Location
London - Piccadilly

Hours
Monday to Friday

Salary
Up to £50,000

About the Role
Calling all culinary connoisseurs that are obsessed about food, we need you! 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 together to ensure professional growth opportunities.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Head Chef to make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be a part of setting the new standard for workplace hospitality.

As Head Chef, you will lead, inspire, collaborate 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. Creating a culture of excellence with your team, you will strive to push the boundaries of brilliance through natural caring service, obsessive food standards and innovation. You will also be responsible for achieving business critical KPIs including Health and Safety, Sustainability, Financial and Governance.

Benefits
28 days holiday including bank holidays plus your birthday off
3 volunteering days
3 days grandparent leave
24 weeks enhanced maternity leave
Secondary career 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 Perkbox app, from high street shops to holidays & 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
Demonstrated 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 the BaxterStorey core values

Qualifications
While specific qualifications are not listed, a strong culinary background and leadership experience are essential