Head Chef – 55K OTE (Up to 48K base plus tronc/tips/bonus)

About us:

The Ship Inn sits in a truly stunning location on the banks of Yealm Estuary, complete with riverside beer garden and even its own mooring space! We're a historic village pub and we're looking for top talent to join our friendly team in one of the most idyllic pub settings in the area.

We’re looking for a head chef with experience cooking with fresh seasonal ingredients, writing their own menus, and running a busy service in our food-destination site, The Ship Inn in Noss Mayo - which has hands down one of the best views from a pub in the country.  Our food is a celebration of fresh, locally-sourced ingredients that bring the flavours of the sea and countryside together. From hearty pub classics to innovative twists on coastal favourites, we’re all about bold tastes, comfort, and a true taste of place.

You’ll be in charge of creating dishes to delight our guests, developing the team and managing all aspects of the kitchen.  We have a growing gastronomic reputation and we're looking for an experienced, ambitious Head Chef who wants to put their name on the map.

What we offer our Head Chefs:

• Head Chefs get to have full autonomy to create your own menus and specials
• Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme and Development Programmes
• Access to regular culinary masterclasses covering topics such as Game, Butchery and Shellfish
• Access to inspirational food trips with our top quality suppliers
• Regular Chef Forums with other Head Chefs to inspire and develop
• Free meals
• 20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels
• Share save Scheme
• Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
• 28 Days Holiday per year

What we look for in a Head Chef:

This role requires someone that can inspire a team, to bring out the potential and lead by example whilst being able to develop, cost and produce fresh seasonal menus for the variety of revenue streams within the business.

• Have experience championing excellent service through quality food either as a Head Chef or in the position of Sous Chef
• Demonstrate a passion for leading and developing a team
• Be an active hands-on team player with excellent communication skills
• Be responsible and able to manage the kitchen staff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
• Be able to demonstrate your creativity and ability to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
• Demonstrate great planning and organisational skills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP and labour
• Have a pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams

Head Chef – 55K OTE (Up to 48K base plus tronc/tips/bonus)

About us:

The Ship Inn sits in a truly stunning location on the banks of Yealm Estuary, complete with riverside beer garden and even its own mooring space! We're a historic village pub and we're looking for top talent to join our friendly team in one of the most idyllic pub settings in the area.

We’re looking for a head chef with experience cooking with fresh seasonal ingredients, writing their own menus, and running a busy service in our food-destination site, The Ship Inn in Noss Mayo - which has hands down one of the best views from a pub in the country.  Our food is a celebration of fresh, locally-sourced ingredients that bring the flavours of the sea and countryside together. From hearty pub classics to innovative twists on coastal favourites, we’re all about bold tastes, comfort, and a true taste of place.

You’ll be in charge of creating dishes to delight our guests, developing the team and managing all aspects of the kitchen.  We have a growing gastronomic reputation and we're looking for an experienced, ambitious Head Chef who wants to put their name on the map.

What we offer our Head Chefs:

• Head Chefs get to have full autonomy to create your own menus and specials
• Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme and Development Programmes
• Access to regular culinary masterclasses covering topics such as Game, Butchery and Shellfish
• Access to inspirational food trips with our top quality suppliers
• Regular Chef Forums with other Head Chefs to inspire and develop
• Free meals
• 20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels
• Share save Scheme
• Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
• 28 Days Holiday per year

What we look for in a Head Chef:

This role requires someone that can inspire a team, to bring out the potential and lead by example whilst being able to develop, cost and produce fresh seasonal menus for the variety of revenue streams within the business.

• Have experience championing excellent service through quality food either as a Head Chef or in the position of Sous Chef
• Demonstrate a passion for leading and developing a team
• Be an active hands-on team player with excellent communication skills
• Be responsible and able to manage the kitchen staff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
• Be able to demonstrate your creativity and ability to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
• Demonstrate great planning and organisational skills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP and labour
• Have a pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams