Senior Chef

Job description

Head Chef

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Head Chef to lead our client’s kitchen team. As the most senior chef on site, you’ll be the Executive Chef’s right hand, ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the kitchen and delivering exceptional food, every time.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a natural leader who thrives in a high-quality, fast-paced environment and is ready to take ownership of a talented and supportive team.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Leading the kitchen team from prep to service, ensuring every dish meets our high standards.

• Overseeing all food orders and approving supply requests via MarketMan.

• Maintaining top-quality food production in both the Production and Service Kitchens.

• Upholding and enforcing HACCP procedures, cleanliness, and hygiene standards across all kitchen areas using Kelsius.

• Ensuring consistency in dish presentation and recipe adherence through team training and oversight.

• Scheduling rotas for BOH teams (including kitchen porters and delivery drivers), aligned with business needs and labour budgets.

• Recruiting and developing kitchen staff, conducting interviews, training, and performance reviews.

• Managing kitchen waste and ensuring correct waste disposal procedures are followed.

• Monitoring equipment, logging maintenance issues, and keeping all areas running smoothly.

• Collaborating with the Executive Chef on menu development and innovation.

• Attending weekly management meetings and contributing ideas to continuously improve the kitchen operation.

What You’ll Get:

• A supportive, close-knit team who care about quality and each other.

• Salary starting of €38k

• A share of generous tips on top of your salary.

• The opportunity to shape and grow a fantastic kitchen team.

• Exposure to innovative systems (MarketMan, Kelsius, Bizimply) and a structured, professional kitchen environment.

• The chance to be part of a respected, ambitious hospitality group

If you’re ready to take your leadership to the next level and help deliver an outstanding dining experience, we’d love to hear from you.