Head Chef

Harri; Reading; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday day off

Michelin masterclasses

Development courses

Discounts & cashback

Cycle-to-work

Volunteer day off

Free lunch

Mental Health App access

Parental leave

Fertility leave

Grandparent leave

Job summary

BM Caterers is seeking an experienced Head Chef for a full-time, Monday–Friday role in Reading. You will lead and develop the kitchen team, drive seasonal menus, and partner with site GMs to meet client goals and food innovation standards.

You will engage with customers, monitor GP, and support continuous development through training and workshops. This is a leadership role with a focus on quality, coaching, and customer interaction.

Qualifications

• Proven kitchen management experience.
• Ability to recruit, lead and develop teams.
• Strong communication skills and engagement with site teams.
• Drive food innovation and achieve excellent GP.
• Interact with customers to measure success and inspire ideas.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the kitchen team to deliver high quality meals.
• Ensure brand standards and profitability targets are met.
• Collaborate with site teams and GMs to align with client goals.
• Develop menus that are seasonal, balanced and nutritious.
• Engage with customers to gain feedback and maximize sales.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Menu development

Food safety

GP improvement

Staff coaching

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 full time role Monday to Friday, 7am-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 buildand maintain the relationship between our company’sFoodie 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 andlead 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