Head Chef - Contract Catering

Head Chef – Contract Catering – London – £55,000 + Bonus

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We're recruiting a Head Chef to lead one of London's a staff dining focused contract catering operations within a high-profile corporate environment .
This is a fantastic opportunity for a modern, food-driven Head Chef who thrives on innovation, loves fresh seasonal cooking and enjoys creating concepts that genuinely excite customers. The Executive Chef is looking for a strong leader who can bring creativity, energy and commercial awareness to a large-scale operation where food is at the heart of the culture.
The Offer
£55,000 salary
Up to £10,000 performance bonus
Monday to Friday operation
Mainly daytime hours
28 days holiday including bank holidays
Company pension scheme
Free meals on shift
Cycle-to-work scheme
Training and development programmes
Genuine progression opportunities
Regular food innovation and supplier events
The Operation
Large-scale retail-focused B&I contract catering site.
High-volume staff dining and hospitality operation.
Around 1000 covers daily across multiple food concepts.
Frequent BBQs, roof terrace events and pop-ups.
Fast-paced, highly creative kitchen environment.
Multiple dedicated food counters and production areas.
The Food
Multiple fresh food counters with high daily footfall.
Street food-led concepts with rotating weekly menus.
Premium deli sandwiches, salads and grab & go made fresh daily.
Seasonal BBQs, themed lunches and live food activations.
Modern corporate environment with excellent presentation standards.
The Role
Lead all day-to-day kitchen operations.
Create exciting, trend-led menus.
Drive creativity across retail and hospitality.
Manage and develop a large brigade.
Maintain strong kitchen culture and consistency.
Work closely with the Executive Chef.
Manage GP, labour and food performance.
Keep menus fresh, commercial and seasonal.
About You
Proven Head Chef experience within B&I, contract catering.
Background in B&I, retail catering or high-volume hospitality. xwzovoh
Reliable, consistent and committed to long-term roles.
If you are keen to discuss the details further, please apply today or send your cv to yasmin at COREcruitment dot com