Chef

Chef - Friendly Village Pub

Our business is growing - and we now want to offer food 7 days a week so we're recruiting for a permanent Chef position. Reporting to our Head Chef Jim Miles you'll;

• Work to our home-cooked pub food menu where fabulous flavours, careful presentation and great value are central to every dish.
• Champion locally sourced ingredients wherever possible that will appeal to our broad spectrum of customers.
• Have a good understanding and knowledge of catering for all customers, including healthy options, vegetarian and vegan choices.
• Work collaboratively with our Head Chef and Front of House team.
• Have proven experience in the hospitality, food & beverage industry and be able to apply that to making our village pub a fantastic community hub.
• Think creatively of new ways to increase sales and growth for our business.
• Be flexible, including working evenings, weekends, bank holidays and the festive season given the demands of a village pub.
• Work effectively and maintain an organised kitchen when under pressure.

Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to;

• Ensuring that guests receive excellent service and enjoy their restaurant experience.
• Having a full understanding of H.A.C.C.P, keeping up to date on all food hygiene training and legislation including being able to interpret and apply government regulations to the kitchen operation.
• Maintaining profit margins on food, minimising food waste and working within agreed budget guidelines on staff costs.
• Overseeing the maintenance and deep clean of kitchen equipment and organising repairs where needed.
• Handling our small kitchen staff team, along with our Head Chef.
• Work with our Head Chef in developing new dishes and improving menus where needed to attract more customers.

• This is a full time employed role, with a competitive salary, pension and 23 days annual leave.

About The George;

The George has been a drinking establishment since the 17th century and became a licensed pub in 1841. It is in the heart of the village of Bethersden in Kent, opposite Marchants Butchers, the Post Office and Stores, with a hairdresser and beauticians nearby. The Pub has both a public bar and lounge bar with a restaurant seating around 30 covers.

Following closure during Covid, The pub was successfully purchased by the community in January 2023 and following renovation successfully re-opened at the end of May 2023. A day-time café was opened in June with the kitchen and restaurant opened in November. With our Head Chef Jim Miles, we have established a reputation of home-cooked, local & quality food.

About us

The George Community Ltd is a community society based in Bethersden, Kent. We are a professional, organised and well-supported business with the backing of over 200 local shareholders - most of whom are already our customers!

Benefits

• Discounted food
• Flexitime (subject to operational requirements, evening, weekend, and bank holiday working will be required).
• On-site parking.

Location & references

• The candidate must have the right to work in the UK and the ability to commute to Bethersden, TN26 3AG.
• References from previous employment will be required. We will also need to undertake a criminal record (DBS) check.

Experience:

• Proven success & experience in the food & drink industry (required).
• Chef in a similar size kitchen operation, or an experienced sous-chef in a larger operation but with supervisory experience (required).
• Hospitality (required).
• Food Hygiene Certificate Level 2 (required).
• Professional cookery qualification (desirable).
• Working in a community business (desirable).