We curate beautiful spaces with vibrant atmospheres for
great times.
As Group Chef at Incipio Group, you’ll play a pivotal role
in shaping our food strategy, driving innovation, and ensuring consistency
across our unique, individually branded venues. This is a hands on leadership
role where creativity meets operational excellence from menu design and GP
management to mentoring and developing our kitchen teams.
We’re looking for a highly motivated leader with at least 3
years’ experience in a similar role within high volume, elevated dining
environments across London. You’ll bring a positive, problem solving mindset, a
passion for great food, and the ability to inspire and grow those around you.
You’ll need strong knowledge of systems and processes, from
food safety compliance to invoice reconciliation and stock control, alongside
the creativity to deliver exciting, seasonal menus that showcase the best
ingredients and ideas.
What you’ll be getting up to:
Lead seasonal menu changes and create new concepts, recipes,
and projects that elevate our food offering.
Collaborate with our Head Chefs and Head of Food on menu
development for new openings and concepts.
Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to
ensure high quality ingredients and great service.
Check quality and consistency of food in our venues,
ensuring recipes and specifications are followed.
Deliver training sessions for kitchen teams to roll out new
menus and dishes.
Provide hands on support during peak seasons, launches, and
key events.
Conduct weekly standards audits to monitor food safety, food
quality, and kitchen administration.
Drive labour and margin control, consistently working to
exceed budget and forecast targets.
Champion Incipio values and culture by promoting
development, engagement, and opportunity across our kitchens.
Mentor and support our chefs, helping them refine their
leadership skills and grow in their careers.
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of food
at Incipio Group, working across exciting
concepts and dynamic venues while making a real impact on
our people, our product, and our guests’ experience.
Who you’ll be:
Level 3 Food Safety certified.
Level 2 Health and Safety certified.
Relevant experience of at least 3 years. This could be as a Group
Chef, Executive Chef or an experienced Head Chef of high volume premium venues.
Experienced in opening new businesses, sourcing suppliers,
and driving concept development from idea to launch.
A naturally positive person, with a problem solving mindset
and a love of finding solutions.
Resilient under pressure, able to manage multiple priorities
in a fast moving environment.
A clear and confident communicator, able to work effectively
with chefs, suppliers, and stakeholders across the group.
Supportive and able to provide calm, reactive support when
needed.
Fun, energetic, and a natural fit for Incipio’s culture of
creativity and collaboration.
Fluent in English, both spoken and written.
Benefits & Best Bits
Vitality Package: Dental, Optical and Health insurance. Gym
membership discounts + other rewards
Self Space: Free Therapy through Self Space. Accessible to
anyone who works for Incipio
Hugely exciting career development, with opportunities to
grow and expand in this role as the business grows
10% Bonus capacity paid annually
Company awards and events
Sickness & Compassionate Pay
Incentive trips (Think Wine trips to Portugal and Ski Trips
to France)
Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave
Incipio FC + Seasonal Socials
50% discount for food and drink in all our venues
Length in service; earn additional holiday after 2 years
continuous service
Incipio & Inclusivity
We’re all about celebrating individuality & inclusivity.
At Incipio, we believe diverse teams make the best teams. That’s why we welcome
applications from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives regardless of
race, gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or anything else
that makes you uniquely you. If you need any adjustments during the application
process, just let us know. We’ve got you!