Hospitality & Events Head Chef – SE16 4AW - City Of London - Grazing

    Grazing
    Grazing City Of London

    2 days ago

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    Hospitality & Events Head Chef – SE16 4AW


    Full‑time | Grazing HQ, London | Central Production Kitchen

    We're on the hunt for a Hospitality & Events Head Chef to lead our buzzing kitchen brigade at Grazing HQ. This is a full‑throttle, hands‑on role running our central production kitchen – delivering mouth‑watering food for workplace catering, events and delivery clients.

    What You'll Be Doing

    • Responsible and accountable for all hospitality & events food production and execution at our Central Production Kitchen (CPU) and, as required, on‑site at client offices and event venues.
    • Responsible for maintaining Health and Food Safety (HFS) for all areas of the production kitchen and back‑of‑house operation, in collaboration with the Health & Safety Manager.
    • Responsible for overseeing safe allergens systems in order to comply with all legislation and requirements to provide customers with allergen information for all dishes.
    • Reporting and managing maintenance issues and equipment status with the assistance of the Grazing Senior Team.
    • Oversee the preparation and dispatch of food to ensure accurate and prompt delivery to customers.
    • Responsible for overseeing the day‑to‑day ordering/purchasing of food stock in‑line with financial targets and budgets.
    • Ensures that all kitchen employees consistently adhere to company policy and standards.
    • In conjunction with the Executive Chef, establish goals for the kitchen, anticipate and resolve problems concerning all facets of the kitchen, anticipate trends, enact approved profit‑oriented and cost‑saving ideas/activities.
    • Develop exciting, innovative and delicious menus with the Development Chef for our team catering, events, delivery & hospitality catering, costing dishes and preparing recipe specs.
    • Ensure adherence to recipes and product specifications.
    • Ensure adherence to allergens processes and labelling.
    • Stock counting and monitoring to follow FIFO system.
    • Train kitchen staff on all new menus. To communicate respectfully & positively with operational and on‑site teams to enable the best possible customer experience.
    • Responsible for the opening of the kitchen in the morning and the closing in the evening and to ensure there is a handover to Sous Chefs/Head KP.
    • To motivate, develop and performance manage the kitchen team.
    • Deliver on‑site hospitality and events at our clients' premises, as needed.

    What We're After

    • 3+ years in a senior kitchen role (CPU experience).
    • Killer leadership skills and a calm, can‑do mindset.
    • Strong on food safety, allergens and kitchen systems.
    • Proficiency in using standard office software and a well‑rounded computer knowledge.
    • Creative, commercial and crazy about consistency.
    • Knowledge and experience in HR practices.

    You'll Love This Job If You

    • Are all about flavour and team culture.
    • Thrive in a fast‑paced, high‑volume kitchen.
    • Want to help grow a values‑driven food business.
    • Don't mind loading a van or answering the phone if needed – we're a team, not a hierarchy.

    Benefits

    • £50-£55k pa
    • 28 days holiday + birthday off
    • Sociable Monday to Friday daytime hours – keep your weekends and evenings for yourself
    • Lots of other perks including GP access, discounts, training & development

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