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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a creative and enthusiastic Head Chef with experience in Rosette-awarded, high-volume restaurants or gastro pubs at The Ship Inn in Elie. This award-winning pub, with rooms, has long been a favourite destination for visitors and locals alike.

As the recent recipient of the “Pub of the Year” award at the Hospitality Excellence Awards for Scotland, we pride ourselves on providing exceptional service and creating unforgettable experiences for our guests.

The Ship Inn boasts stunning views of the Firth of Forth and offers a 70-cover dining restaurant, pub, beachfront private dining room, and an outdoor beer garden with a bar and BBQ area. With six individually designed bedrooms, five offering breathtaking views of the bay, this is a unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced Head Chef.

You’ll be a Head Chef who lives and breathes food and drink, knowing what’s hot and what’s not, but you’ll also be a pragmatist who can compromise in order to deliver what our guests want.

This is an excellent opportunity to progress your culinary career with a Rosette-awarded restaurant!

Key Responsibilities:

You’ll be responsible for managing all day-to-day kitchen-related activities for the property, including, but not limited to, menu creation and delivery, wage control, margin control, recruitment, and health and safety
You inspire your team to create memorable experiences for all our guests
You hold yourself and others to a high level of professionalism and integrity, making key decisions based on what is best for the guest and the business overall
You’ll report to the General Manager, regularly interacting with the Operations Manager and Owners
Maintain our 1AA Rosettes
Create, execute, and produce top-notch food while constantly ensuring the highest quality standards in presentation and flavour
Ensure statutory compliance in all food-related areas
You will keep well-organised store rooms and inventories that allow for smooth-running kitchens
Properly and adequately train your team while focusing on maintaining high team morale
You will consistently deliver food margins that are in line with budget and will have a thorough understanding of how to cost dishes and manage margins
Required Skills:

You will have experience in a large, high-volume restaurant
You will be ambitious and want to work for an ambitious company
You’ll be an absolute stickler for quality
Experience in an AA Rosette environment is beneficial but not essential
You make people feel good - your team, guests and colleagues alike
Methodical and process-driven approach to tasks, but also able to work flexibly and calmly to meet deadlines
Ability to take ownership of important issues, solve problems and make effective decisions
Ability to work positively and collaboratively to achieve the highest delivery standards at work
Benefits:

An excellent, competitive package is available for the right candidate
Tronc and bonus
To play a major role at the award-winning 1AA Rosette property and be part of a growing group of unique pubs with rooms, throughout Scotland
You have the autonomy to create your own menu, source your own produce and build your own team
Working in the beautiful village of Elie, in the East Neuk of Fife and having the scope to create menus which reflect our surroundings
Sounds interesting? Click the APPLY button to send your CV for immediate consideration.

Candidates with previous experience or job titles including; Executive Chef, Chef de Cuisine, Head Cook, Culinary Director, Kitchen Manager, Chef Manager, Master Chef, Sous Chef, and Culinary Executive may also be considered for this role