Head Chef - Monday to Friday

Thomas Franks Ltd.; City of London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in London is seeking a talented Head Chef to join their team. The role involves working with fresh seasonal ingredients, creating innovative menus, and leading a kitchen team while maintaining high food standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar position, strong customer service skills, and a passion for food. This opportunity offers competitive benefits including free meals on duty and excellent career progression.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Individual training and development

Established apprenticeship programme

Team & company social events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Head Chef or Sous Chef in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work with fresh seasonal ingredients.
• Comprehensive understanding of Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Work well in a team and provide breakfast, lunch & hospitality.
• Produce food using fresh ingredients and follow brand standards.
• Ensure adherence to food standards and control wastage.
• Follow Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies.

Skills

Genuine interest in food & excellent customer service

Team player

Innovation and passion for great food

Organised with attention to detail

Verbal English skills

Written English and reading skills

Experience in customer/food preparation

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: £ 55,000 per annum
Hours: 40 per week

A fantastic B&I location for a software company offering a cloud-based platform for data analytics and artificial intelligence. This location is based in London. Catering for about 250-300 people and operates Monday to Friday. This is a free issue location offering core feeding of Lunch, Coffee Shop and High end hospitality. With its Central London location, it benefits from great travel access.

We are looking for a talented Head Chef to join our team at one of our prestigious locations in London.

If you are a current Head chef or Sous Chef working with fresh ingredients and in a fast paced environment then please apply today.

You will be excited to work with fresh seasonal ingredients & regularly changing bespoke menus. You will be creative and have the opportunity to showcase your skillset.

Key responsibilities:

• To work well in a team, providing breakfast, lunch & hospitality.
• To produce food for service using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following the companies brand standards
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.
• Great team player

You will have the following skills:

• A genuine interest in food & excellent customer service
• An all-round team player
• Innovation and passion for great food
• An organised person with attention to detail
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills.
• Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is preferred

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and creative chef to advance their career in a dynamic environment. You'll have the chance to work with fresh ingredients, develop innovative menus, and take on a leadership role while contributing to a thriving kitchen.

If you're ready to take the next step in your culinary career, we’d love to hear from you!

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Free meals on duty
• Volunteers leave – up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.