Head Chef
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £29500 – £30000/annum Company benefits
Head Chef
What do you need to know about Adnams and the Plough?
Not only do we make amazing award-winning beers and spirits from our home in Southwold and have some great shops across the region, but we also have an impressive portfolio of Managed Properties.
Sitting conveniently just off the A12, the pub is tucked into the heart of the Suffolk farming community and just a few miles from the coast within easy reach of Southwold.
Once inside, the pub opens out to offer a big characterful bar – the old, original part of the building – a snug for drinks, and a dining room too. At the back of the pub, there is a vast garden with children’s play area. It has 5 cabin-style rooms, plus a five pitch caravan site.
At the Plough, we pride ourselves on delivering delicious, local food and drink at a good value price.
What do we want?
We want a Head Chef that can manage the day to day running of this kitchen, we need an experienced chef who can manage and develop the small team of 5. This is a great opportunity for a Head Chef to build a great rapport with the General Manager of the property and the returning guests alike.
As Head Chef you will a conscientious individual who can produce excellent simple but fresh pub style dishes. Lots of homemade pies, fish and chips and modern vegetarian options.
* We are looking for a Chef that can lead by example, a chef with a level temperament and a chef that can create a good calm working environment
* You will need to be reliable and demonstrate a consistent good level of cooking ability, be happy to create and add ideas to the menu that will please The Ploughs audience
* Managing the kitchen rotas and all aspects of health and safety and due diligence is imperative
* A love for fresh locally sourced products and an eye for detail is required for this role
Working on a 48 hour week 5/7 days on split / straight shifts within a small but workable kitchen within a team of 4 – 5 kitchen staff.
You will work closely with the management team to ensure a smooth-running kitchen and drive business success.
What’s in it for you?
Hopefully, a sense of pride that you are working for a business that cares about the important stuff and a lot of fun working with an amazing bunch of people.
Enthusiastic and hard-working people who join Adnams tend to stay around so we must get quite a lot of things right. We really admire innovation and are not afraid to try something new, so you get to put new ideas into practice to deliver even better results for everyone.
We offer an excellent package including a competitive salary, training and development opportunities, pension scheme and life assurance, Wellbeing Programmes and our fabulous employee discount!
We are really keen to hear from applicants who are interested in flexible working options, please contact us to discuss further.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
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- Address Wangford, Suffolk
