Head Chef

New Opening | Head Chef | £45,000 per annum + performance-related bonus | Boutique Hotel Restaurant

What’s in it for the successful Head Chef?

• Salary £45,000 per annum
• Performance-related bonus
• Initial relocation support
• Company benefits package
• Complete creative autonomy, a blank canvas to design and develop the menu
• Pre-opening involvement, working in a brand-new kitchen from day one
• A genuine opportunity for a Sous Chef ready to step up into their first Head Chef role
• Reporting to an experienced Operations Director

Tonic are pleased to partner with our client to recruit a Head Chef for an exciting new opening in the Welsh Marches, within easy reach of Welshpool, Oswestry and Shrewsbury. This is a rare chance to build a kitchen from scratch. A small plates concept built around seasonal ingredients and fresh produce, set within a boutique, multi-revenue operation in a characterful border market town. The incoming Head Chef will have creative ownership of the menu, kitchen, and the business’s food identity from opening day. 

What are we looking for from Head Chef candidates?

• Strong Sous Chef experience, ready and hungry to step up into a first Head Chef role
• A genuine passion for seasonal, ingredient-led cooking
• Creative confidence, comfortable designing a menu from a blank page
• Excited by the challenge of opening a brand-new kitchen
• Organised and disciplined, with a strong grip on food safety and kitchen standards
• A natural leader who can build a team and a culture from day one
• Comfortable with genuine autonomy