Head Chef

bartlett mitchell - #GEnfield; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A multi award-winning catering company based in Greater London is seeking an experienced Head Chef to create innovative menus and lead a kitchen team. This role demands proven kitchen management skills and excellent communication abilities to engage with customers and exceed culinary standards. Benefits include an annual day off for your birthday, masterclasses with Michelin-starred chefs, and fully funded professional development courses. Join a culture focused on continuous learning and food innovation.

Benefits

Annual day off for your birthday

Monthly masterclasses with Michelin-starred chefs

Fully funded development courses

Discounts and cashback at various outlets

Cycle-to-work scheme

Freedom Friday - paid day off for volunteering

Free lunch every workday

24/7 access to Mental Health Charter App

Enhanced parental leave benefits

Paid leave for fertility treatments

Grandparent leave

Qualifications

• Proven kitchen management experience required.
• Experience in leading and developing a team.
• Ability to inspire and innovate with food.

Responsibilities

• Create seasonal, balanced, and nutritious menus.
• Recruit and manage a team effectively.
• Maintain high standards in kitchen operations.
• Interact with customers to gain inspiration.

Skills

Kitchen management experience

Engaging communication skills

Team leadership

Job description

We’re a multi award‑winning contract catering company, with a team of trained foodies serving over 45,500 satisfied customers every day. We now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Head Chef to join our team.

This is a Head Chef position available from 7AM to 3:30PM.

You’re inspired by the ingredients you work with to create seasonal, balanced and nutritious menus. You’ll recruit, lead, manage and develop your own team, using your proven kitchen management experience and engaging communication skills. Ensuring our standards are met or exceeded, you’ll work with each site team to keep food innovation firmly on the agenda and achieve excellent GPs. You will work with a group of General Managers to build and maintain the relationship between our company’s Foodie cultures and the goals of our clients.

Being a part of our culture of learning is important at BM Caterers. That’s why you’ll attend our forums and lead craft workshops – to keep up to date with food innovation across the company as well as understanding the trends on the High Street. Continuous development extends to your team too, and you’ll provide the strong leadership and coaching needed to keep standards and performance at the highest level, always encouraging new initiatives.

Being in the kitchen doesn’t mean you won’t see your customers. We expect you to interact regularly with the people who enjoy our food – to measure success and gain inspiration for new ideas and to maximise sales with our concepts and innovations.

Our benefits include:

• An annual day off for your birthday!
• Monthly masterclasses with Michelin‑starred chefs.
• Fully funded development courses ranging from levels 2 to 7.
• Discounts and cashback at a wide variety of retail and leisure outlets.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Freedom Friday – a paid day off to volunteer at a charity of your choice.
• Free lunch every workday!
• 24/7 access to the Mental Health Charter App.
• Enhanced parental leave benefits.
• Paid leave for fertility treatments.
• Grandparent leave to support your loved ones with their new arrival.

Explore all benefits and more by visiting BM Caterers website