Head Chef - Sidcup

Head Chef - Sidcup

Employer
Eurest

Location
Sidcup

Salary
32983.00 Annually

Closing date
25 Jul 2025

Job Type
Chef, Head Chef

Sector
Catering & Food Services

Contract Type
Full Time

Job Details

Head Chef - Sidcup
£32,983 per annum
Monday to Friday, 6:30am - 2:30pm

Join Eurest, part of Compass Group UK&I, as a Head Chef and lead a team delivering exceptional food experiences in a prestigious workplace setting. This is your chance to combine culinary creativity with a genuine work-life balance.

What You'll Do

• Lead and inspire a kitchen team of 8, serving up to 250 customers
• Deliver high-quality, sustainable meals across breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Plan menus, manage stock, and ensure food and safety compliance (HACCP, COSHH, Natasha's Law)
• Support our journey to net zero by 2030
• Maintain cost control and drive food sales with innovative ideas
• Create a welcoming kitchen culture focused on development and excellence

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in a similar Head Chef role, ideally in contract catering
• Excellent culinary and presentation skills
• Strong leadership with a progressive mindset
• Sound knowledge of food safety, allergens, budgeting, and stock control
• Passionate about fresh, quality food and customer satisfaction

Perks & Benefits

• Meals while on duty
• Healthcare checks and discounted health plans
• Pension scheme and life assurance
• Financial wellbeing and employee assistance programmes
• Exclusive shopping discounts & recognition awards
• Continuous training and clear career pathways

If you're ready to make an impact with food that fuels performance and helps people thrive - we want to hear from you.

Apply today and cook up a career you'll love.

Company

As part of the wider Compass Group UK & Ireland, we're proud to connect ambitious people to incredible opportunities.

We support and encourage everyone to build their skills, with everything from tailored learning programmes to ongoing training designed to help our people fulfil their potential.

We want to spread the word about the perks and positives of working in the industry - not just by creating a range of exciting career opportunities, but by cultivating a team of people who embody our values wholeheartedly.

We're truly people-powered here at Eurest, which is why we go above and beyond to create fulfilling career opportunities that keep our teams smiling.

Fairness, respect and courtesy always come first at Eurest - they're the principles that underpin our workplaces and shape the experiences of our people.

We celebrate individuality, appreciate everyone's contribution, and go above and beyond to ensure every member of our team feels valued.

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 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
• Regular emails filled with the best discounts and savings available
• Receive Wow Points 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
• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes

Eurest, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, typically serves 250,000 meals daily, servicing approx. 300 contracts across over 700 sites nationwide. The company is a major business and industry foodservice provider for UK organisations many of which have been crucially important in keeping the UK economy and society in general, functioning during the pandemic.

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• Proven experience in a similar Head Chef role, ideally in contract catering
• Excellent culinary and presentation skills
• Strong leadership with a progressive mindset
• Sound knowledge of food safety, allergens, budgeting, and stock control
• Passionate about fresh, quality food and customer satisfaction
  
  As part of the wider Compass Group UK & Ireland, we're proud to connect ambitious people to incredible opportunities.
We support and encourage everyone to build their skills, with everything from tailored learning programmes to ongoing training designed to help our people fulfil their potential.We want to spread the word about the perks and positives of working in the industry - not just by creating a range of exciting career opportunities, but by cultivating a team of people who embody our values wholeheartedly.We're truly people-powered here at Eurest, which is why we go above and beyond to create fulfilling career opportunities that keep our teams smiling.Fairness, respect and courtesy always come first at Eurest - they're the principles that underpin our workplaces and shape the experiences of our people.We celebrate individuality, appreciate everyone's contribution, and go above and beyond to ensure every member of our team feels valued.

Join Eurest, part of Compass Group UK&I, as a Head Chef and lead a team delivering exceptional food experiences in a prestigious workplace setting. This is your chance to combine culinary creativity with a genuine work-life balance. What You'll Do
• Lead and inspire a kitchen team of 8, serving up to 250 customers
• Deliver high-quality, sustainable meals across breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Plan menus, manage stock, and ensure food and safety compliance (HACCP, COSHH, Natasha's Law)
• Support our journey to net zero by 2030
• Maintain cost control and drive food sales with innovative ideas
• Create a welcoming kitchen culture focused on development and excellence, Meals while on duty
• Healthcare checks and discounted health plans
• Pension scheme and life assurance
• Financial wellbeing and employee assistance programmes
• Exclusive shopping discounts & recognition awards
• Continuous training and clear career pathways
If you're ready to make an impact with food that fuels performance and helps people thrive - we want to hear from you., We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many moreSave money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many moreUp to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbusterRegular emails filled with the best discounts and savings availableReceive Wow Points every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brandsUn-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classesYou can share all discounts and offers with your friends and familiesContributory pension schemeGrow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmesEurest, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, typically serves 250,000 meals daily, servicing approx. 300 contracts across over 700 sites nationwide. The company is a major business and industry foodservice provider for UK organisations many of which have been crucially important in keeping the UK economy and society in general, functioning during the pandemic.