Head Chef

Baxterstorey; Leeds; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 Days holiday including bankholidays

Birthday off

3 volunteering days

3 days grandparent leave

24 weeks enhanced maternity leave

Secondary carer leave

Wedding/commitment day leave

Free meals on shift

Bespoke training and development

Apprenticeships opportunities for all

Pension and life insurance

Perkbox discounts

Wellbeing hub

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

BaxterStorey is seeking a Head Chef in Leeds who can lead a culinary team with passion for exceptional food and service. You will mentor staff, develop menus and drive kitchen standards across multiple sites, ensuring financial discipline and memorable guest experiences.

The role demands strategic thinking, strong communication and a proactive approach to empowerment, inclusivity and continuous improvement within BaxterStorey’s culture.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Head Chef or in a similar leadership role.
• An obsession for food and creating memorable dining experiences.
• Experience managing, training and supporting a team.
• Financially astute with budgeting and cost-control skills.
• Excellent coaching, delegation and influencing abilities.
• Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Meticulous organisation with high attention to detail.
• Empathetic, clear communication, written and verbal.
• Ability to adapt to challenges with a solution-oriented approach.
• Strong strategic thinking and critical reasoning.
• Aligned with BaxterStorey core values.

Responsibilities

• Lead, Inspire, collaborate and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards.
• Build positive, credible relationships with clients and other key stakeholders in the business.
• Mentor and develop your team through training, recognition, and empowerment.
• Create a culture of excellence with your team, continually striving to push the boundaries of brilliance through natural caring service, obsessive food standards and innovation.
• Achieve business critical KPI's including Health and Safety, Sustainability, Financial and Governance.

Skills

Team leadership

Food quality & standards

Mentoring & development

Communication

Budgeting & cost control

Strategic thinking

Customer service orientation

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead, Inspire, collaborate and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards.


• Build positive, credible and collaborative relationships & communication methods with clients and other key stakeholders in the business.


• Continually look to develop your team through mentoring, training, recognition, and empowerment.


• Create a culture of excellence with your team, continually striving to push the boundaries of brilliance through natural caring service, obsessive food standards and innovation.


• Achieve business critical KPI's including Health and Safety, Sustainability, Financial and Governance., We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ambition to 'set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality'.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working as a Head Chef or similar role


• Have an obsession for food and creating experiences


• You can demonstrate that managing, training, and supporting a team has been an important part of your career to date


• Financially astute, you are very analytical and know how to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance


• Excellent coaching, delegation and influencing skills


• Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and able to thrive under pressure


• Meticulous organisational abilities and a high attention to detail


• Empathetic, clear and highly effective verbal and written communication


• Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective


• Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills


• Works according to the BaxterStorey core values

Additional Information For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve. We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of. Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team's careers. 'Better' is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

Benefits

• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays


• Plus your birthday off


• 3 volunteering days


• 3 days grandparent leave.


• 24 week's enhanced maternity leave.


• Secondary carer leave


• Wedding/commitment day leave.


• Free meals on shift.


• Bespoke training and development opportunities


• Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels


• Pension and life insurance.


• Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema


• Wellbeing hub.


• Access to employee assistance programme.


• Cycle to work scheme.

Calling all culinary connoisseurs that are OBSESSED about food, we need you! If you have an insatiable appetite for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create food that delights customers and clients, then look no further. At BaxterStorey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish, your talents can shine and we wholeheartedly believe in nourishing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve, refine their craft and create a development partnership together to ensure professional growth opportunities. This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled