Head Chef - Newmarket

Head Chef - The Duddery, Newmarket

At Wildwood we care about great food, great places to eat, and great people.

We are looking for an ambitious Head Chef who will support us in delivering these goals.

This is why we are passionate about working with the best people. Key to this is creating a great environment to work, where people have fun and can achieve their potential.

Whether the food is from our grill section, hand-stretched stone-baked pizza, or our freshly prepared pastas, our passion for high quality dishes is the main focus across all of our restaurants.

As the Head Chef, your role will be to lead a team of chefs and KPs, ensuring great food quality, as well as managing labour and food cost to budget.

You will be passionate about training and developing your chefs so that the kitchen functions to the same high standards whether you're on shift or not!

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Passion for cooking great food
• Knowledge of managing a kitchen team
• Ability to effectively control food cost and labour cost
• Good knowledge of food preparation, stock rotation and kitchen health and safety
• Ability to train and motivate staff to work to consistently high standards

As a Head Chef, we offer a competitive package. Equally importantly there is ongoing development, training, and a great opportunity for progression into area and training roles. You can also expect staff meal, staff discounts, and pension scheme.