Head Chef

WSH Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free lunch on shift

Free tea and coffee at Benugo location

Monthly allowance to use at any Benugo

Competitive salary

Life Assurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Company sick leave

Company annual leave

Employee discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Benugo’s Barbican Kitchen is seeking an experienced Head Chef to lead the kitchen and deliver exceptional, seasonal dishes at Barbican Centre. You will manage the team, oversee ordering, and partner with the Executive Chef on menu development.

The role requires passion for creating outstanding food, experience in high-volume settings, and commercial awareness of margins, purchasing, and labour costs.

Qualifications

• Experience as Head Chef or senior chef in a high-volume kitchen.
• Ability to drive sales and monitor costs through responsible ordering.
• Knowledge of food safety and COSHH regulations.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organise and direct the kitchen team to deliver fresh, seasonal dishes to specification.
• Drive sales and monitor costs with quality supplier orders.
• Ensure food safety, health and safety and COSHH compliance across the kitchen.
• Manage rotas and scheduling to meet business needs.
• Coach, train and develop the kitchen team.

Skills

High volume kitchen experience

Menu development

Leadership and coaching

Cost control and purchasing

Job description

Head Chef

We are looking for an experienced Head Chef to join the team at Barbican Kitchen. Sitting within Barbican Centre, Barbican Kitchen is the perfect place for a pleasant meal with friends and family before (or after!) a theatre show, concert, exhibition or festival activities.

We Offer:

• Salary: up to £50,000
• Shifts pattern: 45hrs PW, 5 days out of 7

About the Head Chef role:

• To plan, organise and direct the kitchen team to deliver exceptional fresh and seasonal food to specification, ensuring that we never compromise on taste and quality
• To drive sales and monitor costs through responsibly ordering via quality and preferred suppliers
• To be responsible for all aspects of food safety, health and safety and COSHH
• To manage rotas and scheduling accordingly to the business needs
• To coach, train and develop the team
• To work closely with the group Executive Chef on menu development

The ideal candidate will be:

• Passionate about designing, creating and delivering exceptional food dishes
• Experienced working within a high volume kitchen
• Commercially aware - i.e understanding or profit margins, purchasing, budgets, labour, food costs

Benugo has built a culture of inclusivity & progression for all employees. Not only have we retained our family-feel culture, but we also offer a range of benefits including:

• Free lunch on shift
• Free tea and coffee at any Benugo location
• A monthly allowance to use at any Benugo location
• Competitive salary
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave pay for when your family is growing
• Company sick leave
• Company annual leave
• Opportunity to develop and further your career within a fast growing an exciting company with a very prestigious list of clients
• Employee discounts at several retailers (via Perkbox app) & fitness providers
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme & our trained Mental Health First Aiders