Incipio Group
Head Chef - Italian Restaurant, New Opening
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We're seeking a visionary Head Chef who brings both talent and heart to the role. Someone who is energised by creating elevated dining experiences and who understands how to turn moments into memories for our guests.
Juno is a contemporary Italian restaurant and bar launching at Olympia, a space that blends the ease of neighbourhood dining with the energy of a West London destination. Rooted in simple, produce-led cooking, Juno's hospitality will be warm, generous and effortlessly stylish. It's a restaurant designed to feel both familiar and fresh, with a menu built around seasonal plates, handmade pizza, and a confident drinks menu anchored by spritzes, negronis, and a considered Italian wine list.
Juno will attract a broad audience, including local West Londoners, early evening pre-theatre diners and weekend groups looking for a place that feels fun but refined; a balance of accessibility and aspiration.
We are looking for a leader to embrace this brand and bring their team on a journey to deliver fun, elevated and exciting hospitality.
The Role
As Head Chef, you'll be the heart of the kitchen, leading a talented team and shaping an innovative menu that captures the energy and precision of Italian cuisine in a high volume, yet elevated, environment.
You'll have the opportunity to showcase your expertise in pizza, pasta and other traditional Italian dishes while incorporating contemporary trends and seasonal ingredients.
Master of delegation, expert in setting the tone and creating a harmonious environment for your team to thrive in.
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We Expect You To
- Collaborate with the Food Team & General Manager to curate and develop both core and seasonal menus with innovative Italian concepts.
- Dramatising the guest experience utilising our live pizza counter.
- Owning and delivering GP to budget, determining food inventory needs including managing stock, waste and ordering.
- Total responsibility for ensuring the kitchen meets all regulations including sanitary and food safety guidelines.
- Ensure strict adherence to food hygiene practices and maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and safety.
- Managing and owning the kitchen labour spend, rota planning to budget.
- Ensuring our recruitment is in line with company guidelines, recruiting brilliant skills and the correct people to elevate your team's delivery.
- Biannual team performance reviews, consistently training your team, encouraging development and company engagement with initiatives such as Kitchen Collabs and Apprenticeship Schemes.
- Engaging with the wider Incipio culture, living and breathing our values.
Who You'll Be
A proactive and warm leader, high energy and someone who loves to bring people together.
- Extensive experience as a Head Chef in a high volume Italian restaurant.
- Passionate about Neapolitan pizza.
- Have a keen eye for standards and take pride in every dish served.
- Creative, innovative and forward thinking.
- Multitasker, expert delegator and loves being in the thick of it.
- Someone who keeps calm when the tickets ramp up and service is in full flow.
- Obsessed with communication, constantly speaking to your team, with the ability to communicate the bigger picture as well as venue specific details and getting the team to understand why their roles are so important to the venues success.
- Someone who our chefs can aspire to be.
- Fun! Doesn't take themselves too seriously and understands that hospitality is all about personality & heart.
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Benefits & Best Bits
- Vitality Package: Dental, Optical and Health insurance. Gym membership discounts + other rewards
- Self Space: Free Therapy through Self Space. Accessible to anyone who works for Incipio
- Hugely exciting career development, with opportunities to grow and expand in this role as the business grows
- Bonus capacity paid annually
- Company awards and events
- Sickness & Compassionate Pay
- Incentive trips (Think Wine trips to Portugal and Ski Trips to France)
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave
- Incipio FC + Seasonal Socials
- 50% discount for food and drink in all our venues
- Length in service; earn additional holiday after 2 years continuous service
Incipio & Inclusivity
We're all about celebrating individuality & inclusivity. At Incipio, we believe diverse teams make the best teams. That's why we welcome applications from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives; regardless of race, gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you uniquely you. If you need any adjustments during the application process, just let us know. We've got you!
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