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Head Chef – The Kings Head, Upton St Leonards
£31,000 – £36,000 | Live-in available
Ready to take the next step in your kitchen career?
We're looking for a Head Chef to take the lead in the kitchen at The Kings Head in Upton St Leonards.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced Head Chef or Kitchen Team Leader ready to step up and take ownership of their own kitchen.
Set in the Gloucestershire countryside, The Kings Head is a characterful village pub with a loyal local customer base, a busy food offer and a spacious beer garden. From pub classics and generous mains to proper Sunday roasts, food is at the heart of what we do.
The opportunity
As Head Chef, you'll take ownership of the kitchen and play a huge part in making The Kings Head a place people want to come back to.
You'll:
- Lead, motivate and develop your kitchen team
- Take ownership of food quality, consistency and presentation
- Keep the kitchen running smoothly through busy services
- Manage food preparation, stock and ordering
- Work closely with the General Manager to deliver a great guest experience
- Maintain excellent food safety and hygiene standards
- Help develop your team and build their skills and confidence
- Take pride in your kitchen and make it your own
Job Description
Could this be your next step?
We're open to hearing from experienced Kitchen Team Leaders who are ready to step up into their first Head Chef role, as well as established Sous Chefs and Head Chefs.
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You might already be leading a kitchen and looking for the opportunity to take full ownership, or you could be ready to move from Team Leader into a bigger challenge.
What matters most is that you're:
- Passionate about great food
- A natural leader who gets the best from their team
- Organised and commercially aware
- Calm and confident under pressure
- Proud of your standards
- Comfortable taking ownership
- Ready to develop and grow with the business
Qualifications
Why The Kings Head?
You'll be joining a friendly village pub with a strong food focus, spacious outdoor area and a varied customer base. It's a great opportunity to lead a kitchen, develop your team and put your own stamp on a well-loved local pub.
£31,000 – £36,000
Live-in accommodation available.
If you're an experienced Kitchen Team Leader ready to step up, or an established chef looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.
Additional Information
We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…
You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:
- The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career.
- Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
- Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
- Enhanced, family-friendly maternity and paternity policies
- Menopause Friendly Employer
- Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
- Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could earn up to £1,500 for referring them!
- Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
- Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with Three Mobile along with many more…
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