Head Chef

Yellow Group; West End; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

Flexible scheduling

Meals on shift

Discounts on cinema, gyms, travel, and

Job summary

Yellow Group is recruiting a Hotel Head Chef to lead the kitchen at a luxury boutique hotel in London’s West End, delivering outstanding dining experiences with seasonal menus and top-tier presentation.

You will build and manage a talented team, oversee day-to-day operations, control budgets and stock, and ensure strict health and safety standards are maintained.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience as a Head Chef in a high-standard hotel kitchen.
• Strong leadership and team development skills.
• Experience in managing budgets and stock control.
• Real passion for food and a commitment to exceptional dining experiences.
• Excellent food knowledge and a creative approach to menu development.
• Strong attention to detail, organisation and communication.
• Kitchen safety, food safety and staff scheduling experience in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and motivate a talented kitchen team, building a collaborative and positive culture
• Oversee daily kitchen operations and keep service smooth and consistent
• Create and launch distinctive seasonal menus built on fresh, high-quality produce
• Manage kitchen budgets, including ordering and stock control
• Maintain strict health and safety and food hygiene standards
• Bring creativity, attention to detail and strong organisation to every part of the operation

Skills

Head Chef experience

Leadership

Budgeting & stock control

Job description

We're recruiting a Hotel Head Chef to take charge of the kitchen at a luxury boutique hotel in London's West End. It's a busy, creative corner of the city, with theatres, shops, popular squares and independent places to eat and drink all a short walk away. No two rooms in the hotel are the same, each one the work of a renowned interior designer, and design, service and food drive everything the hotel does.

The hotel belongs to a respected, family-run luxury group that operates several hotels and private residences, alongside restaurants, bars and spas. Its recognition includes multiple Michelin Keys, a Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Award, a "Best Hotels in London" listing from a leading fashion title, and three consecutive years as one of the UK's Best Places to Work.

You'll build and develop the team, run the kitchen day to day and make sure every guest leaves impressed. That means writing seasonal menus around quality produce, keeping cooking and presentation to the highest standard, and managing the budget, ordering and stock, with food safety and hygiene firmly under control.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, develop and motivate a talented kitchen team, building a collaborative and positive culture
• Oversee daily kitchen operations and keep service smooth and consistent
• Create and launch distinctive seasonal menus built on fresh, high-quality produce
• Manage kitchen budgets, including ordering and stock control
• Maintain strict health and safety and food hygiene standards
• Bring creativity, attention to detail and strong organisation to every part of the operation

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• 3+ years' experience as a Head Chef in a high-standard hotel kitchen
• Strong leadership and team development skills
• Experience in managing budgets and stock control
• Real passion for food and a commitment to exceptional dining experiences
• Excellent food knowledge and a creative approach to menu development
• Strong attention to detail, organisation and communication
• Kitchen safety, food safety and staff scheduling experience in a fast-paced environment

WHAT'S ON OFFER

• Competitive salary plus service charge
• Health cash plan (dental, optical and complementary therapies)
• Financial wellbeing app with early access to earned pay
• Enhanced holiday that grows with length of service
• Flexible scheduling with no split shifts
• Meals on shift
• Season ticket loan and cycle-to-work scheme
• Ongoing training and professional development, including fully funded English lessons
• Dry cleaning for work wear, plus discounted personal dry cleaning
• Discounts on cinema, gyms, travel, retail, restaurants, spas and partner hotels
• Regular social events, team activities and fitness sessions
• Referral bonus scheme and long service awards
• One paid volunteering day a year