Executive Chef jobs in United Kingdom
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Job summary
A popular recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Executive Chef to oversee a premium multi-site Contract Catering portfolio in London & Surrey. This role demands strategic culinary leadership, focusing on fine dining and high-quality retail food. Candidates should have proven experience in Contract Catering and a strong commitment to elevating food standards. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £65,000, a Monday to Friday operation, and various benefits including pension and healthcare.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Proven experience as an Executive Chef in Contract Catering.
- Strong background in hospitality-led fine dining.
- Reliable and committed to long-term roles.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic culinary leadership across all sites.
- Drive food quality, innovation, and consistency.
- Develop seasonal and market-leading menus.
- Lead and support Head Chefs across operations.
- Ensure excellence in food safety and compliance.
Skills
We’re recruiting an Executive Chef to lead a premium, multi-site Contract Catering portfolio across London & Surrey, delivering a strong mix of hospitality-led fine dining and high-quality retail food offers. This is a great opportunity for an Executive Chef with multi-site experience, a Contract Catering background, and a passion for elevating food standards, hospitality and team performance in London & Surrey!
- Up to £65,000 per annum
- Monday to Friday operation
- Senior, multi-site Executive Chef role
- Package including pension, healthcare, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits!
- •Genuine scope to elevate and develop the food offer
- Multi-site portfolio across London & Surrey.
- High-volume of hospitality & fine dining focus, small amount of retail in London.
- Retail offer includes hot food, cold food, salad bar, and grab & go.
- Surrey site offers high-volume retail offering.
- Daytime-focused operations with consistent weekday footfall.
- Clear brief to elevate and modernise the food offer across sites
- Provide strategic culinary leadership across all sites.
- Drive food quality, innovation and consistency across hospitality and retail.
- Develop menus that are relevant, seasonal and market leading.
- Lead, mentor and support Head Chefs across hospitality and retail operations.
- Ensure excellence across food safety, compliance, cost control and stock management.
- Act as a senior culinary ambassador, supporting client engagement and long‑term partnerships.
- Proven Executive Chef experience across multiple sites within Contract Catering.
- Strong background in hospitality-driven, fine-dining environments.
- Reliable, consistent and committed to long‑term roles.
If you are keen to discuss the details further, please apply today or send your cv to yasmin at COREcruitment dot com
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.