Head Chef – 55K OTE (Up to 48K base plus tronc/tips/bonus) About us: The Ship Inn sits in a truly stunning location on the banks of Yealm Estuary, complete with riverside beer garden and even its own mooring space! We're a historic village pub and we're looking for top talent to join our friendly team in one of the most idyllic pub settings in the area. We’re looking for a head chef with experience cooking with fresh seasonal ingredients, writing their own menus, and running a busy service in our food-destination site, The Ship Inn in Noss Mayo - which has hands down one of the best views from a pub in the country. Our food is a celebration of fresh, locally-sourced ingredients that bring the flavours of the sea and countryside together. From hearty pub classics to innovative twists on coastal favourites, we’re all about bold tastes, comfort, and a true taste of place. You’ll be in charge of creating dishes to delight our guests, developing the team and managing all aspects of the kitchen. We have a growing gastronomic reputation and we're looking for an experienced, ambitious Head Chef who wants to put their name on the map. 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