Head Chef

Description:

Head Chef 

About us:

Join our team at a food-focused pub located proudly atop Richmond Hill, known for being the destination spot for all occasions. We specialize in creating sensational dishes that highlight seasonality, provenance, and top-quality, hand-picked ingredients. Our menu offers the finest British classics, delicious seasonal specials, and exceptional Sunday roasts.

With parking facilities and a prime location just a stone's throw from Richmond Park, our pub is a favorite for locals and visitors alike—especially those with four-legged friends. We're the perfect pitstop after a leisurely walk in the park.

Landlord Chris and his team are passionate about delivering exceptional service, and we’re looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our team and help us continue providing a warm, welcoming experience for our guests.

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

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 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