Head Chef - Lead Kitchen, Menus & Team (Mon-Fri)

Grazing; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Career Pathways and MyLearning

Digital GP access

Travel discounts

Discounts on food shops

Cinema discounts

Cash rewards

Wellness and fitness classes

Discounts for friends and family

Job summary

Grazing in Chiswick, part of Compass Group UK&I, is seeking a Head Chef to run the kitchen for up to 200 meals daily and events. You’ll shape menus, lead production and service, and own cost control, with a hands-on leadership style from the pass.

You’ll build strong relationships with clients and suppliers, manage food safety, allergens, stock take and FIFO, and drive a positive, busy kitchen culture while delivering on time and to spec.

Qualifications

• Strong culinary skills and a real hunger for new flavours, ingredients and techniques.
• Have led a kitchen team before and know how to bring out the best in people.
• Understand food costs, labour and GP, and can turn a costing sheet into a profitable menu.
• Stay calm under pressure and can run the show without someone looking over your shoulder.
• Bring oodles of personality and a can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Cooking great food every day. You'll lead production and service, from the lunchtime rush to the boardroom platter.
• Building menus that sell and make money. You'll work with the Catering Manager to write, cost and tweak menus using sales mix and menu engineering.
• Leading the team. You'll train, mentor and motivate your chefs and KPs, and you'll lead from the pass rather than the office.
• Keeping it tight. Food safety, allergens, ordering (Foodbuy), recipes (Kafoodle), stock takes and FIFO. You'll make it all run like clockwork.
• Being the face of the food. You'll build good relationships with clients and suppliers, and you'll shout about what we do.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Menu costing

Food safety

Team management

Tools

Foodbuy

Kafoodle

Job description

Grazing in Chiswick, part of Compass Group UK&I, is seeking a Head Chef to run the kitchen for up to 200 meals daily and events. You’ll shape menus, lead production and service, and own cost control, with a hands-on leadership style from the pass.

You’ll build strong relationships with clients and suppliers, manage food safety, allergens, stock take and FIFO, and drive a positive, busy kitchen culture while delivering on time and to spec.