Head Chef
Posted on Jul 8, 2026 by CV-Library
Hayes and Coney Hall, Greater London, United Kingdom
Hospitality
Immediate Start
£45k - £55k Annual
Full-Time
Head Chef / Senior Sous– Country Club
Location: Bromley / Hayes – South East London / Kent
Salary: £50 – 60,000
As the Head Chef, you will be the driving force behind the kitchen, hands on leading a small brigade of fulltime team of three chefs delivering a daily food service to the membership plus conference and banqueting operation. You will run banqueting to a high level: dinners of 200+ and events of up to 500.
We're looking for a quality Head Chef who is not only creative and passionate about delivering outstanding British cuisine but also a strong leader who thrives on change and improvement. You'll bring energy, vision, and the ability to elevate standards across all catering services.
Key Responsibilities:
* Oversee daily kitchen operations Lead, inspire and manage a team
* Maintain a strong cost control meeting KPIs in food and staff cost.
* Drive innovation, food trends and seasonal menu development good knowledge of innovations in British food market.
* Maintain strict compliance with food safety and health standards
* Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement
* Collaborate closely with client and contract management teams planning banqueting and conference menus
Ideal Head Chef profile:
* Proven experience as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef within conference and banqueting
* Hands-on leader with excellent communication and organisational skills
* Creative, forward-thinking, and passionate about food trends
* Confident managing budgets, stock, suppliers, and compliance
This long-established Country Club style operation is currently going through a radical change programme and is looking to double their business over the next two years. They are currently looking for Head Chef to play a major part in planning and delivering to their vision. This role will suit a Senior Sous or established Head Chef that will bring innovation, attention to detail and the ability to run a small close-knit team.
Athena Resourcing Solutions is an employment agency and employment business. We are an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, ages, religions and beliefs, sexual orientations, and people with disabilities. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are deeply sorry, but it is not always possible to respond to each applicant personally. Only those applicants who are short listed for the position can be contacted. If you have not heard from us within two days, please assume that your application for this position has been unsuccessful. By submitting your CV to us and/or applying for any job vacancy advertised by us, you agree to your data being processed by us and to receive job alert emails / job related information or other career development related information
Location: Bromley / Hayes – South East London / Kent
Salary: £50 – 60,000
As the Head Chef, you will be the driving force behind the kitchen, hands on leading a small brigade of fulltime team of three chefs delivering a daily food service to the membership plus conference and banqueting operation. You will run banqueting to a high level: dinners of 200+ and events of up to 500.
We're looking for a quality Head Chef who is not only creative and passionate about delivering outstanding British cuisine but also a strong leader who thrives on change and improvement. You'll bring energy, vision, and the ability to elevate standards across all catering services.
Key Responsibilities:
* Oversee daily kitchen operations Lead, inspire and manage a team
* Maintain a strong cost control meeting KPIs in food and staff cost.
* Drive innovation, food trends and seasonal menu development good knowledge of innovations in British food market.
* Maintain strict compliance with food safety and health standards
* Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement
* Collaborate closely with client and contract management teams planning banqueting and conference menus
Ideal Head Chef profile:
* Proven experience as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef within conference and banqueting
* Hands-on leader with excellent communication and organisational skills
* Creative, forward-thinking, and passionate about food trends
* Confident managing budgets, stock, suppliers, and compliance
This long-established Country Club style operation is currently going through a radical change programme and is looking to double their business over the next two years. They are currently looking for Head Chef to play a major part in planning and delivering to their vision. This role will suit a Senior Sous or established Head Chef that will bring innovation, attention to detail and the ability to run a small close-knit team.
Athena Resourcing Solutions is an employment agency and employment business. We are an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, ages, religions and beliefs, sexual orientations, and people with disabilities. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are deeply sorry, but it is not always possible to respond to each applicant personally. Only those applicants who are short listed for the position can be contacted. If you have not heard from us within two days, please assume that your application for this position has been unsuccessful. By submitting your CV to us and/or applying for any job vacancy advertised by us, you agree to your data being processed by us and to receive job alert emails / job related information or other career development related information
Reference: 225341490
https://jobs.careeraddict.com/post/113524477
Head Chef
Posted on Jul 8, 2026 by CV-Library
Hayes and Coney Hall, Greater London, United Kingdom
Hospitality
Immediate Start
£45k - £55k Annual
Full-Time
Head Chef / Senior Sous– Country Club
Location: Bromley / Hayes – South East London / Kent
Salary: £50 – 60,000
As the Head Chef, you will be the driving force behind the kitchen, hands on leading a small brigade of fulltime team of three chefs delivering a daily food service to the membership plus conference and banqueting operation. You will run banqueting to a high level: dinners of 200+ and events of up to 500.
We're looking for a quality Head Chef who is not only creative and passionate about delivering outstanding British cuisine but also a strong leader who thrives on change and improvement. You'll bring energy, vision, and the ability to elevate standards across all catering services.
Key Responsibilities:
* Oversee daily kitchen operations Lead, inspire and manage a team
* Maintain a strong cost control meeting KPIs in food and staff cost.
* Drive innovation, food trends and seasonal menu development good knowledge of innovations in British food market.
* Maintain strict compliance with food safety and health standards
* Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement
* Collaborate closely with client and contract management teams planning banqueting and conference menus
Ideal Head Chef profile:
* Proven experience as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef within conference and banqueting
* Hands-on leader with excellent communication and organisational skills
* Creative, forward-thinking, and passionate about food trends
* Confident managing budgets, stock, suppliers, and compliance
This long-established Country Club style operation is currently going through a radical change programme and is looking to double their business over the next two years. They are currently looking for Head Chef to play a major part in planning and delivering to their vision. This role will suit a Senior Sous or established Head Chef that will bring innovation, attention to detail and the ability to run a small close-knit team.
Athena Resourcing Solutions is an employment agency and employment business. We are an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, ages, religions and beliefs, sexual orientations, and people with disabilities. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are deeply sorry, but it is not always possible to respond to each applicant personally. Only those applicants who are short listed for the position can be contacted. If you have not heard from us within two days, please assume that your application for this position has been unsuccessful. By submitting your CV to us and/or applying for any job vacancy advertised by us, you agree to your data being processed by us and to receive job alert emails / job related information or other career development related information
Location: Bromley / Hayes – South East London / Kent
Salary: £50 – 60,000
As the Head Chef, you will be the driving force behind the kitchen, hands on leading a small brigade of fulltime team of three chefs delivering a daily food service to the membership plus conference and banqueting operation. You will run banqueting to a high level: dinners of 200+ and events of up to 500.
We're looking for a quality Head Chef who is not only creative and passionate about delivering outstanding British cuisine but also a strong leader who thrives on change and improvement. You'll bring energy, vision, and the ability to elevate standards across all catering services.
Key Responsibilities:
* Oversee daily kitchen operations Lead, inspire and manage a team
* Maintain a strong cost control meeting KPIs in food and staff cost.
* Drive innovation, food trends and seasonal menu development good knowledge of innovations in British food market.
* Maintain strict compliance with food safety and health standards
* Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement
* Collaborate closely with client and contract management teams planning banqueting and conference menus
Ideal Head Chef profile:
* Proven experience as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef within conference and banqueting
* Hands-on leader with excellent communication and organisational skills
* Creative, forward-thinking, and passionate about food trends
* Confident managing budgets, stock, suppliers, and compliance
This long-established Country Club style operation is currently going through a radical change programme and is looking to double their business over the next two years. They are currently looking for Head Chef to play a major part in planning and delivering to their vision. This role will suit a Senior Sous or established Head Chef that will bring innovation, attention to detail and the ability to run a small close-knit team.
Athena Resourcing Solutions is an employment agency and employment business. We are an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, ages, religions and beliefs, sexual orientations, and people with disabilities. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are deeply sorry, but it is not always possible to respond to each applicant personally. Only those applicants who are short listed for the position can be contacted. If you have not heard from us within two days, please assume that your application for this position has been unsuccessful. By submitting your CV to us and/or applying for any job vacancy advertised by us, you agree to your data being processed by us and to receive job alert emails / job related information or other career development related information
Reference: 225341490
Share this job:
Alert me to jobs like this:
Amplify your job search:
Expert career advice
Increase interview chances with our downloads and specialist services.
Visit Blog