Executive Culinary Director

14 hours ago


Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Compass UK & Ireland Full time

As a key member of our team at Compass UK & Ireland, we are seeking an ambitious and passionate Executive Culinary Director to create exceptional food experiences for our clients and customers. This is a full-time role contracted to 35 hours per week.

This position offers every opportunity to progress within a company that invests in its people, celebrates individuality, and rewards employees who go beyond the plate. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members.

We offer a range of benefits and development opportunities:

  • Gourmet operational training and development
  • A comprehensive life assurance scheme
  • Personal Development and Training opportunities
  • A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Regular social events and communication with our leaders
  • A holiday purchase scheme
  • Access to high street discount vouchers
  • A cycle to work scheme

Your shift pattern will be as follows:

Monday to Friday: Full-time (Days)

Please note: This role is contracted to 45 weeks per year.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our clients and customers
  • Overseeing and implementing menu changes
  • Identifying opportunities to improve our food services
  • Listening and acting on customer feedback to consistently improve our food services
  • Supporting with the creation of new menus and creative food concepts
  • Representing Compass UK & Ireland and maintaining a positive brand image
  • Monitoring inventories to keep our kitchens well-stocked
  • Overseeing kitchen cleaning responsibilities to maintain hygiene standards
  • Complying with Food Handling, Hygiene and Health and Safety regulations

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Passion for great-tasting food and exceptional customer service
  • Holding a City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent
  • Experience supervising a team
  • Experience in a similar culinary role
  • Holding a Food Hygiene certificate
  • A flexible approach to working

The estimated salary for this position is between £25,000-£40,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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