Head Chef - High-Volume Food Hall - Central London  45-50k

Lead three street food kitchens in one of Central London’s busiest food and sports venues and shape the food offer for the next stage of growth.

A leading Central London food hall and live sports venue is looking for a Head Chef to take charge of a fast-paced, multi-concept kitchen operation.

This Head Chef role suits a strong Senior Sous Chef ready to step up, or an established Head Chef from a high-volume branded background.

The venue works like a street food market.

Food sales are strong and growing, with a clear target to almost double weekly food revenue.

From January, the Head Chef will be able to help shape the food into one consistent concept.

The Head Chef role

• Lead a small kitchen team of 8-10 chefs across multiple concepts.
• Lead from the front, working on the pass and alongside the team during busy services.
• Set and keep high standards of consistency, food safety and presentation.
• Train and develop the team, building a strong and dependable kitchen.
• Manage food cost, GP, staff costs and ordering, and contribute to the kitchen P&L.
• Help develop the food offer, with real input into the concept from January.
• Work closely with the General Manager to grow food revenue.

About you

• A Senior Sous Chef ready for their first Head Chef role, or an experienced Head Chef.
• A background in high-volume branded restaurants.
• Experience of food halls, street food markets or venues with several outlets is a strong advantage.
• Comfortable running more than one kitchen or concept at the same time.
• Commercially aware, with a working knowledge of food cost, P&L and staff costs.
• A hands-on leader who is happy to hand admin to a supporting assistant.

The package

• £45,000 basic salary.
• Tronc on top, estimated at £4,000 to £5,000 a year.
• A genuine say in the food concept as the venue moves into its next phase.
• A small, close-knit team in a busy, high-energy Central London venue.
• A short, two-stage interview process.

If you are a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef with high-volume experience and want a role where you can make a visible difference, send your CV to Olly at COREcruitment dot com today.