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From summer 2025, our client begins an exciting new chapter. They are a new food-led pub venture blending craft brewing with traditional pub warmth, offering a curated selection of small-batch beers, refined pub food, and a focus on community-driven hospitality. The brewery combines traditional methods with modern techniques to create inventive and expressive beers, staying true to their style. They aim for their food to reflect this approach—crafty yet fresh and modern. Rooted in the Tamar Valley, they prioritize local small-scale growers, organic farmers, foragers, and producers to showcase the best local produce.
The Role
Support the Head Chef in delivering high-quality, seasonal menus made from scratch. Help lead the kitchen's daily operations, maintain high hygiene and HACCP standards, develop a positive kitchen culture, contribute ideas for specials, mentor junior staff, and work closely with local growers and suppliers.
What They're Looking For
* Experience in a senior kitchen role (Sous or strong CDP level)
* Background in high-quality, scratch-cooking kitchens
* Good organizational skills
* Passion for sustainability, seasonality, and provenance
* Knowledge of food safety and kitchen management systems
* Collaborative mindset and eagerness to learn
* Comfort working with fresh, local, and foraged ingredients
What's On Offer
* A progressive kitchen environment with growth opportunities
* Healthy work-life balance with fair tips shared among the team
* Supportive team with a strong community focus
* Opportunities for skill development, innovation, and staff trips
* Salary £30K-£34K, depending on experience
Additional Details
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Temporary
Job function: Management and Manufacturing
Industries: Hospitality and Food Service
Locations include Callington, Lifton, Torpoint, Tavistock, Plymouth, Duloe, Wadebridge, Okehampton, Trebarwith Strand, Looe, with recent postings from the past few days and weeks.
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