Head Chef - Hospitality

WSH Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 Days holiday including bank and the

Birthday off

3 volunteering days

3 days grandparent leave

24 weeks enhanced maternity leave

Pension and life insurance

Free meals on shift

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

BaxterStorey in London is seeking a Head Chef to lead the Hospitality & Events culinary team at a major investment bank. You will write and plan menus, mentor a brigade, and ensure exceptional quality and service across 29 private dining rooms and an events space for up to 1700 guests.

The role requires a passion for food, collaboration, and a drive to innovate while maintaining exceptional standards and safety compliance. Monday to Friday schedule with a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Head Chef in Events, Hotels or high-end restaurants.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• NVQ qualification or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of allergy management.
• Food Safety and Hygiene certification.
• Be driven and delivering the highest quality of food.

Responsibilities

• Take full responsibility and ownership for the smooth and efficient running of Hospitality & Events Kitchens, overseeing from breakfast to lunch and canapes.
• Autonomously plan, prepare, cook and present seasonally changing menus to the required standards.
• Mentor and manage a brigade of around 13 chefs, from Senior Sous Chef to Kitchen Porter.
• Lead safe supervision of all food production, preparation, cooking and presentation.
• Collaborate with Group Culinary Lead to drive food innovation and menu implementation.
• Ensure food production, standards and costs align with client expectations without compromising quality.
• Provide prompt, efficient service and oversee tastings and menu implementations.
• Enhance the company’s reputation for excellent food and service with clients and customers.
• Conduct regular 1-1s and appraisals, guiding development and succession planning.
• Take responsibility for all Health & Safety compliance and audits within the kitchen.
• Maintain due diligence records and ensure statutory requirements are met.

Skills

Head Chef Experience

Hospitality & Events

Education

NVQ qualification or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Company Description

Head Chef (Hospitality & Events)

London

up to £60,000 per annum

Monday to Friday

We are looking forHead Chefto lead our amazing Hospitality & Events Culinary team, at a leading global investment bank in Central London. We are looking for an individual who has a realpassionfor the Hospitality and Food industry, is keen to becollaborativeand takespridein their work every day. Every interaction is an opportunity to create a lasting impression, and we’re looking for a talented individualwho strives to exceed expectations at every turn.

OurHead Chefis at the core of everything we do in our Hospitality & Events kitchens, from writing and planning your own menus, to mentoring and supporting the team through service. We thoroughly encourage innovation through our menus, tapping into seasonality and different cuisines and flavours.

Our Hospitality & Event Kitchens look after our fine dining offering at a busy and fast-paced investment bank. We oversee fine dining in 29 private dining rooms, and an events space that caters up to 1700 pax. We have full autonomy across our seasonal brochures from breakfast to a la carte lunch to canapes, so this a real opportunity to bring your own flare and touch to our dishes and make the offering your own.

We are a leading business in the catering industry, known for our innovative and obsessed approach, exceptional service, and authentic and delicious culinary offerings. We pride ourselves on delivering memorable workplace dining experience, catering to a diverse clientele. Our team is passionate about food and dedicated to providing top-notch service.

Job Description

In this role, you'll be responsible for the overall kitchen operation—delivering fresh, seasonal, and on-trend menus for our Hospitality & Events offering. You’ll lead a dedicated brigade, ensuring exceptional food quality, compliance with health and safety standards, and efficient kitchen practices that reflect our brand and values.

• Take full responsibility and ownership for the smooth and efficient running of our Hospitality& Events Kitchens, overseeing our full offering frombreakfast to a la carte lunch to canapes.
• To have full autonomy with the planning, preparation, cooking and presentation of seasonally changing menus to the standards required by the company and our client.
• To manage, mentor and motivate a brigade of around 13chefs, from Senior Sous Chef to Kitchen Porter.
• To lead the with the safe supervision of all food production preparation cooking and presentation, ensuring the reputation of food quality is always maintained.
• To work collaboratively with our Group Culinary Lead, to drive food innovation and concept development, marketing and implementation, across our Hospitality & Events food offering, but alongside our Retail kitchen too.
• To ensure food production, standards, costs and menu planning are carried out proactively, so we can be efficient and economical with our food, without it having an impact on our quality and taste.
• To ensure that clients are given a prompt and efficient service, and expectations are consistently exceeded, oversee all food tastings, presentations and food samplings, guiding the kitchen team in all new menu implementations.
• Ensure that the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers.
• Hold regular 1-1s and appraisals, providing constructive feedback. Monitor development and make recommendations for succession planning.
• Taking responsibility for all Health and Safety within the Kitchen, ensure all H&S bases audits are passed in accordance with our internalpoliciesand act on any shortfalls.
• Ensure due diligence records are completed accurately and on time and filed for future reference and that we location meet statutory and company requirements in Health and Safety, Food Safety and environmental legislation and procedures by completing

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Head Chef in Events, Hotels or high-end restaurants.
• Proficient in Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• NVQ qualification or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of allergy management
• Food Safety and Hygiene certification
• Be driven and delivering the highest quality of food

Our non-negotiables:

• Exemplary kitchen management practices and being an ambassador for WSH
• Maximising commercial opportunities and being innovative and inspiring culinary ideas for menus whilst being creative and profitable
• Create a professional working environment for the team ensuring that company standards are maintained and that Client expectations are met
• Excellent mentoring, organisation andcommunication skills

Additional Information

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 carerleave
• 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

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.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

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’.

Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team.