Head Chef
Company: Young's
Location:
Exeter
EX4 3DJ
United Kingdom
Date Posted: 2025-07-04 17:05:16
Salary:
Job Type: Full-Time
Head Chef
About us:
Located in the heart of Exeter's city centre is one of the region's oldest pubs.
Since re-opening in 2021, we have a reputation of always having an engaging and fun team to compliment the vibrant atmosphere.
From our dedication to crafting the finest beer from our onsite microbrewery, 6 boutique bedrooms full of character, kitchen serving pub classics with a 'Turks twist' and 5 screens showing a huge variety of sports, we promise working for us wont be boring.
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
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