Head Chef – The Faulkner, Chester
Up to £43,000 OTE
£35,000 basic salary + share of TRONC
45-hour contract
We’re looking for a talented and ambitious Head Chef to take ownership of the kitchen at The Faulkner in Chester.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a chef who wants more than simply running somebody else’s menu. We want someone who can take the lead on our food offer, bring their own ideas to the table and build a kitchen team around them.
You’ll have genuine input into what we serve, the ingredients we use and how the kitchen operates.
What you'll be doing
As Head Chef, you’ll have responsibility for the kitchen and food operation, including:
- Creating seasonal dishes and specials
- Choosing suppliers and sourcing quality ingredients
- Recruiting, training and leading your own kitchen team
- Setting and maintaining excellent kitchen standards
- Managing food quality and consistency
- Controlling GP, stock, ordering and waste
- Maintaining excellent food hygiene and compliance standards
- Working alongside the management team to continue developing the food offer and grow food sales
Who we're looking for
We’re looking for an experienced chef with the confidence to take ownership of a busy kitchen.
You’ll be someone who enjoys leading from the front, developing a team and maintaining high standards, but who also understands the commercial side of running a successful kitchen.
You'll need a good understanding of GP, stock management, ordering and waste control, alongside a genuine passion for producing consistently great food.
Previous Head Chef experience would be an advantage, but we'd also be interested in speaking to a strong Sous Chef who is ready to take the next step and run their own kitchen.
The package
£35,000 basic salary
Pro-rata share of TRONC – taking expected earnings to approximately £40,000 - £43,000 per year
45-hour-per-week contract
You'll also get something that's increasingly difficult to find in a Head Chef position: the opportunity to genuinely make the kitchen your own.
You'll have input into the menus, specials, suppliers and kitchen team, with the freedom to develop the food offer while being supported by an established management team.
If you're looking for your next Head Chef role – or you're an ambitious Sous Chef ready to make the step up – we'd love to hear from you.
Pay: £35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
Work Location: In person
