# Head Chef

The Boxford, nestled 10 minutes from Newbury, is built on a site that was formerly occupied by ‘The Bell Inn’, a rural roadside inn that captured passing trade on the road to Newbury. What was then a Victorian public house and 1980s annex was then turned into a modern and welcoming new restaurant in 2023. An all-day family-friendly dining and drinks destination that specialises in fresh Mediterranean cuisine and artisanal sourdough pizzas in the scenic Berkshire countryside Find out more about The Boxford by visiting our website: https://theboxford.com/ The Boxford is a vibrant, ambitious Mediterranean restaurant where seasonal creativity, precision, and excellence are at the hearts of our culinary identity. As Head Chef, you will lead and inspire a high-performing kitchen team to deliver exceptional food, memorable experiences, and operational excellence. This role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, an obsession with detail, and the ability to maintain calm, focus, and professionalism within a dynamic kitchen environment. You will shape the culinary direction of The Boxford - driving innovation, developing menus that celebrate flavour, and ensuring consistent deliver

- **Id**: 3683667
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/wsh-head-chef-31>
- **Role**: Hospitality
- **Role family**: Hospitality
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Newbury, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-03T12:05:03Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-03
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-05T20:43:19Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4766
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Catering & Food Services

## Company

- **Id**: 698908
- **Name**: WSH
- **Domain**: wshlimited.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/wsh-3>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SmartRecruiters

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 83
- **Open postings**: 18
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.889
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 21
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-05T05:54:30Z

## Salary

- **Max**: 40000
- **Currency**: GBP
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 53661

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

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

### Languages

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-03T14:06:41Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 66
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.662
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 21
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, wave, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-05T05:54:30Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 53661
- **Is top pay**: yes

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