Head Chef - Barbican Centre

Benugo; London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Benugo as a Head Chef at the iconic Barbican Centre, where you'll lead a dynamic kitchen team to deliver exceptional seasonal food in a vibrant café setting. If you're a passionate culinary professional with high-volume kitchen experience, this opportunity offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and career advancement potential.

Benefits

Free lunch on shift

Free tea and coffee at any Benugo location

Monthly allowance at Benugo locations

Life Assurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Employee discounts via Perkbox

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a high-volume kitchen.
• Passionate about creating exceptional dishes.
• Understanding of profit margins and food costs.

Responsibilities

• Plan and direct kitchen team to deliver exceptional food.
• Drive sales and monitor costs effectively.
• Ensure compliance with food safety and health regulations.

Skills

High volume kitchen experience

Creativity in food design

Commercial awareness

Job description

Company Description

The Benugo brand stretches from our own award-winning high street stores to cafes and restaurants within some of the world’s best loved public spaces and visitor attractions.

Find out more about us at benugo.com

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Head Chef to join the team at Benugo Barbican Centre.

The Barbican Kitchen is located within the iconic Barbican Estate in the City of London. Open year-round from 10am to 8pm, Monday to Sunday, it operates as a vibrant Café/Restaurant offering a dynamic and informal dining experience.

The venue features acold deli and seasonal salad counter, apizza counterserving freshly made pizzas, and ahot food counteroffering a rotating selection of seasonal meat, fish, and vegan dishes, accompanied by a variety of vegetable sides. In addition, there is astreet food stationwith an ever-changing menu inspired by global cuisines.

Service isassisted at the counters, with no table service provided. As such, there isno tronc systemin place.

We Offer:

Rate: £46,000 to £48,000 per annum

Contract: Full Time/ Permanent

Shifts: 5 days out of 7, including weekends

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 theteam
• To work closely with the group Executive Chef on menu development

The ideal candidate will be:

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

Additional Information

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 rate
• 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 Perkboxapp) & fitness providers
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme & our trained Mental Health First Aiders

If this sounds like the role for you, apply now!