Executive Chef

Executive Chef – Premium Restaurant Group
Location: Central London
Salary: 85000-100000
Employer: Confidential
An ambitious hospitality group is looking for an exceptional, hands-on Executive Chef to lead culinary operations across multiple restaurant concepts in Central London.
This is not a desk-based Executive Chef position. We are looking for someone who leads from the kitchen, works alongside their teams, drives creativity and consistently delivers exceptional food and operational performance.
The ideal candidate will combine strong culinary skills, creativity, commercial awareness and outstanding leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Be highly visible and actively involved in daily kitchen operations, leading by example.
Work closely with Head Chefs and their teams to maintain exceptional food quality, consistency and execution.
Drive menu creativity, innovation and seasonal development.
Take ownership of food GP, labour costs, purchasing, stock control and kitchen profitability.
Identify opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency and operational performance.
Recruit, train, mentor and develop strong kitchen teams.
Maintain excellent food safety, hygiene and kitchen standards.
Support new openings, menu launches and ongoing business development.
About You
Proven experience as an Executive Chef, Group Executive Chef or exceptional Head Chef ready for the next step.
Extremely hands-on , with a genuine passion for cooking and being present in the kitchen.
Creative, innovative and confident in developing exciting, commercially viable menus.
Strong financial acumen, with a clear understanding of GP, labour management, budgets and profitability.
An inspiring leader who can build, motivate and hold teams accountable.
Highly organised, proactive and solution-oriented.
Comfortable working across multiple venues and different culinary concepts.
Able to balance creativity with commercial discipline.
What We Offer
Competitive salary package based on experience.
Creative freedom and genuine influence over culinary direction.
Opportunity to lead and develop multiple kitchen teams.
Direct involvement in the growth of an ambitious hospitality group.
Long-term career development.
We are looking for a chef first and an executive second — someone who leads from the pass, not from behind a desk

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