Head Chef

Newrest; England; Presencial; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

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Competitive salary

Benefits

Career progression

Descripción de la vacante

Newrest UK is seeking an experienced Head Chef to lead a high-volume airline catering operation, delivering exceptional inflight dining and maintaining the highest standards.

You will manage a large kitchen team across shifts, optimize production plans, control costs, ensure HACCP compliance, and collaborate with airline partners to exceed passenger expectations. This role demands leadership, resilience and a passion for culinary excellence.

Formación

• Proven Head Chef or Executive Chef in a high-volume catering/hospitality environment.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent knowledge of HACCP, food safety and quality systems.
• Experience managing budgets, stock, and kitchen KPIs.
• Calm under pressure with outstanding organisational skills.
• Passion for developing teams and delivering operational excellence.
• Flexible approach to working in a 24/7 operation.
• Aviation or large-scale catering experience is desirable but not essential.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, inspire and develop a large kitchen team across shifts.
• Deliver high-quality food production to strict airline specifications.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, HACCP and health & safety standards.
• Manage production planning to meet demanding flight schedules and service levels.
• Control food costs, waste, stock and labour budgets.
• Maintain exceptional standards of quality, presentation and consistency.
• Drive continuous improvement, efficiency and innovation across the kitchen.
• Work closely with operational and airline partners to exceed customer expectations.

Conocimientos

Head Chef experience

Leadership

HACCP knowledge

Budget management

Organizational skills

Team development

24/7 operation

Aviation catering

Descripción del empleo

Where Culinary Excellence Takes Flight

Publicado el 20/10/2026

Labor

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Head Chef to lead our busy catering kitchen, producing exceptional meals for some of the world’s leading airlines. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a talented team in a fast-paced, high-volume environment where quality, consistency and operational excellence are paramount.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, inspire and develop a large kitchen team.
• Deliver high-quality food production to strict airline specifications.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, HACCP and health & safety standards.
• Manage production planning to meet demanding flight schedules and service levels.
• Control food costs, waste, stock and labour budgets.
• Maintain exceptional standards of quality, presentation and consistency.
• Drive continuous improvement, efficiency and innovation across the kitchen.
• Work closely with operational and airline partners to exceed customer expectations.

Perfil

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Head Chef or Executive Chef in a high-volume catering, hospitality or food production environment.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent knowledge of HACCP, food safety and quality systems.
• Experience managing budgets, stock control and kitchen KPIs.
• Calm under pressure with outstanding organisational skills.
• Passion for developing teams and delivering operational excellence.
• Flexible approach to working in a 24/7 operation.
• Aviation or large-scale catering experience is desirable but not essential.

Why Join Us?

• Lead a dynamic and professional kitchen.
• Work with some of the world’s most prestigious airline brands.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Career development and progression opportunities.
• Be part of a business where quality, innovation and teamwork drive everything we do.

If you’re ready to lead a world-class catering operation and help deliver outstanding inflight dining experiences, we’d love to hear from you.

Competencias

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