Executive Chef

Vacherin Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 58,500 - 71,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal development

Life assurance

Pension

Holiday allowance

Healthcare app

Eye care

Wellbeing programme

Employee assistance

Discount vouchers

Job summary

Vacherin Ltd. in London is seeking an Executive Chef to lead kitchen operations and shape future culinary strategy. This role requires hands-on leadership, ownership of food offers, and strategic input as the team and business grow.

You will manage a large kitchen team, drive menu development, and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations while maintaining excellence in service and food quality.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large kitchen teams or multi-site food service operations.
• Strong culinary skills and knowledge of food safety regulations.
• Track record in financial management and proficiency with Excel and digital kitchen systems.
• Comfort working in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.
• Flexible working hours to support service operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen operations end-to-end, from prep to service, ensuring quality and compliance.
• Own budgets, procurement relationships, and cost control while maintaining high culinary standards.
• Drive development of menus and future kitchen design and layout.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Budgeting

Food safety

Excel

Digital kitchen systems

Multi-site operations

Team management

Menu development

Job description

At Vacherin, our values are at the heart of everything we do. We are Precise in delivering exceptional food and service, Personal in the way we build genuine relationships and care for others, and Bold in embracing new ideas, creativity and innovation. Together, we create memorable experiences for our clients while supporting each other to grow and succeed.

Are you passionate about food, drink and exceptional service? Would you like to join an award-winning hospitality team and still make it home for dinner? We're looking for an Executive Chef to join our team in London.

Salary: £65,000 per annum

Working pattern: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week

Location: Liverpool Street, London

About the role

We're looking for an Executive Chef who can lead a kitchen operation today while helping shape what it becomes in the future. As our team, operations and offering continue to grow, we need leader equipped to shape the growth with confidence and foresight, not simply to responded to it.

You will take full ownership of our food offer and kitchen operations at this site, while also playing a genuine role in our longer-term culinary strategy. It's a rare combination of hands-on leadership and strategic input ideal for a chef who's ready to broaden their role beyond the kitchen.

If creating exceptional food, leading high-performing teams, and crafting memorable food experiences excites you we would love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

Food & Innovation

• Develop and evolve our food offer, driving innovation in menu planning and consistently high standards of quality and delivery.
• Play a role in designing our future kitchen facilities, from layout to equipment to operational flow.

Operations, Compliance & Finance

• Own kitchen operations end-to-end, from prep and inventory to waste management, while ensuring full compliance with health & safety and food hygiene regulations.
• Manage budgets, supplier relationships, and procurement with strong cost control.
• Use digital tools to track performance, spend, and compliance, turning operational data into real decisions.

Team Leadership

• Lead all kitchen-based staff, through the employee "lifecycle"- recruitment, training, development and performance management - building a team to support our growth.
• Build an accountable, collaborative culture of continuous improvement, one that scales as we do.
• Currently a 23 strong kitchen team, that will grow continuously as we expand.

What You'll Bring

• Experience managing large kitchen teams or multi-site food service operations.
• A high level of culinary skill and creativity, alongside solid knowledge of food safety legislation and compliance.
• A track record in financial management and confidence with Excel and digital kitchen systems.
• Comfort operating in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility in working hours to support the operational needs of the service.

What's in it for you?

Working with Vacherin 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
• Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
• 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 awardsAccess to some great high street discount vouchers