Head Chef - Science Museum, London

When we founded Benugo 23 years ago we had a vision of not just creating superb, natural food but of giving London something that was a real experience.

This vision is still true today. The Benugo brand stretches from our own award-winning high street stores to cafes and restaurants within some of the world’s best loved public spaces and visitor attraction.

Find out more about us at www.benugo.com

We are looking for an experienced Head Chef to join the team at The Science Museum, London.

The roles oversees the kitchen operations within the Science museum, including The Energy Cafe, The Diner restaurant and a growing events & internal hospitality business.

All outlets serve a selection of freshly made sandwiches, salads, and modern British mains.

The Energy cafe serves a selection on modern British mains alongside Hot dogs and a deli salad section.

The Diner serves a range of salads and mains, as well as focusing on a range of stone baked sourdough pizzas.

Salary: £43,000 to £45,000

Shifts: 5 days out of 7/ Mon- Fri/ Weekends

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

About the Head Chef role:

• To plan, organise and direct the kitchen team to deliver exceptional fresh and seasonal food to specification, ensuring that we never compromise on taste and quality
• To drive sales and monitor costs through responsibly ordering via quality and preferred suppliers
• To be responsible for all aspects of food safety, health and safety and COSHH
• To manage rotas and scheduling accordingly to the business needs
• To coach, train and develop the team
• To work closely with the group Executive Chef on menu development

The ideal candidate will be:

• Passionate about designing, creating and delivering exceptional food dishes
• Experienced working within a high volume kitchen
• Be organised, have attention to detail and be able to run multiple units as well as run events.
• Commercially aware - Understanding of profit margins, purchasing, budgets, labour, food costs

Benugo has built a culture of inclusivity & progression for all employees. Not only have we retained our family-feel culture, but we also offer a range of benefits including:

• Free lunch on shift
• Free tea and coffee at any Benugo location
• A monthly allowance to use at any Benugo location
• Competitive rate
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave pay for when your family is growing
• Company sick leave
• Company annual leave
• Opportunity to develop and further your career within a fast growing an exciting company with a very prestigious list of clients
• Employee discounts at several retailers (via Hapi app) & fitness providers
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme & our trained Mental Health First Aiders

If this sounds like the role for you, apply now!