Head Chef

🔥 Head Chef – Greenmeadow Community Farm 🔥

📍 Greenforge Way, Cwmbran, Torfaen, NP44 5AJ

💰 £36,000 – £38,000 per annum

📄 Full-time | Weekend availability essential

🚀 Start Date: ASAP

Take the Lead at a Growing Destination

Greenmeadow Community Farm has successfully launched and is now thriving 8 months in —and we’re looking for a talented and driven Head Chef to take our food offering to the next level.

With a busy and growing footfall, this is a great opportunity to step into an already successful operation and elevate, shape, and lead a diverse multi-outlet kitchen in a vibrant, family-focused environment.

What You’ll Get

✨ £36–38k salary

🌴 28 days holiday

💛 3 volunteering days + 3 grandparent leave days

👶 24 weeks enhanced maternity leave

📈 Ongoing training & career development

🍽️ Free meals on shift

🎁 Perkbox discounts (retail, travel, cinema & more)

🧠 Wellbeing hub & employee assistance

🛡️ Pension & life insurance

You’ll oversee a well-established but fast-evolving food operation , including

🍴 A popular Café Restaurant

🛍️ A Farmshop featuring local and artisan products

☕ A high-volume Barista Coffee Bar

🎠 A busy Playbarn Café & family concessions

🎉 Regular events, school visits & private functions

Weekends are our busiest and most exciting time— your presence and leadership during these peak periods is essential .

What We’re Looking For

✅ Experienced Head Chef (multi-outlet or high-volume preferred)

✅ Strong leader and motivator who builds high-performing teams

✅ Passion for fresh, seasonal, locally sourced food

✅ Able to manage volume, consistency, and standards under pressure

✅ Hands-on and solutions-focused

✅ Fully flexible – must be available to work weekends and peak periods

Why Join Us Now?

🌿 Join a successful and growing attraction

🔥 Take ownership and make your mark on an established kitchen

👨👩👧👦 Be part of a community-driven, family-focused environment

📈 Play a key role in the next stage of our food journey

Ready to Step Up?

If you’re a passionate Head Chef ready to lead from the front and thrive in a busy, people-focused setting—we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Apply now and help shape the next chapter of Greenmeadow.

Key Responsibilities

As Head Chef , you’ll play a central role in launching and leading the culinary vision for a vibrant, multi-outlet catering operation at one of the region’s most exciting new destinations. Your responsibilities will include:

Responsibilities

Leading the kitchen operations across all food outlets, including the Farmshop, Café Restaurant, Barista Coffee Bar, Playbarn Café, Concessions, and Events & Hospitality spaces; Designing and delivering seasonal, locally inspired menus that reflect the farm’s ethos and appeal to a wide range of visitors; Recruiting, training, and managing a skilled kitchen team, fostering a culture of excellence, creativity, and collaboration; Overseeing food preparation, presentation, and service to ensure consistent quality and customer satisfaction; Managing stock control, supplier relationships, and procurement of fresh, local ingredients; Ensuring compliance with food safety regulations, allergen management, and hygiene standards (including HACCP); Supporting the wider farm team with catering for school visits, private functions, and seasonal events; Driving innovation and continuous improvement in food offerings, responding to visitor feedback and emerging trends; Maintaining cost control and kitchen efficiency while upholding high standards of sustainability and waste reduction

Requirements

What We’re Looking For; Proven experience as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef in a multi-outlet or high-volume, quality-focused kitchen; Strong background in event and function catering , with the ability to deliver exceptional food under pressure; Demonstrated ability to lead, train, and inspire kitchen teams , fostering a positive and productive working environment; Financially astute, with experience in menu costing, stock control, and managing kitchen budgets; Excellent coaching, delegation, and communication skills; Highly organised, detail-oriented, and calm under pressure; Empathetic and solution-focused, with a collaborative approach to team and stakeholder relationships; Strong strategic thinking and creative problem-solving abilities; Flexibility to work 5 out of 7 days, including weekends and evenings as required