Executive Chef

Elior Inc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Elior UK is seeking an Executive Chef to lead and develop a catering team while driving culinary excellence and financial growth through robust cost control. You will recruit, train and support staff, manage stock within budget, and maintain strong client liaison and reporting to ensure operational excellence across sites.

A hands-on leader with a genuine commitment to service and safety is essential. This role spans stadiums, hospitals, schools and workplaces, reflecting a people-first culture

Qualifications

• Catering experience essential with chef skills.
• 2+ years in Executive Chef or Sous Chef roles.
• Strong leadership with hands-on management.
• Excellent customer service mindset.
• Knowledge of COSHH, Food Safety and H&S regulations.

Responsibilities

• Recruiting, training, supporting and people development to deliver an efficient, high quality service.
• Maintaining, ordering and controlling food stocks within budget.
• Ensuring ongoing team communications, reporting and client liaison for operational excellence.
• Accountable for COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal regulations and environmental policies.

Skills

Leadership

Food safety

Cost control

Catering experience

People development

Client liaison

Frontline focus

Job description

As an Executive Chef you will be proactively managing and supporting a catering team as well as creating a platform for financial growth through cost control and culinary excellence.

• Recruiting, training, supporting and people development to deliver an efficient, high quality service to Elior UK, customer and client
• Maintaining, ordering and controlling food stocks within budget
• Ensuring ongoing team communications, including building internal and external relationships, management reporting and client liaison to enable operational excellence
• Accountable for COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal regulations, environmental policies and duty of care to customer and colleagues Proven leadership ability with a proactive, hands-on approach
• Genuine interest in customer service excellence
• Focused on the front line
• Catering experience essential with chef skills
• 2+ years experience as Executive Chef or Sous Chef ready for their next step We are a people-first business with over 10,000 colleagues across the UK, serving everything from stadiums to hospitals, schools to workplaces. Our mission? To enrich lives everywhere, every day.

And here's the best part - 87% of our team say they're proud to work here! Why? Because we create a place where you're listened to, trusted, supported, and valued. Research shows that many people - especially women and those from underrepresented backgrounds - hold back unless they meet 100% of the criteria. But we hire for potential, not just experience.