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Your next opportunity is here!\nCome on into The Duke of Wellington and make yourself at home. Nestled on the border of Hatfield Peverel, just 15 minutes from Chelmsford, we're a welcoming, family-friendly pub restaurant with a reputation for bringing people together over great food.\nThe Duke is more than just a local pub - we're a destination in our own right, with guests choosing to visit us for our food, welcoming atmosphere and family-friendly experience. Following fresh investment, we're ready for our next chapter, with a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Kitchen Manager / Head Chef to lead our kitchen.\nWith a generous kitchen, a strong food-led offer and a significant uplift in trade during the summer months, this is a great opportunity to lead a busy operation where teamwork is essential. Our guests love spending time in our beautifully decorated bar, enjoying our heated and partially covered beer garden, or making the most of our outdoor play area.\n What's the opportunity?\nAs Kitchen Manager, you'll take ownership of our kitchen, leading a team to deliver outstanding food, excellent standards and a brilliant guest experience.\nLead a busy food operation: Manage a high-volume kitchen, ensuring the team is prepared and organised to deliver consistently great food.\n\nInspire your team: Build a positive kitchen culture, develop your people and bring the team together to achieve shared goals.\n\nDeliver quality every time: Maintain high standards across the menu, ensuring every dish is prepared and served with care.\n\nMake the most of seasonal trade: Plan ahead for our significant summer uplift, ensuring the kitchen is ready to deliver during our busiest periods.\n\nManage the commercial side: Take responsibility for stock, ordering, labour, waste and kitchen profitability.\n\nKeep standards exceptional: Lead on food safety, hygiene, allergens, cleanliness and compliance.\n\nWork collaboratively: Partner with the General Manager and front-of-house team to create a seamless experience for our guests.\n\nLead from the front: Be hands-on, visible and confident, supporting your team through busy services.\n\n What we're looking for\nWe're looking for an experienced Kitchen Manager or Head Chef who understands the demands of a busy, food-led pub or restaurant.\nYou'll be a confident leader who enjoys developing people, takes pride in great food and has the commercial awareness to run a successful kitchen.\nYou'll bring:\nExperience managing a busy kitchen or high-volume food operation.\n\nStrong leadership skills and the ability to motivate and develop a team.\n\nA passion for food quality, consistency and presentation.\n\nGood commercial awareness, including stock control, labour management and minimising waste.\n\nExcellent organisation and the ability to plan for seasonal peaks.\n\nA thorough understanding of food safety, hygiene and allergen procedures.\n\nA hands-on approach and the ability to stay calm under pressure.\n\n What's in it for you?\nAt Greene King, we're committed to helping our people grow, succeed and enjoy what they do.\nCareer development: Access to training, apprenticeships and opportunities to progress across Greene King.\n\nPub discounts: Enjoy 33% off at Greene King pubs, plus 15% off for friends and family.\n\nGreene King Inns savings: 50% off for you and 25% off for friends and family.\n\nFinancial wellbeing: Access to Wagestream to help you manage your pay.\n\nExtra perks: Retail discounts, family-friendly benefits and an Employee Assistance Programme.\n\nRecommend a friend: Earn up to £1,500 when you introduce someone to Greene King.\n\nCREATING PLACES WHERE PEOPLE FEEL WELCOME, SAFE AND THAT THEY BELONG\nWe aim to embed inclusion into every decision we make - across our people, customers, communities, suppliers, and operations. 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