Head of Production

Head of Production Kalm Kitchen At Kalm Kitchen, we dont run a standard kitchen we run a high-performance production engine at the heart of a fast-moving, award-winning events business.

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Based at our HQ in Puttenham, Surrey, our central production unit (CPU) sits alongside our offices, tasting room, and warehouse. Its where everything comes together weddings, corporate events, tastings, retail production, and high-end hospitality. Its busy, its varied, and it demands precision.
We are now looking for a Head of Production to lead this environment.
The Role This is a leadership role at the core of the business.
You will be responsible for overseeing all food production across a wide variety of workstreams from large-scale weddings and corporate events to retail outputs and tastings ensuring consistency, quality, and efficiency at every stage.
You will take ownership of:
Daily production across a high-volume, multi-stream kitchen
People leadership across a hybrid team of full-time and freelance chefs
Maintaining and evolving structured, tested production processes
Driving standards, consistency, and accountability across the kitchen
Delivering strong cost control, margins, and stock discipline
This is not just about cooking thats a given at this level.
This is about leading a production operation.
About You You will thrive if you:
Have a strong background in large-scale event catering or high-end group production
Are commercially aware you understand margins, food cost control, and waste reduction in a real way
Are confident leading teams in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
Can bring structure, process and clarity to a busy kitchen
Have high standards and expect the same from those around you
You will be someone who enjoys the pace, the variety, and the challenge and who brings energy and control to it.
A background in high-end kitchens is essential .
The Team & Structure Youll be working alongside a highly driven Executive Head Chef , who will support, train and develop you but needs a confident Head of Production to take ownership of the day-to-day operation and allow him to focus on the bigger picture.
Youll inherit a loyal, experienced team , with some members having been with the business for over 12 years a mix of full-time and freelance chefs who care about what they do and will support your success.
About Kalm Kitchen We are a founder-led, chef-driven business , with a deep understanding of what great kitchens look like and a clear expectation of excellence. xwzovoh
Weve built a reputation for:
High-end, creative food
Operational discipline
Meticulous attention to detail
A culture of constant improvement
We believe in 1% improvements every day and we expect our leaders to drive that mindset.
Salary & Package Starting salary of £60,000 , with flexibility for the right candidate based on experience
Opportunity to grow within a business with strong pipeline and expansion plans
Work within a supportive, ambitious leadership team
Why Join Us Work in a varied, high-energy production environment
Be part of a growing business with significant opportunities ahead
Lead within a well-structured, well-run kitchen operation
Join a friendly, driven team pushing for excellence together