Hospitality & Events Head Chef – SE16 4AW in City of London

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