Head Chef About us: The Guardhouse is a unique place located in the heart of the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich. We as a team strive to deliver excellent customer service whilst delivering great food and beverages, were famous for our Sunday roasts which are enjoyed by all the family. My experience of over 12 years in hospitality and in Woolwich gives me that great local knowledge on how to give our fabulous locals the environment they want to enjoy a cold pint at the end of the day on our terrace or lunch with the family, with 2 functions rooms to hold that special event a real bonus. We love dogs so much that our lovely pub dog can't wait to make new friends too! I have been working for Youngs for over 12 years so know just how to build great teams, I love to have a great mix of people and offer a day off for their birthday with pay, I like after a busy shift and smashing everyday targets offer that beverage of choice to make all that hard work worth it. I run by the motto Together Everyone Achieves More=TEAM! We like to help each other and really have that great team spirit from both the Front of House and Kitchen teams. My vision for this team is to grow with Guardhouse and make it a fabulous place to work and a place you want to bring your family and be proud to say 'I work at the Guardhouse' 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