# Head Chef - Live In

The Darrington Hotel Kitchen Manager / Head Chef Salary - £35,000 - £39,000 + Bonus Ready to take the lead and build something great? If you're an experienced Kitchen Manager or Head Chef who enjoys taking ownership, developing a team and making a real difference, we could have the perfect opportunity for you at Darrington. Set in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside, the Darrington is a welcoming 28-bedroom hotel and food-led pub with a strong reputation for great-value food, family occasions and genuine hospitality. This is a kitchen with plenty of opportunity. The team is currently small, with a new Kitchen Team Leader joining soon and further kitchen recruitment underway. We're looking for an experienced leader who can take the reins, build the team and put strong kitchen standards and processes in place. Why Darrington? The Darrington combines a traditional pub atmosphere with a busy hotel operation. With 28 en-suite bedrooms, food-led sales and weekly takings of around £26k-£30k, there's plenty happening across the business. Food is a big part of the operation, accounting for around 40% of overall sales, with the pub serving hearty portions of classic British dishes and great

- **Id**: 3813065
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/greene-king-head-chef-live-in>
- **Role**: Hospitality
- **Role family**: Hospitality
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Pontefract, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T14:24:02Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T16:28:33Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5948
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Brewing & Beer, Catering & Food Services

## Company

- **Id**: 4869
- **Name**: Greene King
- **Domain**: greeneking.co.uk
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/greeneking>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SmartRecruiters

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 497
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.982
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 29
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 35000
- **Max**: 39000
- **Currency**: GBP
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 52505

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T15:17:26Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker); Route: Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:1, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 52505
- **Is top pay**: yes

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