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Head Chef: Events and Production: High-Volume Catering: Central London
Salary
A GBP 60,000 to A GBP 63,000
Location
Central London
Hours
47.5 hours, 5 days out of 7, Approx. 80% Monday-Friday
About the Role
Love the scale and buzz of high-volume catering, but still want to cook fresh, interesting food and have a life outside the kitchen?
I'm recruiting a Production Head Chef for a major London destination, leading a busy production kitchen supporting multiple food outlets, hospitality and events.
This is a sizeable operation with A GBP 5m+ annual food sales, so we're looking for someone who genuinely understands production at scale: strong on food, people, organisation and the numbers behind a successful kitchen.
Salary and Benefits
- A GBP 62,500 salary
- Around 80% Monday-Friday
- Typically, only 1-2 weekend days per month
- Predominantly daytime hours
- Staff meals
- Employee discounts
- Supplier trips, tastings and training
- Wellbeing support
- Cycle to Work scheme
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The Operation
- Large central production kitchen
- Multiple cafés, retail and dining outlets
- A GBP 5m+ annual food sales
- Fresh sandwiches, salads, soups, wraps and small plates
- Evening street food and events
- Strong focus on quality and sustainability
- Busy seven-day operation
The Role
- Take ownership of the production kitchen
- Lead and develop the senior chefs and wider brigade
- Plan high-volume production across multiple outlets
- Drive food quality and consistency at scale
- Manage stock, food costs, labour and waste
- Maintain excellent food safety and compliance
- Support hospitality and events when required
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About You
- Experienced Head Chef with high-volume production experience
- Events, CPU, large hotel, banqueting or contract catering background
- Strong experience managing and developing kitchen teams
- Commercially confident with costs, stock and waste
- Highly organised and comfortable managing serious volume
- Hands-on, calm and consistent
If you're a high-volume Head Chef looking for a A GBP 62,500 London role with predominantly weekday working, a major operation to lead and plenty of scope to make an impact, this is a fantastic opportunity.
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