Head Chef

Head Chef
- Contract Catering & Hospitality
- Earn up to £60K

We are seeking an experienced and ambitious Head Chef to lead a high-quality contract catering and hospitality operation, with an exciting new building and site mobilisation planned for next year.

This is an excellent opportunity for a forward-thinking chef who wants to take ownership of food strategy, lead a kitchen team and help shape a new operation that aims to set the standard for modern workplace hospitality.

With plans to increase hospitality by 50% and retail by 20%, alongside the mobilisation of a brand-new building, this role offers genuine scope to influence the future direction of the food operation.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the day-to-day running of a high-quality contract catering operation across hospitality, retail and production.
• Take a leading role in the mobilisation of the new building, helping to shape kitchen operations, processes, standards and service delivery from the outset.
• Oversee hospitality and events, ensuring exceptional food and service for a wide range of requirements.
• Manage food costs, purchasing, stock, labour and financial performance.
• Lead menu engineering, pricing and commercial development across the operation.
• Work closely with the client and wider management team to develop and deliver an ambitious food strategy.
• Lead the kitc...