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Are you passionate with a commitment to providing a high-quality dining experience? The Blue Boar is seeking an experienced and talented Head Chef to join our culinary team. As the Head Chef, you will play a pivotal role in menu development, kitchen management, and maintaining the highest standards of food quality and presentation. We are seeking an individual who shares our love for food, embraces creativity, and has exceptional culinary skills. Overlooking the market square in the historic town of Witney, The Blue Boar offers a 57 seat restaurant, bar area, function room, imposing courtyard and 20 boutique-style bedrooms. Open daily from 8am we serve a seasonal, Mediterranean-inspired menu in our elegant dining room with open kitchen. Whether you're tempted to try one of our many dishes cooked to order on our charcoal-fuelled Josper grill, or a Neapolitan pizza, freshly prepared by one of our trained pizzaiolos and cooked in our wood-fired oven, you'll find we use fresh produce and quality ingredients, traceable from farm to fork.
Job Responsibility:
Menu development
Kitchen management
Maintaining the highest standards of food quality and presentation
Driving the business forward
Formulating seasonal menus
Managing stock, GPs and labour controls
Requirements:
Experience as a head chef, chef manager, kitchen manager or senior sous chef in a busy, premium fresh food environment
Experience in a dynamic, fast paced, and high volume kitchen
Confident leader who can nurture their team and create an inclusive and supportive environment
Excellent business acumen to manage a well-run kitchen, keeping on top of stock, GPs and labour controls
Responsible for the food culture within the pub
Work closely with the pub manager to drive the business forward
Help to formulate seasonal menus with Executive Chefs
What we offer:
Package up to £45,000 per annum including Tronc
Plus great cash tips
Free meals on shift, choose from the menu
30% discount for you, your friends and family across Acorn Pubs, Brunning & Price and our group including wagamama and selected airport pubs and restaurants
NEST pension
Life assurance
Great discounts via Perks on Tap saving you money on everyday purchases and more
Cycle to work scheme
Electric vehicle scheme
£1,000 referral bonus for introducing new Managers or Chefs to the company
Wagestream - use flexible pay to choose when to get paid
Free 24-hour confidential legal and information helpline for you and your family
Bespoke wellbeing support offering free counselling for all crew
Access to health checks and virtual GP appointments
Discounted gym membership
Plenty of social get togethers
Recognition platform with regular thankyous
Superb internal and external development programmes to support your progress
Advanced Leadership Skills course enhancing self-awareness and soft skills
Regular days out and events around fresh seasonal produce
Encouragement of movement between our pubs for a long-term career