Group Executive Chef

Group Executive Chef - Premium Casual Restaurant Group - London 85-95k

Build the kitchen playbook for a fast-scaling premium restaurant group opening a new site every quarter, with international openings ahead.

COREcruitment is partnering with a fast-growing premium casual restaurant group in London, searching for a Group Executive Chef to build the kitchen engine behind its next stage of growth. This senior Group Executive Chef role bridges head office and restaurant level, with real scope to shape a structure that is still being built.

The Group Executive Chef role

• Own the kitchen playbook for the group, from recipe specs and prep methods to plating, and make sure every site cooks to it.
• Lead the kitchen side of new openings, with a new restaurant planned every quarter and a pipeline of sites in London and beyond.
• Work hand in hand with the Operations Director on the wider operation, shaping a structure that is still being built.
• Spend a couple of days a week in the kitchens, coaching Head Chefs and driving standards across sites.
• Build the kitchen leadership bench, developing future Head Chefs and Sous Chefs as the group grows.
• Design and launch structured training for new starters and set a supportive, high-accountability kitchen culture.
• Own the kitchen profit and loss, with daily and weekly control of food cost, waste and...