Head Chef / Kitchen Manager

If you want to work for a company that pays well and understands about work/life balance and gets flexibility, then this could be for you.

 Would suit existing Head Chefs/Senior Sous.

The Fleece Inn is an award winning, National Trust owned country pub and wedding venue on the outskirts of the Cotswolds in Bretforton village. This vibrant, food led, tourist hotspot is popular with customers from far and wide and has won a number of national awards in the recent past. Nigel Smith, tenant here for the past 19 years, continues to drive forward towards local sustainable produce and service excellence. The menu centres around locally sourced traditional English Fayre.

  • You will be:
  • Uncompromising about quality
  • Passionate about local supply
  • Exceptionally well organised
  • Able to plan for and deliver on periods of high demand
  • A great motivator
  • Experienced in fresh food production
  • Part of a great team, dedicated to service and product excellence.
  • Open minded and assertive

The role will include:

  • Day to day food service of significant quality
  • Menu creation and planning including regular specials menus
  • Staff management, training and motivation
  • Control of costs and budgets and GP margins in the kitchen
  • Negotiation with suppliers
  • Kitchen Hygiene- ensuring 4+ star rating is maintained
  • Systems compliance and management
  • Production scheduling
  • Creative contribution to the regular festivals and events hosted by the Pub
  • Attendance of regular team meetings to discuss progress

Salary - £36- 40k per annum based on experience, plus bonus

Additional Tips estimate £4k, Staff discount

Hours circa 40- 48 – 4/5 days over 7 – mix of splits/straights, live in available.


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