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Head Chef
Head Chef – Law Firm
Working Pattern: 5/7, predominantly Monday–Friday, with some flexibility required based on business needs, including early starts, late finishes, and weekends.
About Lexington
Lexington is an award-winning contract caterer, focused on providing great food and service to customers. We thrive because:
- We need fabulous people.
- We foster an environment where team members feel engaged, inspired, valued, and enjoy their work.
About the Role
As Head Chef, you will:
- Proactively manage and support a catering team.
- Drive financial growth through cost control and culinary excellence.
Core Responsibilities:
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- Recruit, train, support, and develop staff to deliver an efficient, high-quality service for customers and clients.
- Maintain stock levels, ordering, and budget control for food supplies.
- Ensure robust ongoing team communications:
- Build internal/external relationships.
- Provide management reporting and client liaison.
- Uphold operational excellence.
- Oversee health, safety, and compliance:
- COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal/regulatory standards.
- Environmental policies.
- Duty of care for customers and colleagues.
- Manage the day-to-day running of an onsite café/restaurant.
- Oversee hospitality operations and 13 meeting rooms.
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Minimum Requirements:
- Proven team management experience.
- Strong leadership skills with a proactive and hands-on approach.
- Legal or law firm background (preferred).
- Enthusiasm for service excellence.
- Priortize the frontline.
- 2+ years’ experience as a Head Chef or Sous Chef seeking progression.
- Experience in new site mobilisation within contract catering.
- Self-confident, driving team player.
- Background in hospitality and events management.
- Minimum 2+ years’ experience in:
- Fine dining,
- VIP dining,
- Corporate catering.
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