Head Chef - Events

We're on the hunt for a Events Head Chef to lead our buzzing kitchen brigade at Grazing HQ. This is a full-throttle, hands-on role running our central production kitchen - delivering mouth-watering food for workplace catering, events and delivery clients.

You'll bring the flavour, the fire, and the leadership to match - driving daily operations, inspiring your team, smashing service standards, and keeping quality, consistency and costs firmly on point.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Own all food production and lead a high-performing team.
• Run a tight, compliant, spotless kitchen with zero margin for error.
• Drive daily prep, dispatch and on-site execution.
• Create exciting menus, train the team, and keep standards sky-high.
• Manage stock, suppliers, and hit financial targets.

What We're After:

• 3+ years in a senior kitchen role (CPU experience = major bonus).
• Killer leadership skills and a calm, can-do mindset.
• Strong on food safety, allergens and kitchen systems.
• Creative, commercial and crazy about consistency.

You'll Love This Job If You:

Are all about flavour and team culture.

• Thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen.
• Want to help grow a values-driven food business.
• Don't mind loading a van or answering the phone if needed - we're a team, not a hierarchy.

Sound like your kind of gig?

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:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
• Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking 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
• Receive cash rewards 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

About Us

As part of Compass you'll help to feed people, fuel progress and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.

Job Reference: com SU

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!