Head Chef: Lead, Mentor & Create Culinary Brilliance

Baxterstorey Uk; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

BaxterStorey UK is seeking a Head Chef to lead a high-performing kitchen team in a vibrant setting. You will drive exceptional dining experiences, coach and mentor staff, and maintain top-tier food standards across operations.

You will cultivate strong client relationships and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver outstanding service while managing budgets and KPIs. This role requires strategic thinking and a passion for hospitality excellence aligned with BaxterStorey values.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working as a Head Chef or similar role.
• Demonstrate managing, training, and supporting a team.
• Financially astute with budgeting and commercial performance.
• Excellent coaching, delegation and influencing skills.
• Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Meticulous organisational abilities and high attention to detail.
• Empathetic, clear communication skills.
• Strategic thinking and critical reasoning.
• Align with BaxterStorey core values.
• Ability to adapt to challenges with a solution-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead, Inspire, collaborate and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards.
• Build positive, credible and collaborative relationships & communication methods with clients and other key stakeholders in the business.
• Continually look to develop your team through mentoring, training, recognition, and empowerment.
• Create a culture of excellence with your team, continually striving to push the boundaries of brilliance through natural caring service, obsessive food standards and innovation.
• Achieve business critical KPI's including Health and Safety, Sustainability, Financial and Governance.

Skills

Head Chef experience

Team leadership

Budgeting

Food quality mindset

Communication

Mentoring

Planning & organisation

Strategic thinking

Job description

BaxterStorey UK is seeking a Head Chef to lead a high-performing kitchen team in a vibrant setting. You will drive exceptional dining experiences, coach and mentor staff, and maintain top-tier food standards across operations.

You will cultivate strong client relationships and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver outstanding service while managing budgets and KPIs. This role requires strategic thinking and a passion for hospitality excellence aligned with BaxterStorey values.