Head Chef - Heritage Portfolio

Head Chef - Heritage Portfolio

• Job Title:
  
  Head chef - Heritage Portfolio
• Location:
  
  HPL Head Office – CPU, North Fort Street, Edinburgh
• Competitive Salary, plus bonus and flexible benefits fund
• Holiday – 23 per annum
• 40 hours per week, 5 out of 7 days.

Are you a visionary culinary leader ready to shape the future of food production, menu innovation and large-scale catering excellence?
This is an exciting opportunity to redefine our food ethos and lead the evolution of our culinary approach - driving innovation, quality, and exceptional experiences across Heritage Portfolio.

You’ll play a pivotal role in leading our culinary strategy and shaping our events business as well as the central production kitchen, developing new ideas, driving operational excellence, and inspiring a passionate brigade. This is your chance to make a meaningful impact at a business known for exceptional food, creativity and craftsmanship.

As Head Chef – Heritage Portfolio, you will:

• Manage and motivate the kitchen brigade within our central production unit.
• Drive a positive, collaborative culture aligned with our Heritage Portfolio values.
• Mentor and support chefs across the business to continually raise standards.

• Deliver flagship events in our portfolio of cultural venues across Scotland
• Drive service standards and execution of the food ethos across all venues within the portfolio
• Oversee all daily, weekly and monthly production activity.
• Ensure food is consistently produced to the highest quality and specification.
• Collaborate on menu development and culinary innovation.

• Develop and implement production plans to maximise efficiency and quality.
• Maintain exceptional hygiene and safety standards across the CPU.
• Manage purchasing, labour costs and waste using tools such as Human Force and Leanpath.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory and company policies, including allergen management.

You’re a dynamic and highly skilled culinary leader with:

• A strong background operating large, complex kitchen operations.
• Proven experience delivering high-quality food for both small and large-scale events.
• A track record of consistently high culinary standards.
• IOSH Managing Safely & CIEH Level 3 certification.
• Excellent organisational and financial management skills.
• Strong leadership ability to inspire, motivate and develop teams.
• Deep knowledge of all kitchen sections and large-volume production.

• Experience with food management systems.
• Experience driving food policy improvements and P&L performance.
• A passion for innovation, new techniques and elevating the customer experience.

A forward-thinking chef who is excited to:

• Push culinary boundaries
• Create exceptional food at scale
• Bring passion, precision and creativity to every project
• Help shape the future of Heritage Portfolio’s offer

If you’re driven by innovation, thrive in a fast-paced production environment and want to play a key role in a growing, market-leading business, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and help us shape the future of food at Heritage Portfolio.