Head Chef – Contract Catering – London – £55,000 + Bonus

We're recruiting a Head Chef to lead one of London's a staff dining focused contract catering operations within a high-profile corporate environment.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a modern, food-driven Head Chef who thrives on innovation, loves fresh seasonal cooking and enjoys creating concepts that genuinely excite customers.

The Executive Chef is looking for a strong leader who can bring creativity, energy and commercial awareness to a large-scale operation where food is at the heart of the culture.

The Offer

• £55,000 salary
• Up to £10,000 performance bonus
• Monday to Friday operation
• Mainly daytime hours
• 28 days holiday including bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Free meals on shift
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Training and development programmes
• Genuine progression opportunities
• Regular food innovation and supplier events

The Operation

• Large-scale retail-focused B&I contract catering site.
• High-volume staff dining and hospitality operation.
• Around 1000 covers daily across multiple food concepts.
• Frequent BBQs, roof terrace events and pop-ups.
• Fast-paced, highly creative kitchen environment.
• Multiple dedicated food counters and production areas.

The Food

• Multiple fresh food counters with high daily footfall.
• Street food-led concepts with rotating weekly menus.
• Premium deli sandwiches, salads and grab & go made fresh daily.
• Seasonal BBQs, themed lunches and live food activations.
• Modern corporate environment with excellent presentation standards.

The Role

• Lead all day-to-day kitchen operations.
• Create exciting, trend-led menus.
• Drive creativity across retail and hospitality.
• Manage and develop a large brigade.
• Maintain strong kitchen culture and consistency.
• Work closely with the Executive Chef.
• Manage GP, labour and food performance.
• Keep menus fresh, commercial and seasonal.

About You

• Proven Head Chef experience within B&I, contract catering.
• Background in B&I, retail catering or high-volume hospitality.
• Reliable, consistent and committed to long-term roles.

If you are keen to discuss the details further, please apply today or send your cv to yasmin at COREcruitment dot com