Head Chef
The Crown Inn, Bishops Waltham
Head Chef
The Crown Inn, Bishops Waltham
Full Time
Up to £40000 / Year
Full Time
Up to £40000 / Year
Skills
People Management
Description
Who we are;
About us
The Crown Inn is a family friendly locals pub, located just at the start of The South Downs way. You will have the opportunities to work alongside local suppliers creating a dynamic seasonal menu.
We are looking to grow this kitchen in to a destination pub; potentially aiming for accolades. The pub also offers eight boutique bedrooms which are typically full all year round giving a variety of customers
We know that chefs work hard and therefore a work life balance is important to us so we offer a fair and varied schedule consisting short and long days.
What can we offer you?
- 25% staff discount off food and drink, across all our pubs and hotels for you and your friends and family. This increases the longer you work for us, up to 40%
- Annual bonus
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Discounted hotel stays
- Access to ‘My Fuller’s’ – our online benefits platform where you can make savings at 100’s of retailers and access discounted gym memberships, cinema tickets and much more!
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Opportunity to grow in your role
- The option to receive 30% of your earnings as you earn them. This means you won’t need to wait until payday for your money.
The Crown Inn is an old, traditional village pub, maintaining a calm, relaxed atmosphere. It offers accommodation in the form of eight boutique bedrooms, and enjoys a great reputation for food.
As our new Head Chef, you’ll lead our kitchen team in the creation of fabulous, fresh dishes – using your culinary magic to give customers a special pub-dining experience.
You’ll be working with seasonal, local and regional ingredients, in a well-equipped kitchen – within a company that really understands the importance of getting food right.
Being Head Chef is a real challenge, so you can count on the full support of a team of Executive Chefs and our other teams at the Support Centre to help you to develop your business.
Looking after the kitchen however is your domain. You’ll lead your team expertly through service, and you’ll take full control of the food side of the business. We encourage our chefs to implement new cooking techniques whilst providing our customers with a traditional foundation of great pub classics.
That means you’ll need a commercial head, as well as exceptional cooking skills. You’ll also be a great communicator, calm under pressure, and you’ll be driven by a shared vision of success and a company that will give you the tools to do so.
But most importantly, you’ll show real passion for fresh food. At Fuller’s, we’re determined to do pub food differently – this is your chance to be part of something unique.
- You should have great leadership skills
- You’ll thrive on the fast pace of the kitchen
- You’ll set yourself and others the very highest standards