Staff Dining Head Chef

Head Chef - Workplace Dining

Canary Wharf, London Monday to Friday 7:30am-4:00pm 40 hours per week

Are you a hands-on Head Chef who enjoys leading from the kitchen floor?

We're looking for a professional, commercially minded Head Chef to take ownership of a busy workplace-dining operation in Canary Wharf. Serving approximately 800 lunches each day alongside breakfast, this is an exciting opportunity to lead a large-scale food offer while maintaining excellent quality, consistency and presentation.

You'll oversee a varied operation featuring four food counters, a salad bar and a small deli bar. Working closely with your chefs throughout the day, you'll inspire the team, build strong relationships and continually look for ways to improve the food and service.

What you'll be doing

• Leading and developing the kitchen team through a visible, hands-on approach
• Managing a seasonal five-week menu cycle
• Delivering fresh, appealing food consistently at high volume
• Maintaining strong gross-profit performance through accurate costing and effective controls
• Managing purchasing, stock, food costs and waste
• Using weekly and monthly reporting to monitor performance
• Ensuring full compliance with HACCP, food safety and allergen procedures
• Maintaining recipe specifications and consistency across every service
• Bringing fresh ideas t...