Head Chef - Creative Workplace Café & Rotational Menus

Gather + Gather; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Eye care

Wellbeing programme

Volunteering days

Professional subscriptions

Discount vouchers

Job summary

Gather + Gatheris recruiting a Head Chef to lead the kitchen operations for a Department for Transport site in London. The role oversees breakfast and lunch service for a busy workplace cafe, with careful food cost and stock management, while developing rotating menus and maintaining high standards of quality.

You will work closely with the Catering Manager and hospitality team to ensure meetings and events are delivered to a high standard, while maintaining food hygiene and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• Head Chef or senior kitchen leadership experience within café/workplace catering or hospitality environments.
• Experience creating and delivering rotational menus and managing food costs.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day kitchen operations across a busy café and hospitality service.
• Deliver high-quality breakfast and lunch service for 60–80 covers at breakfast and 160–180 at lunch.
• Develop and implement a creative four-week rotational menu.
• Manage food ordering, stock levels and budgets effectively.
• Support the Catering Manager with smooth operation of the overall service.
• Coordinate with the hospitality team to ensure high-standard meetings and events.

Skills

Head Chef experience

Kitchen leadership

Menu development

Budget management

Food hygiene

Job description

Gather + Gatheris recruiting a Head Chef to lead the kitchen operations for a Department for Transport site in London. The role oversees breakfast and lunch service for a busy workplace cafe, with careful food cost and stock management, while developing rotating menus and maintaining high standards of quality.

You will work closely with the Catering Manager and hospitality team to ensure meetings and events are delivered to a high standard, while maintaining food hygiene and safety compliance.