Head Chef- Banyan

Banyan Newcastle is now on the lookout for a Head Chef to join our amazing team**!**

Who are we?

Proud winners of Best New Site 2025 & Best Brand/Concept 2026 at the Publican Awards!

Arc Inspirations is a successful bar group, currently operating 18 locations across the North, Midlands and London with three exciting brands – BOX, Manahatta, and Banyan.

Banyan is a stylish and vibrant cocktail bar and kitchen. We are the natural meeting place, whatever the occasion or celebration, our guests know they will have a great time at Banyan.
We’re all about bringing together the very best dishes and drinks for our guests to enjoy and celebrating the diversity of cuisines all over the globe, whilst striking the perfect balance between atmosphere and energy.
We specialise in sharing, and love bringing people together.

Why Join us?

As a Head Chef joining Arc we will provide you with an extensive paid training programme covering everything you’ll need to know to set you up for success.

Career development is highly encouraged; the majority of our senior management teams have been promoted from within!

In addition to our amazing training, ongoing support and career development, you will also receive:

• Tronc- on top of the advertised base salary
• A generous bonus structure
• Team discount for you and up to 3 friends at all of our 3 brands – Manahatta, Banyan and Box – in any of our locations
• Invitation to company events
• Frequent team card top ups
• Access to 40% of earned salary before pay day
• Free and confidential wellbeing support 24/7
• A weekly allowance for each team to spend on food and drink
• Team-based incentives, rewards and recognition
• Individual recognition including Employee of the Quarter rewards
• Trip incentives

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a passionate and hard-working professional who can lead an amazing kitchen team in this stylish cocktail bar. The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience managing a team in a kitchen.
• Ability to understand guest’s needs.
• Experience managing food stock desirable.
• Desire to deliver and exceed guest expectations.
• Ability to lead and coach a team.
• Good organisation and communication skills.
• Ability to adapt depending on the level of trade.
• Desire to learn, adapt and improve performance through feedback and self-development.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all departments.

If you are a proud, people focused Head Chef or Sous Chef who will commit to professionally deliver our ‘Nobody Does It Better’ service and standards, whilst caring about every single one of our team members, then we would love to hear from you!