COREcruitment Ltd
Executive Head Chef
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Executive Head Chef – Multi-Site Venues & Events – Central London
Salary: £60,000–£66,000
Location: Central London / Multi-Site
Hours: 48 hours per week | Flexibility around events required
Love being creative with food, developing teams and driving a food operation forward – but still want to be hands-on?
I’m recruiting a hands-on Executive Head Chef to lead the food operation across three incredible Central London sites.
Without giving too much away… think big, beautiful, modern spaces, huge footfall and a brilliant mix of retail, hospitality and events. The operation already delivers something really special, but there is a genuine opportunity for someone to come in, bring fresh ideas and really evolve the food offer.
Salary & Benefits
- £60,000–£66,000 salary
- 28 days annual leave
- Company pension
- Life assurance
- Wellbeing support
- Season ticket and travel support
- Excellent training and development
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The Operation
- Three prestigious Central London sites.
- Multiple kitchens and food outlets.
- Huge footfall across the venues.
- Fresh, seasonal food produced in-house.
- Restaurants, cafés and daytime dining.
- Premium hospitality and events.
- Canapés, bowl food, breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
- Established chef teams across the portfolio.
The Role
- Lead the culinary operation across all three sites.
- Develop and evolve the overall food offer.
- Create seasonal menus across retail, hospitality and events.
- Motivate, develop and inspire the chef teams.
- Drive standards, consistency and performance.
- Bring new ideas, energy and personality to the operation.
- Manage GP, labour, stock, wastage and budgets.
- Drive food sales, events revenue and profitability.
- Most importantly, remain visible and hands-on in the kitchens.
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About You
- Executive Chef / Head Chef with strong multi-site experience.
- Background across retail dining, hospitality and events.
- Strong fresh-food and seasonal cooking experience.
- Creative with menus and food concepts.
- Confident developing and motivating large teams.
- Commercially strong with a good understanding of financials.
- Full of ideas and personality.
- Still genuinely loves cooking and being hands-on.
This is a brilliant opportunity for an Executive Head Chef who wants more than just to maintain an operation. There is real scope to develop the food, influence the direction of the sites and make your mark.
Apply today or send your CV to yasmin AT corecruitment DOT com
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