
your own menus and specials alongside our core classics
* 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 on duty
* 20% discount in 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
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