Salary: £65,000–£75,000 + Company Car
Location: West London | UK & International Travel
Hours: Predominantly Monday–Friday | Around 40 hours

Are you an experienced Development Chef or Executive Chef, with a background in airline catering, aviation or premium corporate hospitality?

I'm recruiting a Senior Culinary Manager for a leading international aviation catering business in West London.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on premium airline menus, food innovation and high-profile client presentations.

You'll be the number two within an established culinary development team, helping turn creative food concepts into successful large-scale production.

We're looking for someone who understands exceptional food, but also knows how to deliver it at scale.

Salary & Benefits

• £65,000–£75,000 salary
• Company car
• Business travel and mileage covered
• Private medical benefits
• Company pension
• Predominantly Monday–Friday
• UK and international travel
• Excellent career development opportunities

The Operation

• Premium airline and aviation catering
• High-volume food production
• International airline clients
• Premium cabin dining and menu innovation
• Established food development kitchen
• Client tastings and culinary presentations
• New business tenders and menu launches

The Role

• Support the leadership of the culinary development team
• Coordinate multiple food development projects
• Develop innovative menus for premium airline dining
• Lead client tastings and food presentations
• Work closely with production, costing and commercial teams
• Manage recipes, specifications and food development systems
• Support tenders and new business opportunities
• Ensure new dishes work in high-volume production
• Train production chefs on new menus and concepts
• Drive consistency, quality and continuous improvement

About You

• Experienced Senior Development Chef, Executive Chef or Food Development Chef
• Airline catering, aviation or premium B&I catering background
• Strong experience in food innovation and menu development
• Understanding of high-volume food production
• Confident presenting menus to senior clients
• Excellent food costing and commercial knowledge
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Comfortable managing multiple projects and deadlines
• Confident working with senior culinary and operational teams
• Flexible to travel across the UK and internationally

Aviation catering experience would be highly desirable. We're also interested in chefs from high-end Business & Industry contract catering, particularly those with strong food development and large-scale production experience.

This isn't purely a creative cooking role.

You'll need to combine culinary innovation, project management and commercial understanding to bring new menus successfully into production.

If you're looking for a Senior Development Chef job in West London, paying up to £75,000 plus a company car, with the opportunity to influence premium airline dining on an international scale, I'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or send your CV to yasmin AT corecruitment DOT com