Head Chef

Company of Cooks
London

Job Details

We are Company of Cooks , and we believe brilliant food and drink starts with brilliant people. For over 25 years, we’ve been part of some of the UK’s most loved cultural destinations, from historic palaces and botanical gardens to buzzing galleries and performance spaces, running the cafés, restaurants, bars and events that bring these incredible places to life.

Our values - Craft, Creativity and Community - guide everything we do. They shape how we work together, how we support our partners, and how we make each guest feel welcome. If you care about food, people and doing things properly, you’ll feel right at home here.

Wherever we are, we do more than serve. We bring places to life through food, service and creativity and we’re looking for a Head Chef to join our team in London .

Location London SW3 4HS

Working Pattern: 5/7, 40 hours per week

Rate of Pay: £40,000 per annum plus service charge

Key Responsibilities:
  • To prepare and oversee all preparation of food to the highest standard
  • To produce food in a timely fashion to ensure smooth service to the customers
  • To ensure that all appropriate ingredients are available for the menus
  • To develop and plan menus that are in line with client and customer expectations
  • To be creative when menu planning and including the client and customers
  • Pride yourself on food quality and hygiene standard
  • Overall responsibility for managing the kitchen team
  • Provide feedback and coaching on performance
  • To ensure that the kitchen team have completed up to date COSSH and Food Hygiene training
  • Counter service with homemade sandwiches, sausage rolls, salads, cakes , soup
Our Ideal Candidate:
  • Experienced Sous Chef or Head Chef with a restaurant background
What's in it for you?

Working with Company of Cooks has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.
  • Personal Development and Training opportunities
  • Life assurance scheme
  • Pension scheme
  • Holiday allowance
  • Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
  • Eye care
  • A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
  • Family friendly support
  • Regular social events and communication with our leaders
  • A holiday purchase scheme
  • Volunteering days
  • Professional subscriptions
  • Recognition schemes and people awards
  • Long service awards
  • Access to some great high street discount vouchers
Posted 2026-06-03

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