Head Chef

HEAD CHEF

Bristol | Full Time

We don't want a chef to run our kitchen. We want a chef to help define it.

Ampersand starts with food.

We're creating a fresh-food-led restaurant, café and bar in Bristol built around exceptional food, warm hospitality and bringing people together.

We're looking for a Head Chef who wants to be part of that from the very beginning.

This isn't a kitchen where you'll be handed a menu and told to reproduce it.

You'll have a part in creating what Ampersand becomes.

THE FOOD

We're serious about ingredients, technique, flavour and consistency.

We want food that makes people stop talking for a second because it's that good.

Food people remember.

Food people want to come back for.

Food that feels generous, exciting and full of personality.

You'll lead the kitchen team and take responsibility for:

• Food quality, consistency and presentation.
• Menu development and seasonal thinking.
• Kitchen organisation and systems.
• Ordering, stock control and GP.
• Food safety and kitchen standards.
• Training and developing the kitchen team.
• Creating a positive, ambitious kitchen culture.
• Working closely with the wider Ampersand team.
• Supporting events, guest chefs and special food experiences.
• Helping shape the food identity of Ampersand from the ground up.

MORE THAN A KITCHEN

We're deliberately building a culture where people can learn, develop and progress.

We want high standards without ego.

We want chefs who can teach as well as cook.

We want people at different stages of their careers working alongside each other.

We want mistakes to become learning opportunities rather than reasons to tear people down.

And we want people to finish a shift knowing they did something they're proud of.

WHO ARE YOU?

You're an experienced chef with the confidence to lead.

You're ambitious, but you're not precious.

You care about ingredients.

You care about your team.

You care about the guest.

You care about the numbers.

And you care about the little things.

That's the culture we're trying to build.

WHY AMPERSAND?

Because you won't just be joining a kitchen.

You'll be helping create one.

You'll have the opportunity to put your stamp on a new Bristol food destination, develop your team, work with other chefs and producers, create new experiences and help establish something from the ground up.

Exceptional food & genuine people.

Ambition & warmth.

Craft & creativity.

That's Ampersand.

Pay: £19.00-£21.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 37.0 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bristol BS6 6PG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• Head Chef: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person