Location
London Embankment

Hours
Monday - Friday

Salary
£50,000 - £52,000 per annum

About the Role
Calling all culinary connoisseurs who are obsessed with food – we need you! This is an amazing opportunity within a premium contract catering site in the heart of The City of London, working for one of the UK's leading contract caterers. 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 creative, inclusive, experienced, and passionate Head Chef to join our team. You will lead, inspire, collaborate with, and support your direct reports to deliver consistently exceptional standards. Build positive, credible, and collaborative relationships and communication methods with clients and other key stakeholders. Continually develop your team through mentoring, training, recognition, and empowerment. Create a culture of excellence by pushing the boundaries of brilliance through natural caring service, obsessive food standards, and innovation. Achieve 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 and cinema
Wellbeing hub
Access to employee assistance programme
Cycle to work scheme

Experience
Proven experience working as a Head Chef, Executive Chef, or in a similar senior culinary role.
Extensive knowledge of the premium restaurant sector and delivering exceptional food offerings.
Demonstrable experience managing, training, and supporting a team.

About you
A proactive and empowered chef with a creative approach to food and a passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences.
Strong leadership skills with excellent coaching, delegation, and influencing abilities.
Financially astute with the ability to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance.
Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and thrive under pressure.
Meticulous organisational skills and high attention to detail.
Empathetic, clear, and highly effective verbal and written communication.
Adaptable with a solution-oriented perspective.
Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills.
Works according to BaxterStorey core values.

Qualifications
Obsession for food and creating memorable culinary experiences.
Commitment to continuous professional development and team growth.
Alignment with BaxterStorey values: Always Visionary, Wholeheartedly Positive, Creatively Collaborative, Forever Conscious.