Head Chef: Scale Lunch for 70+, HACCP & Menu Design

Aikido Security BV; Belgique; À distance; EUR 52 000 - 68 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Aikido Security BV is seeking an in-house chef to run the kitchen for a fast-growing tech team in Ghent. You will design weekly menus, source local ingredients, and manage food costs while ensuring HACCP compliance and accommodating dietary needs. The role involves catering internal events and communicating menus in Dutch and English.

Join a dynamic, open culture with ownership over food program, flexible hours, and competitive compensation. This is a full-time on-site position based in Ghent.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional kitchen experience.
• Ability to plan and execute at scale.
• Experience in HACCP-certified environments.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.

Responsabilités

• Cook lunch for +/-70 people every weekday, scaling up to 120 on peak days.
• Design a rotating weekly menu: warm main, vegetarian/vegan option, salad bar, soup, dessert, snacks.
• Source ingredients with a bias toward local and seasonal: you own supplier relationships.
• Own food cost, waste management, and menu budgeting (target 30-35% food cost).
• Run HACCP compliance end-to-end — logs, allergen matrix, FAVV-readiness.
• Handle special dietary needs across the team (vegan, halal, gluten-free, allergies).
• Cater internal events: team lunches, board meetings, product launches, kickoffs.
• Communicate the weekly menu to the team in Dutch and English.

Connaissances

Kitchen leadership

Menu planning

HACCP compliance

Dutch fluency

English proficiency

Description du poste

Aikido Security BV is seeking an in-house chef to run the kitchen for a fast-growing tech team in Ghent. You will design weekly menus, source local ingredients, and manage food costs while ensuring HACCP compliance and accommodating dietary needs. The role involves catering internal events and communicating menus in Dutch and English.

Join a dynamic, open culture with ownership over food program, flexible hours, and competitive compensation. This is a full-time on-site position based in Ghent.