Head Chef – Salford – Full Time – Salford

Company: Compass Group
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Location: Salford
Job Description:

Salary: 40,011 per annumShift hours: Full Time

Head Chef – Salford

40,011 per annum | Monday to Friday

Are you an experienced Head Chef who thrives in a high-end hospitality environment?

Were looking for a talented and passionateHead Chef to join the Eurest team at our prestigious Bupa site inSalford. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a catering team within a professional office environment, with an increasing focus onhospitality, events and exceptional food experiences.

Youll take the lead in delivering fresh, high-quality food across the site, ensuring every service is delivered to a consistently high standard. Alongside the day-to-day catering operation, youll play a key role in developing our growing hospitality offer, creating memorable experiences for clients and guests.

What youll be doing

  • Lead, motivate and develop the catering team, creating a positive and high-performing kitchen environment.
  • Oversee the day-to-day kitchen operation, ensuring consistently high standards of food quality, presentation and service.
  • Develop and deliver fresh, exciting menus across the restaurant and hospitality offer.
  • Take ownership of hospitality and events, delivering food to a high-end standard for a variety of occasions.
  • Work closely with the wider team and client to understand requirements and continually develop the food offer.
  • Manage food costs, ordering, stock, waste and kitchen processes effectively.
  • Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene and compliance.
  • Lead by example and bring creativity, passion and a genuine love of food to the role.

What were looking for

  • Previous experience working as a Head Chef or in a senior kitchen leadership role.
  • A strong background inhigh-end hospitality, events or premium contract catering.
  • A passion for fresh food and delivering exceptional presentation and quality.
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop a team.
  • Excellent organisation and communication skills.
  • Commercial awareness and an understanding of food costs, margins and kitchen management.
  • Someone who enjoys working with clients and can build strong working relationships.

The opportunity

This is a great opportunity to join a prestigious site where hospitality is continuing to grow, giving you the chance to put your own stamp on the food offer and develop something really special.

A trade test will form part of the interview process, giving you the opportunity to showcase your culinary skills and creativity.

If youre an ambitious Head Chef looking for a MondayFriday role where food quality, hospitality and people really matter, wed love to hear from you.

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Posted: October 7th, 2026