Location
City of London

Hours
Monday to Friday

Salary
Up to £49,000

About the Role
Calling all culinary connoisseurs who are obsessed with 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 to ensure professional growth opportunities.

We have an exciting opportunity for a collaborative, inclusive, and passionate Head Chef to join our team. This is a fantastic chance for a skilled Head Chef to make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be 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.

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 key to your role.

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location—whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university—we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus, and friendly teams so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

We need the brightest and best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of. Our drive and belief in our people means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

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 on our Perkbox app including high street shops, 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
Financially astute with strong analytical skills to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance

About you
An obsession for food and creating memorable culinary experiences
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 explicitly stated, a strong background in culinary leadership and team management is essential.

Additional Information
BaxterStorey is proud to be an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.

We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, ensuring each employee feels respected and able to give their best. Our ambition is to set the standard and be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality.

If you are motivated and hungry to learn, even if you don’t meet all requirements, we’d like to hear from you. Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team.