Head Chef - 46k basic - plus 4k tips with room to grow!

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.

Being a Head Chef at Young's:

Here at The Ship Inn, we’re looking for an exceptional head chef with experience & ideas for cooking with fresh seasonal ingredients, designing menus, and running a busy service in a 'drive to destination' site.  Our pub already has hands-down one of the best views in the county- and now we're looking for food to match!  Our menu is a celebration of fresh, locally-sourced & premium ingredients, bringing inspiration from the sea and countryside together in a classic and imaginative selection. From hearty pub favourites with innovative twists, to dishes inspired by your own experiences, we’re all about bold tastes, comfort, and a true taste of place.

Can you help?

You’ll be in charge of creating dishes to delight our guests & enable efficient service, developing your brigade to their full potential, and managing all aspects of the kitchen.  We have a growing culinary reputation and we're looking for an experienced, ambitious Head Chef who wants to put their name on the map by delivering fresh, bold flavours from a kitchen that really knows how to step-up during the busy summer months

What we offer our Head Chefs:

• Head Chefs create menus and design specials, you are the heart of our offer and will help our business grow!
• 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 on duty
• 20% discount in all Young's Pubs and 30% discount on overnight stays in our Pubs with Rooms
• Share Save Scheme
• Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
• 28 Days Holiday per year
• Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme and Development Programmes

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: you will be a role model both for the kitchen brigade, and as a manager in our business
• Be an active hands-on team player with excellent communication skills and a professional manner, even when under pressure
• Be responsible and able to manage the kitchen staff rota, training requirements and all aspects of 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 control.
• Have a pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams

Head Chef - 46k basic - plus 4k tips with room to grow!

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.

Being a Head Chef at Young's:

Here at The Ship Inn, we’re looking for an exceptional head chef with experience & ideas for cooking with fresh seasonal ingredients, designing menus, and running a busy service in a 'drive to destination' site.  Our pub already has hands-down one of the best views in the county- and now we're looking for food to match!  Our menu is a celebration of fresh, locally-sourced & premium ingredients, bringing inspiration from the sea and countryside together in a classic and imaginative selection. From hearty pub favourites with innovative twists, to dishes inspired by your own experiences, we’re all about bold tastes, comfort, and a true taste of place.

Can you help?

You’ll be in charge of creating dishes to delight our guests & enable efficient service, developing your brigade to their full potential, and managing all aspects of the kitchen.  We have a growing culinary reputation and we're looking for an experienced, ambitious Head Chef who wants to put their name on the map by delivering fresh, bold flavours from a kitchen that really knows how to step-up during the busy summer months

What we offer our Head Chefs:

• Head Chefs create menus and design specials, you are the heart of our offer and will help our business grow!
• 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 on duty
• 20% discount in all Young's Pubs and 30% discount on overnight stays in our Pubs with Rooms
• Share Save Scheme
• Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
• 28 Days Holiday per year
• Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme and Development Programmes

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: you will be a role model both for the kitchen brigade, and as a manager in our business
• Be an active hands-on team player with excellent communication skills and a professional manner, even when under pressure
• Be responsible and able to manage the kitchen staff rota, training requirements and all aspects of 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 control.
• Have a pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams