HEAD CHEF - PECKHAM
FRESH FOOD. SPEC-LED. QUALITY-LED. PUB RESET. HIGH POTENTIAL. PEOPLE-FIRST.
What’s in it for you?
· Salary Package: up to £58,000 (base salary £50,000 + Tronc £6,000 + Bonus: £2,000)
- Opportunity to make a genuine impact on a high-potential quality-led pub.
- Real autonomy to reset standards and build a strong kitchen culture.
- Support from an experienced wider operations and culinary team.
- Opportunity to grow with an established hospitality group.
- A role where your food, leadership and commercial thinking will genuinely be noticed.
Who are they?
A well-established hospitality group with a collection of distinctive, high-volume pubs across London.
This South East London site has huge potential. Currently doing around £30k per week, with food accounting for around 20% of sales, the ambition is to take the operation significantly further.
With a new GM also joining the business, this is a real reset opportunity - the chance to build the right foundations, raise kitchen standards and create a positive, consistent food operation.
The venue has all the ingredients: a great location, strong local following, large outdoor space and plenty of opportunity to grow the food offer.
What will you get up to?
- Take full ownership of the kitchen and day-to-day BOH operation.
- Work closely with the new GM to reset standards and expectations.
- Lead, develop and motivate a team of around 7 BOH.
- Deliver the core menu consistently and to a high standard.
- Improve food quality, consistency and presentation.
- Take ownership of GP, stock, ordering, labour and kitchen costs.
- Develop the team through training, coaching and clear expectations.
- Ensure food safety, compliance and kitchen organisation are consistently on point.
- Identify opportunities to grow food sales and profitability.
- Build a calm, accountable and positive kitchen culture.
Sound great? Please apply below.
We are Sixty Eight People. Shaping hospitality leadership through expert and honest conversation.
Pay: Up to £58,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
