We are looking for an experienced and motivated Head Chef to run a small, daytime café within a contract catering site.
This is a hands-on role, perfect for a chef who enjoys autonomy, work–life balance, and delivering quality food in a calm, weekday-only environment.
Benefits of Head chef:
- Competitive salary of 45k
- Sociable hours: no evenings or weekends
- A stable Monday–Friday role with great work–life balance
- Autonomy to run your own kitchen
- Support from a wider contract catering company
Key Responsibilities of Head chef:
- Full responsibility for the daily operation of a small café (working alone)
- Preparing and serving fresh breakfasts and lunches
- Menu planning within agreed budgets and client expectations
- Ordering, stock control, and minimising waste
- Maintaining high standards of food safety, hygiene, and cleanliness
- Delivering friendly, consistent service to regular customers
- Managing all kitchen paperwork (HACCP, allergen compliance, etc.)
About you:
- Previous experience as a Head Chef or strong Sous Chef ready to step up
- Comfortable working independently as a one-person team
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Passion for fresh, simple, well-executed food
- Solid knowledge of food safety and allergen legislation
- Reliable, professional, and customer-focused
Apply today with your CV — we review every application with complete fairness and confidentiality.
Interested?
We are actively reviewing applicant details so if this Head Chef job vacancy is of interest to you, please apply today.
The consultant handling this opening is Daniel Hesketh who can be reached on on daniel.hesketh@jubileetalent.com - please get in touch if any questions regarding this position or other similar job vacancies.
Jubilee Recruitment is acting as an employment agency in relation to this permanent vacancy.