Location
London - Moorgate

Hours
Mixture of morning and afternoon shifts, Monday to Friday (no weekends or bank holidays)

Salary
£47,000 per annum

About the Role
Calling all culinary connoisseurs who are obsessed with food! If you have an insatiable appetite for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create food that delights customers and clients, then look no further. At BaxterStorey, we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish, your talents can shine, and we wholeheartedly believe in nourishing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve, refine their craft, and create a development partnership to ensure professional growth opportunities.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate chef to take the next step in their culinary career and be part of a business that is obsessed with food and developing talent.

As Bistro Head Chef, you will lead, inspire, collaborate with, and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards. You will build positive, credible, and collaborative relationships and communication methods with clients and other key stakeholders in the business. You will continually develop your team through mentoring, training, recognition, and empowerment.

You will 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. Achieving business-critical KPIs including Health and Safety, Sustainability, Financial, and Governance will be a key part of your role.

Benefits
28 days holiday including bank holidays plus your birthday off
3 volunteering days
3 days grandparent leave
24 weeks enhanced maternity leave
Secondary carer leave
Wedding/commitment day leave
Free meals on shift
Bespoke training and development opportunities
Apprenticeship opportunities for all experience levels
Pension and life insurance
Discounts available from HAPI app, from high street shops to holidays and cinema
Wellbeing hub
Access to employee assistance programme
Cycle to work scheme

Experience
Proven experience working as a Head Chef or in a similar role
Demonstrable experience managing, training, and supporting a team

About you
An obsession for food and creating memorable culinary experiences
Financially astute with strong analytical skills to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance
Excellent coaching, delegation, and influencing skills
Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and thrive under pressure
Meticulous organisational abilities and high attention to detail
Empathetic, clear, and highly effective verbal and written communication skills
Adaptable with a solution-oriented perspective to challenges and opportunities
Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills
Works according to BaxterStorey core values

Qualifications
While specific qualifications are not listed, a strong background in culinary leadership and team management is essential