Head Chef

Compass Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Head Chef to lead their event catering brand. This role involves overseeing food preparation, managing a diverse kitchen team, and ensuring the highest quality and hygiene standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in high-volume event catering and a passion for menu planning that delights clients and customers alike. With a focus on personal development and a range of attractive benefits, this position offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a vibrant culinary environment.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training Opportunities

Life Assurance Scheme

Pension Scheme

Holiday Allowance

Private Medical Eligibility

Eye Care

Wellbeing Strategy

Family Friendly Support

Regular Social Events

Volunteering Days

Qualifications

• Experience managing high-volume event catering.
• Strong background in food quality and hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee food preparation to the highest standards.
• Manage a kitchen team of 4 full-time and up to 20 casual staff.
• Plan and develop menus in line with client expectations.

Skills

Event Catering Management

Food Quality Control

Menu Planning

Team Management

Hygiene Standards

Job description

Craft, Creativity and Community - we are Company of Cooks! These are our values, and they go far beyond corporate waffle. In fact, they set the tone for everything we do. Company of Cooks have been working with some of the UK's most cherished venues since 1996, delighting customers and clients alike with great food and drinks, brilliant service and an absolute focus on the details that make good restaurants, cafes and bars, great ones. In October 2019 the company was brought into the CH&CO family. The completion of the deal saw Company of Cooks become the group's go-to operators in heritage and performance venues, art galleries and destinations. We are excited to be recruiting for a Head Chef for Create our event catering brand.

Location: Central Production Unit Wimbledon, SW19 8UH

Rate of Pay:£60,000 - £70,000 per annum

Working Pattern: 5 over 7 although predominantly Monday - Friday 7am to 3pm

Key Responsibilities:

• To prepare and oversee all preparation of food to the highest standard
• To produce food in a timely fashion to ensure smooth service to the customers
• To ensure that all appropriate ingredients are available for the menus
• To develop and plan menus that are in line with client and customer expectations
• To be creative when menu planning and including the client and customers
• Pride yourself on food quality and hygiene standard
• Overall responsibility for managing the kitchen team
• Provide feedback and coaching on performance
• To ensure that the kitchen team have completed up to date COSSH and Food Hygiene training
• Managing a team of 4 full time staff and up to 20 casual team members during events

Our Ideal Candidate:

• We are looking for someone with experience managing 100,000 covers during events season
• Experienced in hospitality/event catering
• previous or current Head Chef
• Has managed a team previously

What's in it for you?

Working with Company of Cooks has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Private medical eligibility
• Eye care
• A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
• Family friendly support
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Volunteering days
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers