What’s in it for you
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1. You’ll enjoy a salary of £36,497 pro rata
2. You’ll work daytime hours with no weekends
3. You’ll benefit from a term-time only role – just 39 weeks per year
4. You’ll have the opportunity to lead a large and established catering team
5. You’ll gain experience managing food provision for a large-scale educational setting
6. You’ll work in a supportive environment focused on quality and student experience
Key Responsibilities
As Head Chef, you will lead the day-to-day culinary operation and ensure consistently high standards across all catering services. Responsibilities include:
7. Supervising a catering team of around 20 staff, including chefs, kitchen porters and front of house
8. Planning and delivering nutritious, high-quality menus for approximately 5,000 day students and boarding houses
9. Leading menu development and culinary innovation
10. Managing team performance, training and motivation
11. Ensuring strict food safety, hygiene and compliance standards
12. Supporting hospitality events and expanding catering offerings
13. Engaging with stakeholders across the college to enhance the student dining experience
What we’re looking for
To succeed in this Head Chef role, you’ll bring strong leadership and operational catering experience, alongside a passion for delivering quality food at scale.
14. Previous experience in a senior kitchen leadership role
15. Strong people management and team development skills
16. Experience delivering high-volume catering operations
17. Excellent knowledge of food safety and compliance standards
18. A collaborative approach and ability to engage with stakeholders
19. Experience working as a Chef Manager or similar leadership role is advantageous
If you’re looking for your next step as a Head Chef in Winchester, with excellent work-life balance and the chance to lead a large catering operation, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now.
Job Number │ 935321
Location │ Winchester
Role │ Head Chef
Platinum Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.