Head Chef

• Salary for Advertising: £34,000 - £38,000 + Bonus
• Dept. L4/House:
  Two Brewers (Chipperfield) - 06251

Ready to lead a strong kitchen into its next chapter?

If you're an experienced Kitchen Manager or Head Chef who knows how to lead from the front, bring a team together and maintain exceptional standards
, we have an exciting opportunity for you at the Two Brewers in Chipperfield.

Set in the beautiful village of Chipperfield, the Two Brewers is a Grade II listed country pub and hotel full of character, history and opportunity.

With 20 hotel bedrooms, around 80% occupancy and a busy pub operation
, food is at the heart of what we do. We're looking for an experienced chef who can take ownership of the kitchen and help drive the business forward.

Why the Two Brewers?

The Two Brewers combines everything you want from a traditional country pub — great food, welcoming hospitality and plenty of character.

From hearty pub classics and our popular Sunday roasts to relaxed drinks in the beer garden, we’re proud to offer our customers a genuine home-away-from-home experience.

Our kitchen already has a strong and experienced team who know their roles and understand the operation
. What we’re looking for now is the right leader to bring everyone together, maintain our standards and take the kitchen into its next chapter.

And with a refit planned for Period 1 next year
, this is an exciting time to join the business and play an important part in what comes next.

What’s the opportunity?

As Kitchen Manager / Head Chef, you’ll take ownership of the kitchen and be responsible for leading the team and maintaining the standards our customers expect.

You’ll:

• Lead the kitchen team from the front and set clear expectations.
• Bring the team together
  , creating a positive, focused and high-performing kitchen culture.
• Maintain consistently high standards across food quality, presentation and service.
• Coach, motivate and develop the kitchen team.
• Ensure everyone understands their responsibilities and works effectively together.
• Take ownership of kitchen operations and ensure every service runs smoothly.
• Manage stock takes, ordering, stock rotation and wastage.
• Maintain excellent food safety, hygiene and health & safety standards.
• Monitor food costs and GP to ensure the kitchen operates commercially.
• Work closely with the General Manager and wider management team to drive the business forward.
• Ensure the kitchen is fully prepared for busy pub and hotel trade.
• Help maximise opportunities across pub dining, hotel guests and Sunday roasts.
• Lead busy services confidently and remain calm and organised under pressure.
• Bring fresh ideas and experience to help develop the food operation.
• Play a key role in preparing the team and kitchen for the upcoming refit.

This is not about coming in and changing everything for the sake of it.
The team is already strong — they need an experienced leader who can bring them together, set the direction and drive the kitchen forward.

We’re looking for an experienced Kitchen Manager / Head Chef who:

• Has proven experience leading a busy kitchen.
• Ideally has experience within a pub, hotel or similar food-led hospitality environment
  .
• Is confident taking ownership of the kitchen and leading a team.
• Leads from the front and is comfortable being hands‑on during service.
• Has a firm but fair approach to leadership.
• Has strong communication and people‑management skills.
• Knows how to motivate, coach and develop a kitchen team.
• Takes pride in maintaining consistently high standards.
• Has excellent knowledge of food safety, hygiene and health & safety.
• Is confident managing stock, GP, ordering, rotation and wastage.
• Is organised and able to plan effectively around busy services.
• Is commercially…