Head Chef
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Head Chef
About us:
We're looking for an experienced Head Chef for the stunning Griffin Inn in Fletching to lead the team and develop our menu. We have traditional bar areas, a dining room, as well as a terrace and outside garden area. We're famous for great food and for delighting locals as well as our guests who stay overnight in one of our rooms. We're looking for a Head Chef with experience showcasing fresh, sustainable, seasonal produce who can help us to continue to evolve the offer here at the Griffin. Live-In may be available for the right candidate.
What we offer ourHead Chefs:
- Head Chefs get to have full autonomy to createyour 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
- Company Pension Scheme
- 28 Days Holiday per year
What we look for in aHead Chef:
This rolerequires someone that can inspire a team, to bring out the potential and leadby example whilst being able to develop, cost and produce fresh seasonal menusfor the variety of revenue streams within the business.
- Have experience championing excellent servicethrough quality food either as a Head Chef or in the position of Sous Chef
- Demonstrate a passion for leading and developinga team
- Be an active hands-on team player withexcellent communication skills
- Be responsible and able to manage the kitchenstaff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
- Be able to demonstrate your creativity andability to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
- Demonstrate great planning and organisationalskills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP andlabour
- Have a pro-active approach to driving salesand delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of houseteams
Head Chef
Griffin Inn
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