Location
London

Hours
Monday to Friday

Salary
£65,000 - £68,000

About the Role
Are you a culinary connoisseur and gastronomic genius with a passion for creating masterful dishes that delight the senses? At BaxterStorey, we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish and your talents shine. We believe the best food comes from nurturing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve and refine their craft, investing in your professional growth.

As a member of our team, you will be supported in an inclusive environment that encourages growth and celebrates diversity. We provide ongoing training to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to thrive, alongside a guaranteed good work-life balance because we believe people excel when given space to take care of themselves.

In this role, you will manage the smooth and efficient operation of a kitchen operating across multiple outlets, maintaining the company’s reputation for food quality at all times. This single site contract includes separate kitchens for Hospitality and the Free-Issue Staff restaurant, as well as supporting the retail Coffee Bar with cakes, pastries, and tray bakes.

Key responsibilities include:
- Managing a high volume, high quality Hospitality offering with circa 600 lunches served daily in the staff restaurant and a streamlined, healthy breakfast service
- Planning, preparing, cooking, and presenting food to company and client standards
- Ensuring correct issuing, usage, and accounting of supplies, including stock takes and food rotation
- Setting objectives and overseeing day-to-day kitchen operations, including recruitment and selection
- Assessing employee performance and identifying training needs and potential
- Staying current with industry food trends and ingredients
- Controlling and achieving agreed financial targets while maximising commercial opportunities
- Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety, Food Safety, and environmental legislation and procedures

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 via Perkbox app on high street shops, holidays & cinema
Wellbeing hub
Access to employee assistance programme
Cycle to work scheme

Experience
Proven experience within a demanding kitchen environment at the relevant level is essential.

About you
You are passionate about food provenance and believe the closer to your kitchen the better.
You understand that being a great chef involves teamwork and building strong relationships.
You are a team player with the ability to negotiate and build relationships with suppliers.

Qualifications
Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate or above is required.