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Head Canapà Chef : Luxury Events : South West London
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Salary: Up to £60,000
Location: South West London / Events across London
Hours: 45 hours Approx. 80 Monday to Friday
I'm recruiting a specialist Head Canapà Chef for a leading luxury events operation, producing exceptional food for some seriously impressive events across London.
This is a senior role for a chef with real finesse, creativity and technical skill who understands how to produce fine dining quality canapÃs at scale without losing the detail.
Salary and Benefits
- Up to £60,000
- 45-hour working week
- Around 80 Monday to Friday
- Weekend work compensated through overtime or TOIL
- Strong senior kitchen structure
- Excellent development within a growing events business
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The Operation
- Luxury private and corporate events across London.
- Intimate private dinners through to 1,000-guest gala events.
- High-end central production kitchen.
- Fine dining food and exceptional presentation.
- Busy seasonal events calendar.
- Combination of CPU production and live event delivery.
The Role
- Take complete ownership of the canapà section.
- Lead production, preparation and event delivery.
- Develop and refine new canapÃs alongside the development chefs.
- Maintain exceptional quality across high-volume production.
- Plan effectively for multiple events and tight deadlines.
- Lead a permanent team of 2-3, growing to around 6-8 chefs during peak periods.
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About You
- Head Chef, Senior Sous or specialist Canapà Chef.
- Luxury events or high-end hotel banqueting background.
- Exceptional canapà and fine dining knowledge.
- Strong high-volume production experience.
- Calm, organised and confident leading a brigade.
- Obsessed with detail, consistency and presentation.
If you're a chef who gets genuinely excited about beautiful, intricate canapÃs and wants a senior role paying up to £60,000 with around 80 Monday to Friday working, this is a rare one.
Apply today or send your CV to yasmin AT corecruitment DOT com
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