Lead Chef

Overview

As Lead Chef, you’ll guide a kitchen team and help deliver well-prepared, consistently cooked food in a welcoming hospitality setting. You’ll balance hands-on food preparation and cooking with clear leadership and day-to-day team management.

Your impact: By coordinating food production and upholding food safety, you help guests enjoy a reliable dining experience while supporting your team to work confidently.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support and supervise kitchen colleagues, organising tasks to keep service running smoothly.
• Oversee food preparation, cooking and food production, maintaining quality and safe handling practices.
• Coordinate with front-of-house colleagues to support timely serving and a positive guest experience.
• Keep kitchen work areas clean, organised and aligned with food safety requirements.

Experience

• Previous kitchen experience, with culinary experience in a restaurant or hospitality setting preferred.
• Supervising experience and demonstrated leadership or team management skills.
• Practical ability in food preparation and cooking; familiarity with food production and serving is an advantage.
• A strong understanding of food safety and a collaborative approach to working with kitchen and service teams.

Pay: £12.71-£16.00 per hour

Work Location: In person