Head Chef

Head Chef - High Volume Bar and Restaurant (Multi Floor Venue) - Edinburgh City Centre

• £45,000 to £50,000 base salary depending on experience
• Tronc on top, plus a quarterly bonus of up to 30%
• Large and stable back of house team of 15 Between
• 350 and 500 covers per day at peak trade
• Established Edinburgh venue within a well known Scottish group
• Permanent, full time position

An established Scottish hospitality group is recruiting a Head Chef for one of its busiest Edinburgh sites. The venue runs across several floors and trades steadily from open through to close, with a busy kitchen alongside a strong bar business. The food is modern and casual, and a second kitchen operates separately on another floor with its own team. The Head Chef will manage both kitchens and ensure consistent, timely service across the venue.

The role also carries prep and section planning, staffing, and the numbers behind the kitchen, labour, gross profit, waste and stock. Food safety, compliance and kitchen systems come with it, along with recruiting, training and developing the team. Peak trade is quick, with covers reaching between 350 and 500 on the busiest days, so the position suits someone organised who plans ahead and stays visible through service rather than working from an office.

Candidates from a high volume background are preferred, whether that is a pub, bar or branded restaurant, with a team of ten or more underneath. Experience across more than one kitchen, or in a venue laid out over several floors would be an advantage, as would a proper grasp of kitchen costs and the figures behind them. The back of house team is large and well established and the role carries real autonomy to run the kitchen and shape the team. 

Berkeley Scott are an agency working on behalf of their client. No sponsorship available.

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