Head Chef

Livelyhood Venues Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 42,000 - GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular pub group in London is seeking an experienced Head Chef to lead kitchen operations at one of their locations. The role includes managing food ordering, developing a team, and ensuring high standards in food preparation. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in fresh food preparation and a passion for creating delicious seasonal dishes. This is a great opportunity to join a supportive team with a focus on quality and community, offering a competitive salary and bonus structure.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance bonuses

Employee discounts

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Head Chef position preferred.
• Experience in a busy kitchen environment.
• Knowledge of HACCP and health & safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the back of house team.
• Manage daily food ordering and service.
• Maintain high kitchen standards and comply with food safety guidelines.

Skills

Food preparation

Team leadership

Health & Safety knowledge

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Overview

We\'re on the hunt for a Head Chef for a site within the Livelyhood Pub Group

THE HUNT IS ON for Livelyhood\'s future Head Chef to join our fantastic team at one of our future modern neighbourhood local pubs and lead in the delivery of our fresh, seasonal, delicious food offering.

Do you believe in fresh produce? Cooked to order? Do you have a passion for producing flavoursome pub food? Eager to train and develop your team? Keen to input into our seasonal menu? We\'d love to hear from you. Come and be part of an excellent working environment where the focus is on constantly developing yourself and helping to create seasonal menu items from the best ingredients (no additives or preservatives in our kitchens!).

Who are you?

If you\'re already liking the sound of us, you\'re already our kind of person. Throw in your passion for consistent, flavoursome, fresh food, clear communication skills, good organisational skills, high kitchen standards, strong work ethic and your in-depth knowledge of H & S and HACCP and you\'ll have us at hello!

Previous Experience in a Head Chef position preferred but if you have fresh food experience in a £10K+ food sales venue and you\'re ready to make the step up into the Head Chef role, we certainly want to hear from you.

About Our Head Chef Role

Our Head Chef will lead in the delivery of Livelyhood\'s delicious food offering in one of our busiest sites in South London.

The right Chef will:

• Lead and develop the back of house team
• Have previous Head Chef/Senior Sous Chef experience in a busy kitchen
• Manage daily food ordering, production, and service, maintaining high standards.
• Cook great, tasty food so that people keep coming back for more.
• Comply with our food standards and guidelines.
• Comply with Health & Safety policies & procedures
• Manage supplier ordering and maintain correct stock levels
• Thrive on the chance to show their creativity, creating specials & inputting into our menus

What we are offering

• £42k - £45k salary based on your experience + tronc + Bonus

• Additional tronc/service payments – in region of a further £6k making OTE £48k -£50k

• Additional Head Chef bonus plan - £1.5k per quarter based on KPIs

• Excellent, supportive working environment with 45 hours working weeks our norm

• Milestone rewards and recognition scheme - starts when you celebrate 6 months with us and keeps going!

• Regular incentives, Annual Awards Night & if you happen to enjoy Padel, we\'re building a team!

• 40% food and drink discount for you and 3 guests valid in all sites from day 1

• Hospitality and retail discounts through our partnership with Hospitality Rewards

• Access to 35% of your earnt pay on demand giving your financial flexibility

• Wellbeing focused employer– with employee assistance support available

About Livelyhood

We currently have 7 independent, inviting modern locals in London.

You’ll find us in Crystal Palace (The Faber Fox), Balham (The Regent), Wimbledon (The Old Frizzle), Wanstead (The Bull), Clapham South (The Perky Nel), Bromley South (The Artful Duke) & Elephant and Castle (The Rosy Hue).

This is a brilliant chance for the right people to join us and be a key part of our growth.

What\'s on our minds?

In our pubs everyone through the door is a guest and everyone working is a host!

We are genuinely one team. We love our London communities, we\'re passionate about dogs, new products (food and drink), focused on sustainability and we are super proud of our close, active relationships with our charity partners - The BigKid Foundation, Only A Pavement Away and The Licensed Trade Charity.

Our Head Chef will lead in the delivery of Livelyhood\’s fresh food offering that has our five Lively Ways (values) of Authentic, Daring, People, Lively and Sustainable at its very heart.

We will be considering applications as they arrive, so please don\'t delay in submitting your application

All applicants will require a UK bank account and proof of their eligibility to work in the UK.