Head Chef - Live in option
Queens College Arms
Full Time
1 Year Experience
Coins Icon £36500 / Year
Head Chef - Live in option
Queens College Arms

Full Time
1 Year Experience
Coins Icon £36500 / Year
Skills
Team Development
Inspirational leadership
Work to brand standards without deviation
Job description

Premium Pub - Live in available + Tips + Profit Share + Benefits + 5 days working .....


Charming Food Pub

Part of the Hall & Woodhouse family of great food pubs this Hampshire country venue exudes traditional character and charm. Owned by Queen’s College Oxford, Hall & Woodhouse have held the lease since 1965. The inn is a thriving pub-restaurant serving the local communities in and around Basingstoke and Reading. Indeed Tim Berners-Lee, former Queen’s College student and inventor of the World Wide Web, says his favorite pint is our very own Tangle Foot. The QCA is a bustling venue; the outside terrace and gardens alone seat over 150 guests.

We are looking to appoint a new Head Chef to lead the team in this amazing high energy kitchen.

Your rewards as Head Chef in our kitchen:

  • A sensible work life balance with 5 days working, consistent hours and excellent conditions
  • £36.5K pa plus a share of tips
  • Profit share scheme 
  • A full package of lifestyle benefits, covering pension, health, discounts and more!
  • The chance to lead a fabulous team in an awesome business
  • Great job security and career development
  • Accommodation at a cost of £63.70 pw if required (subject to availability)
  • All the support you need to succeed

Apply if you are:

  • A highly organized and skilled senior chef with experience in high end standard fayre
  • Someone that enjoys the buzz in the spotlight of a busy prestige kitchen
  • Looking for a start as Head or new to the role and want to build your experience
  • A serious chef that cares - who is motivated and determined to achieve excellence with your team
  • Dependable and resilient with hospitality in your DNA
  • Competent in all aspects of kitchen administration
  • Able to work to precise specifications for cooking and presentation, without deviation
  • An inspirational leader able to influence, motivate and develop the full potential of your team
  • Obsessive about food safety and hygiene standards
  • Able to reliably manage the commute, days, evenings and weekends
  • Seeking an employer that recognizes and rewards commitment and talent

Previous experience and knowledge of leading operations in a managed pub or restaurant service is a big advantage. 

If you are a hands on chef and have the skills, drive and temperament to lead a team to produce consistent high quality, to specification, under time and volume pressure, apply today.


kitchen manager, chef supervisor, sous, senior sous 

Premium Pub - Live in available + Tips + Profit Share + Benefits + 5 days working .....


Charming Food Pub

Part of the Hall & Woodhouse family of great food pubs this Hampshire country venue exudes traditional character and charm. Owned by Queen’s College Oxford, Hall & Woodhouse have held the lease since 1965. The inn is a thriving pub-restaurant serving the local communities in and around Basingstoke and Reading. Indeed Tim Berners-Lee, former Queen’s College student and inventor of the World Wide Web, says his favorite pint is our very own Tangle Foot. The QCA is a bustling venue; the outside terrace and gardens alone seat over 150 guests.

We are looking to appoint a new Head Chef to lead the team in this amazing high energy kitchen.

Your rewards as Head Chef in our kitchen:

  • A sensible work life balance with 5 days working, consistent hours and excellent conditions
  • £36.5K pa plus a share of tips
  • Profit share scheme 
  • A full package of lifestyle benefits, covering pension, health, discounts and more!
  • The chance to lead a fabulous team in an awesome business
  • Great job security and career development
  • Accommodation at a cost of £63.70 pw if required (subject to availability)
  • All the support you need to succeed

Apply if you are:

  • A highly organized and skilled senior chef with experience in high end standard fayre
  • Someone that enjoys the buzz in the spotlight of a busy prestige kitchen
  • Looking for a start as Head or new to the role and want to build your experience
  • A serious chef that cares - who is motivated and determined to achieve excellence with your team
  • Dependable and resilient with hospitality in your DNA
  • Competent in all aspects of kitchen administration
  • Able to work to precise specifications for cooking and presentation, without deviation
  • An inspirational leader able to influence, motivate and develop the full potential of your team
  • Obsessive about food safety and hygiene standards
  • Able to reliably manage the commute, days, evenings and weekends
  • Seeking an employer that recognizes and rewards commitment and talent

Previous experience and knowledge of leading operations in a managed pub or restaurant service is a big advantage. 

If you are a hands on chef and have the skills, drive and temperament to lead a team to produce consistent high quality, to specification, under time and volume pressure, apply today.


kitchen manager, chef supervisor, sous, senior sous