Head Chef | Southeast London

Peoplebank; City of London; On-site; GBP 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering firm in London is seeking a Head Chef to lead a dynamic kitchen team. This exciting opportunity involves working with fresh ingredients, creating innovative menus, and ensuring high standards of food safety. The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in food, excellent teamwork skills, and experience in a fast-paced kitchen. Join us for a chance to advance your culinary career in a supportive environment.

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

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Current Head Chef or Sous Chef with experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work with fresh seasonal ingredients.
• Ability to follow company food standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide breakfast, lunch & hospitality services.
• Produce food from scratch using fresh ingredients.
• Ensure adherence to food hygiene and safety policies.

Skills

Interest in food & excellent customer service

Team player

Innovation and passion for food

Organised with attention to detail

Verbal English proficiency

Written English proficiency

Experience in food preparation

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: £51,000
Hours: 40h per week

Our brand new, state of the art central production unit that caters for some of our smaller B&I locations across London. The team here support our locations with home made grab & go options along with various other offerings from cooked lunches to event catering. This is a full time operation and runs from Sunday to Thursday.

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.
• 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.