Head Chef

Overview

Food is incredibly important at B&K and our Head Chefs are the leaders in our kitchen. You will live and breathe food, be passionate about detail and take pride in your work. You will be an expert at getting the best out of people, able to coach and develop your team to deliver flawless execution within a fun and supportive environment.

You are friendly, approachable and understand that communication is key to all departments, especially your General Manager. We value your work/life balance, therefore all of our Head Chefs are contracted to work 40 hours per week (Full time equivalent). As a Head Chef in our Brewpubs, you'll have the drive and determination to deliver an excellent service, every single day.

Your main responsibilities include managing the food stock, ensuring safe working practices, you'll also be managing the food safety regulations in your Brewpub kitchen by leading your team correctly. You'll take a front foot in the preparation and cooking of our menu, ensuring it leaves the kitchen to perfect specification for our guests and will be given creative opportunities to develop dishes for our menu.

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen to lead the kitchen of our flagship Brewpub in Southbourne. The Brewpub features a large bar and dining area, extensive outdoor garden space, two function rooms, and bookable guest accommodation on the second floor. Located in a prime position on Southbourne High Street, just a five-minute walk from a Blue Flag beach, we're looking for an exceptional kitchen leader who can demonstrate an equally exceptional track record running high-volume quality operations at the heart of their communities.

• Manage the food stock
• Ensure safe working practices
• Lead the food safety regulations in the Brewpub kitchen by guiding the team
• Take a front-foot in the preparation and cooking of the menu
• Ensure the dishes leave the kitchen to perfect specification for guests
• Receive creative opportunities to develop dishes for our menu

• Award winning employer - Best Brewing Pub Company & Best Companies Accredited 2025
• Competitive Salary tronc
• Earn up to an additional £5000 per year on top of your annual salary with our bonus scheme
• 40 Hour working week (Full time equivalent)
• Access your pay early with Hastee Pay, including financial wellbeing support
• Free team meal on every shift
• 30% off Food, Drink, Accommodation & Experience's in our Brewpubs and more
• Access to Brewhub - with over 3000 discounts & cashback opportunities
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Annual incentive trips and benefits
• Access to award winning learning & development and apprenticeship programmes
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Flexible shifts to fit in with life!