Head of Kitchen Operations

4 weeks ago


Canary Wharf, Greater London, United Kingdom Compass Group UK & Ireland Full time
Job Title: Executive Head Chef

Restaurant Associates is seeking an experienced Executive Head Chef to lead our culinary team at a prestigious corporate head office in Canary Wharf.

About the Role

We are looking for a passionate and innovative Executive Head Chef to oversee employee dining and extensive hospitality offer. The successful candidate will have a strong commercial awareness and ability to lead the culinary teams, which consist of 13 Chefs & 6 Kitchen Porters.

Key Responsibilities
  • Achieve exceptional food standards consistently across employee dining and hospitality.
  • Continuously find opportunities to immerse yourself and your team in the London and regional food scene, through stages, tours and competitions and to be able to identify and deliver new innovations and improvements.
  • Broad knowledge and passion for a wide range of food cultures/concepts and experience of creating seasonal, fresh, current, brilliant dishes.
  • Promote wellbeing through menu design and initiatives including our 'Ways To Be Well' programme.
  • Be an active participant in the wider Restaurant Associates culinary community, through supporting with concept development and implementing new Restaurant Associates food concepts in unit.
Our Ideal Executive Head Chef
  • Is able to demonstrate excitement for food.
  • Innovative and creative.
  • Passionate about protecting our planet.
  • Communication.
  • People management.
  • Financial awareness.
  • Commercial approach to menu creation.
  • A team player who guides, develops and supports their team.
  • Calm, courteous and professional.
  • IT Literate.
  • Able to prioritise and work under pressure.
  • Must be able to maintain standards, follow procedures and keep the team on track.
What We Offer
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
  • Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
  • Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
  • Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
  • Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
  • Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
  • Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
  • You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families


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