Head Chef - Excting Startup - Monday to Friday

Are you a creative and driven chef looking for better work-life balance without compromising your passion for food?

My client is a fast-growing, forward-thinking food business in East London on a mission: delivering performance-led, functional meals that fuel energy, gut health, and mental clarity.

We are now looking for a hands-on, solutions-focused Head Chef to lead our production kitchen, shape our menus, and build a high-performing team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef from a catering, dark kitchen, CPU, or large-scale production background, especially if you’re passionate about nutrition, wellbeing, and food innovation.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU:

£40,000 – £44,000 DOEMonday to Friday hours (early start, early finish—get your evenings back!)Your Birthday offPrivate healthcare support (after probation)A genuine voice in menu development and kitchen strategyA business with purpose, where your ideas matter

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY:

Develop and prepare great dishesOversee high-volume daily production while maintaining top qualityDesign and develop nutritionally balanced, flavour-forward menusManage food costs, stock, and orderingMaintain excellent food safety and hygiene standardsTrain and develop the team around you

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

Proven experience as a Head Chef or strong Senior Sous ChefBackground in catering, dark kitchens, or production kitchensStrong leadership and organisation skillsConfidence working with volume and speed, without sacrificing qualityInterest in nutrition, functional food, and wellbeingSomeone who’s practical, solutions-driven, and loves working at pace