Head Chef - Live in

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• Up to £44,000 of Tronc (this can be up to £5,000 per year)
• Up to 33% off meals taken off duty for you and up to 6 guests
• 33% off our hotel accommodation & 20% off for Friends and Family
• Flexible shift patterns
• Development program with a clear pathway
• Access to the lifestyle card – instant access to over 5,000 discounts across all aspects of lifestyle; 100% free benefit for Upham Inn team members
• Service Awards
• Refer a friend and Chef recruitment incentives of up to £1,000

• Excellent culinary and presentation skills
• Minimum 1 year experience as a Head Chef
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Energetic with passion to do a great job
• Able to manage staff in a calm, inspirational manner
• A forward‑thinker that can manage stock with minimal wastage
• Demonstrates a passion for food
• Team player
• Excellent organisational skills
• An understanding of profit margins and food stock controls
• The Right to Work in the UK

• Plan, organise and direct the preparation and cooking of food ensuring that the company's reputation for quality is enhanced
• Prepare high‑quality food for guests quickly and efficiently
• Maintain food hygiene and safety standards
• Responsibility for ordering and stock controls and reduction of waste
• Oversee day‑to‑day kitchen operations in a proactive and hands‑on way
• Lead a team of chefs and kitchen staff, train, coach and mentor
• Maintain a clean and organised kitchen
• Adhere to allergen laws and respect dietary requirements
• Produce rotas and cleaning schedules for kitchen staff

We are looking to recruit a passionate and dedicated Head Chef who is a natural born leader to join us on our very exciting journey. We are very passionate about what we do and the quality of the ingredients we cook with, and we need a Head Chef who loves to cook with fresh ingredients, coaches, and educates their team. If you have previous Head Chef experience, a strong team approach, a real passion for delivering service excellence, and the desire to work within a progressive and expanding company – then we want to hear from you!

This is not for the faint‑hearted as we are busy and going to get busier, and we need an experienced high‑class operator to lead and manage our Kitchen while executing great food quality. 5‑star food hygiene standards come before everything.

We own a collection of beautiful and individual premium pubs across Southern England. Our pubs are in idyllic settings in country villages and towns, where we are proud to be the local quality of the area, serving high‑quality fresh pub food in a cozy ambience. Most of our pubs have some charming bedrooms. New to our growing family is Harper’s Steakhouse, a premium American steakhouse brand we started rolling out last year.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Hospitality