Head Chef
Competitive salary based on experience, plus a generous share of tips
About the role
Fancy working in our busy gastro pub kitchen? We cook everything from scratch using local artisan suppliers, and we're looking for a Head Chef to run the kitchen at The Bull in Otford.
You'll run a professional kitchen in keeping with the company's and the Pub Manager's philosophy, taking ownership of food safety, health and safety, dish development and menu balance, and working alongside the GM to hit the numbers. Recruiting, training and keeping morale high across the brigade is a big part of the job.
You won't be doing it unsupported. We have a development kitchen behind the pubs to take the pressure off mise-en-place, an independent compliance company running unannounced EHO-style visits so you are never caught out, and quarterly Manager and Head Chef meetings where the teams share what is working.
Key responsibilities
- •Ensure company food safety, hygiene and health and safety standards are met and adhered to throughout the kitchen
- •Recruit, train, retain and motivate the kitchen brigade
- •Enforce compulsory CPL training and keep the team informed
- •Oversee and place orders in line with business demand
- •Work with the GM to make sure the P&L is achieved
- •Maintain food GP at a minimum of 72%
- •Provide recipes, spec sheets and allergen information for every dish on the menu
- •Build a cost effective menu of daily specials
- •Handle and log deliveries, check every invoice against what arrived, and keep stock control tight
- •Run efficient stock takes
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