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Executive Chef

Cafe & Restaurant
Birmingham

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£29,373.51 - £69,311.66 a year
2 days ago

Qualifications

Hospitality
Supply chain
Cooking
Cost control
Leadership
Restaurant experience
Communication skills

Full job description

ABOUT US

We are an award-winning café and restaurant group operating 10+ locations across the UK, with ambitious plans for continued national and international expansion.

Our concept combines modern halal café culture with vibrant South Asian-inspired cuisine, offering a diverse menu that includes brunch, breakfast, street food, rice bowls, burgers, curries, desserts, coffee, speciality teas and mocktails.

As we enter the next phase of growth, we are looking for an exceptional Executive Chef / Head Chef to lead our culinary strategy and help shape the future of the brand.

This is a rare opportunity for a creative and commercially minded chef to make a genuine impact on a growing multi-site hospitality business.

THE ROLE

This is not a traditional Head Chef position.

We are looking for a culinary leader who can combine creativity, operational excellence and commercial awareness.

You will be responsible for developing innovative menus, improving food standards across all locations, supporting operational teams, training kitchen staff and helping position the business as one of the UK's leading café brands.

You will work closely with the leadership team and have significant influence over the future direction of the food offering.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIESCulinary Leadership

Lead the overall culinary direction of the business
Develop and maintain food standards across all locations
Drive innovation and product development
Create systems that ensure consistency across multiple stores
Support future expansion plans

Menu Development

Design and launch innovative brunch menus
Develop seasonal menu updates
Create limited-time offers and promotional products
Research emerging food trends and customer preferences
Develop dishes that appeal to Gen Z and Millennial audiences
Introduce visually exciting and social-media-friendly menu items
Balance creativity with operational simplicity and profitability
Create dishes that can be replicated consistently across multiple sites

Food Innovation

We are seeking someone who understands:

Modern café culture
Contemporary brunch concepts
Global food trends
Premium presentation techniques
Food styling and plating
Customer dining experience
Fusion cuisine development
Instagram-worthy products that drive customer engagement

The successful candidate will be expected to bring fresh ideas and continuously evolve the menu offering.

MULTI-SITE OPERATIONS

You will oversee food operations across our growing network of locations.

Responsibilities include:

Conducting regular site visits and food audits
Supporting store managers and operational teams
Ensuring recipe compliance
Monitoring food quality and consistency
Improving kitchen efficiencies
Managing food specifications
Reducing wastage
Increasing gross profit margins
Maintaining food safety standards
Ensuring operational excellence across all locations

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

People development will form a key part of the role.

You will:

Train chefs and kitchen teams
Develop comprehensive training programmes
Create recipe manuals and operational guides
Produce specification sheets and cooking procedures
Deliver practical kitchen workshops
Support new store openings
Coach and mentor future kitchen leaders
Build a culture of culinary excellence throughout the business

CENTRAL KITCHEN & SUPPLY CHAIN

The ideal candidate will have experience working within a structured multi-site environment.

Responsibilities include:

Recipe standardisation
Menu costing and margin analysis
Central production planning
Product development
Supplier sourcing and management
Procurement support
Yield management
Portion control systems
Cost engineering
New product implementation

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

We are looking for a proven hospitality professional who possesses:

Executive Chef or Group Head Chef experience
Multi-site hospitality experience
Strong brunch menu development experience
Experience within café, restaurant or hospitality groups
Excellent leadership and communication skills
Strong commercial awareness
Experience launching successful menu concepts
Experience improving operational performance
Strong understanding of food cost control and profitability
Experience building and leading high-performing teams
Passion for innovation and continuous improvement

IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate will be equally comfortable:

Creating a best-selling brunch dish
Training a kitchen team
Analysing food costs and margins
Conducting store audits
Working alongside suppliers
Developing scalable systems
Leading menu innovation projects

This role requires someone who can think like a chef, operate like a business leader and execute like a trainer.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

Experience working with brands similar to:

Premium café groups
Brunch-led concepts
Multi-site restaurant businesses
Fast-growing hospitality brands
Franchise operations
Central production kitchens

Experience supporting multiple sites and scaling food operations would be highly advantageous.

Pay: £29,373.51-£69,311.66 per year

Application question(s):

Please describe your experience working with South Asian, halal, fusion or brunch-led food concepts, including examples of menus or dishes you have developed.
What makes you a suitable candidate for this role?
If you had to create a brunch menu which five items you will have in your menu and why?

Work Location: In person

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