Head Chef – New Local Brunch & Takeaway Eatery
We’re looking for an experienced, energetic and creative Head Chef to take the lead in the kitchen of an exciting new local brunch and takeaway eatery.
At the heart of what we’re creating is a simple idea: great food, made properly. We want as much as possible to be made fresh in-house, using great ingredients and a kitchen team that genuinely cares about what they produce.
We’re looking for a Head Chef with a real passion for creating food — someone who gets excited about developing new dishes, trying new ideas and taking simple ingredients and turning them into something people want to come back for.
Brunch will be a big part of what we do, alongside a strong takeaway and grab-and-go offer of freshly made sandwiches, salads, hot dishes, sides, baked goods and daily specials.
As Head Chef, you’ll have the opportunity to help shape the kitchen and food offer from the beginning — developing menus, creating recipes, setting standards and building an efficient kitchen that can deliver fantastic food consistently.
The Role
You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day running and development of the kitchen, including:
- Leading and motivating the kitchen team through busy brunch and lunch services
- Creating and developing new dishes, recipes and seasonal specials
- Building an exciting, accessible and consistently high-quality brunch menu
- Developing a strong takeaway and grab-and-go range
- Making as much of our food as possible fresh and from scratch in-house
- Producing brilliant sandwiches, salads, brunch dishes, hot food and specials
- Bringing new ideas and creativity to the menu
- Creating food that looks and tastes great while remaining commercially viable
- Managing prep and production to make busy services run smoothly
- Maintaining consistently high standards of food quality and presentation
- Managing ordering, stock, waste, margins and food costs
- Maintaining excellent food hygiene, cleanliness and health & safety standards
- Training and developing the kitchen team
- Working closely with the wider team to continually evolve what we do
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has experience as a Head Chef, Sous Chef or strong Kitchen Manager
- Has a genuine passion for food and creating new dishes
- Takes pride in making food from scratch rather than buying everything in
- Is confident running a busy, high-volume brunch or daytime kitchen
- Understands the organisation and pace needed for a great brunch service
- Has experience with takeaway, grab-and-go or fast-paced casual dining
- Has a strong understanding of brunch food, sandwiches, salads and fresh daily preparation
- Enjoys experimenting with ingredients, flavours and seasonal produce
- Can balance creativity and quality with speed, consistency and food cost
- Is highly organised and comfortable managing ordering, stock, prep and kitchen systems
- Can lead and inspire a team while still being happy to get stuck in during service
- Takes real pride in the food leaving their kitchen
The Opportunity
This is a chance to take ownership of the kitchen in a brand-new local brunch spot and have a genuine influence on what it becomes.
We want to create a busy, welcoming neighbourhood eatery with a reputation for brilliant brunch, great coffee and fresh food made in-house — whether customers are sitting in for brunch or grabbing a sandwich, salad or something hot to take away. This position is full time day hours only.
If you’re excited by the idea of building a food offer from the ground up and creating something you can be genuinely proud of, we’d love to hear from you.
To apply, send us your CV along with a few words about your experience, the food you love to create and what you’d bring to the kitchen.
Work Location: In person
