Head Chef

PermanentNEW

Head Chef role with great work-life balance
Winchester opportunity offering term-time only working

Join a forward-thinking catering team as a Head Chef in Winchester, where you’ll enjoy term-time hours, a supportive culture, and the chance to lead a large, dynamic kitchen operation. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced leader looking for stability, development, and a short commute from Southampton.

You’ll oversee a busy, high-volume service while working in an environment that values kindness, wellbeing, and collaboration. If you’re looking for a role that blends professional challenge with genuine work-life balance, this could be the ideal next step.

Why apply / What’s in it for you?

You’ll enjoy:

• A salary of £36,000, working 37 hours per week over 39 weeks per year
• A warm, inclusive workplace with a supportive team culture
• Special leave for key life moments
• Access to wellbeing support, staff forums, groups and activities
• No expectation to answer emails out of hours
• Lunch provided at all lunchtime meetings
• Seasonal treats, end-of-term meals, and regular staff events
• Bike and computer loan schemes

Key Responsibilities

In this Head Chef position, you will:

• Lead the full kitchen operation, reporting to the Catering Manager
• Oversee daily catering for 5,000 day students and 73 boarding students
• Manage an in-house hospitality service
• Guide, support and organise a brigade of 15-20 staff
• Maintain high standards of quality, safety, and consistency

What we’re looking for

To succeed as our next Head Chef, you will:

• Be an experienced Chef with a background in high-volume catering
• Bring strong leadership experience within large kitchen teams
• Demonstrate excellent culinary skills and creativity as a Chef
• Have solid knowledge of HACCP, food safety and health & safety regulations
• Show strong budgeting, costing and waste-reduction skills
• Be organised, calm under pressure, and passionate about catering for young people as a Chef

If you’re ready for your next step as a Head Chef in Winchester, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now.

Job Number │ 934681 / INDSOTONCHEF
Location │ Winchester
Role │ Head Chef
Consulant│Ollie Moore

Platinum Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.