Head Chef - Events & Production

Corecruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff meals

Cycle to Work scheme

Supplier trips

Tastings

Training

Job summary

Corecruitment is recruiting a Production Head Chef for a major London destination, leading a busy production kitchen supporting multiple food outlets, hospitality and events. This role requires high-volume production experience, managing stock, food costs, labour and waste, while maintaining food safety and driving quality at scale.

The package includes £60,000–£63,000 with predominantly daytime hours and 47.5 hours per week across five days.

Qualifications

• High-volume production experience.
• Events, CPU, large hotel, banqueting or contract catering background.
• Strong experience managing and developing kitchen teams.
• Commercially confident with costs, stock and waste.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the production kitchen.
• Lead and develop the senior chefs and wider brigade.
• Drive food quality and consistency at scale.
• Manage stock, food costs, labour and waste.
• Maintain excellent food safety and compliance.
• Support hospitality and events when required.

Job description

Head Chef – Events & Production - High-Volume Catering - Central London

Salary: £60,000 to £63,000
Location: Central London
Hours: 47.5 hours | 5 days out of 7 | Approx. 80% Monday-Friday

Love the scale and buzz of high-volume catering, but still want to cook fresh, interesting food and have a life outside the kitchen?

I'm recruiting a Production Head Chef for a major London destination, leading a busy production kitchen supporting multiple food outlets, hospitality and events.

This is a sizeable operation with £5m+ annual food sales, so we're looking for someone who genuinely understands production at scale - strong on food, people, organisation and the numbers behind a successful kitchen.

Salary & Benefits

• Typically, only 1-2 weekend days per month
• Predominantly daytime hours
• Staff meals
• Supplier trips, tastings and training
• Cycle to Work scheme

The Operation

• Fresh sandwiches, salads, soups, wraps and small plates.
• Evening street food and events.
• Strong focus on quality and sustainability.
• Busy seven-day operation.

The Role

• Take ownership of the production kitchen.
• Lead and develop the senior chefs and wider brigade.
• Drive food quality and consistency at scale.
• Manage stock, food costs, labour and waste.
• Maintain excellent food safety and compliance.
• Support hospitality and events when required.

About You

• Experienced Head Chef with high-volume production experience.
• Events, CPU, large hotel, banqueting or contract catering background.
• Strong experience managing and developing kitchen teams.
• Commercially confident with costs, stock and waste.
• Highly organised and comfortable managing serious volume.
• Hands-on, calm and consistent.

If you're a high-volume Head Chef looking for a £62,500 London role with predominantly weekday working, a major operation to lead and plenty of scope to make an impact, this is a fantastic one.