Location: Market Drayton, Shropshire
Salary: £45,000 – £60,000 per year
Hours: Full-time
£45,000 – £60,000 salary (dependent on experience)
Supportive, long-term focused ownership team
Excellent work-life balance for the entire kitchen team
Free Car Parking
Our client is seeking a talented and passionate Head Chef to lead a kitchen that celebrates homegrown, seasonal produce. The business is built around a beautiful one-acre fruit and vegetable garden—featured in national magazines and television—which supplies a large portion of the kitchen’s fresh ingredients.
Ideally you will have experience of bottling, fermenting, and cooking over fire. The ideal candidate will have considerable previous quality cooking experience in good reputation kitchens and have an eye for business.
We are looking for a long-term recruitment with a candidate who is determined to build a team to create good working hours and practices for all the kitchen team. This is about understanding that training and consistency are crucial to that.
This is a rare opportunity to head up a truly sustainable, garden-led kitchen in the UK countryside, ideal for a chef who wants to create bold, flavour-driven menus and build a lasting culinary legacy.
Lead the kitchen team and develop the business’s reputation for quality, creativity, and sustainability
Work extensively with homegrown produce and the best local suppliers
Utilise techniques such as fermenting, bottling, and open-fire cooking
Bring strong business acumen and consistency to daily kitchen operations
Foster a positive, supportive working environment
Multi-award-winning, family-owned venue with over 40 years of success
Welcomes staying guests, garden visitors, exclusive weddings, and private events
Renowned for refined, seasonal cuisine and outstanding Sunday lunches
An experienced Head Chef or ambitious Sous Chef ready for the next step
Background in quality-driven, sustainable kitchens
Strong passion for seasonal, plot-to-plate cooking and innovation
A collaborative leader who wants to contribute to long-term growth
Preferably a Chef who is good cooking over open fire
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