Head Chef

Head Chef

This is a family-run restaurant based in Sussex that emphasises traditional values whilst consistently serving high-quality food. Leadership has remained within the founding family, keeping a personal, local focus.

About the Head Chef job

The Head Chef is responsible for leading the kitchen to deliver high-quality dishes while driving sales and profitability. You will create innovative menus, ensure food is prepared and presented to the highest standards, and manage stock and supplier orders effectively as well as leading, training, and developing the kitchen team to maximise performance, while ensuring full compliance with health and safety regulations and maintaining excellent standards during audits and inspections.

Key tasks

• Ensure every dish is prepared and presented in line with the set specifications by supervising all aspects of food preparation to maintain consistency and quality whilst delivering excellent food execution.
• Maintain the highest standards of organisation and presentation and work collaboratively with front-of-house managers to operate as one cohesive team and liaise closely with the Manager to support smooth kitchen operations.
• You will place all food orders accurately and on time with the correct suppliers.
• Be responsible for the recruitment, training, and ongoing development of all kitchen team members, ensuring they are fully supported and equipped to perform at their best.
• Demonstrate confidence and competence during EHO inspections and external audits, ensuring that all procedures are followed correctly.
• Consistently maintain health and safety regulations to the highest possible standards, creating a safe and compliant working environment for the entire team.

About You

• The successful candidate shall have experience delivering excellent service through high-quality food, working as a Head Chef or Sous Chef.
• Be passionate about leading and developing a team and have a hands-on, communicative approach in the kitchen.
• Confident managing rotas, training, and all aspects of health and safety.
• Bring creativity, design new dishes for menus and daily specials.

More details

The Head Chef job (ref:9026) is paying £40,000 according to your experience.

The working hours are typically Monday to Friday, 45 hours a week, 7am 4pm or 6am 3pm. The role includes mainly sociable hours, but the suitable candidate will be required to work some bank holidays and weekends.

The restaurant is located in Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex and is commutable from Lancing, Worthing, Brighton and Steyning plus surrounding towns within West and East Sussex.

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