Head Chef in Edinburgh

Salary: £40,000 per annum

• Personal Development and Training opportunities 
• Life assurance scheme 
• Pension scheme 
• Holiday allowance 
• Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
• Eye care 
• A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance 
• Family friendly support 
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders 
• A holiday purchase scheme 
• Volunteering days 
• Professional subscriptions 
• Recognition schemes and people awards 
• Long service awards 
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers 

Great food in the workplace isn’t simply about fuel.
It’s about increasing productivity and improving performance; it’s about happy, motivated people and inspiring environments. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do – we live to bring food and people together. 

We are brave, bold and curious adventurers in food and drink. Never shy of being different, always challenging the conventional. 

Our passionate team of chefs, baristas, servers, nutritionists and much more, love nothing more than creating memorable moments that enrich the everyday. Come and join our award-winning teams – we are currently recruiting for a Head Chef to join our team.

As Head Chef, you will take full ownership of the culinary offer, developing a fresh and engaging food concept that caters to both daytime corporate guests and evening social diners.

Working closely with the Front of House leadership team, you will play a key role in continuously evolving the customer experience, ensuring the offer remains relevant, commercially successful, and reflective of current food trends.

Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week with occasional weekends (Approximately 4 a year)

Location: Edinburgh City Centre

Contract: Full Time

• Create, develop and implement menus from scratch across breakfast, lunch, sharing plates and evening dining.
• Manage food costing, menu engineering and kitchen budgets to deliver strong commercial performance.
• Lead, motivate and develop the kitchen team, creating a positive and high-performing culture.
• Recruit, train and mentor chefs at all levels.
• Work collaboratively with Front of House colleagues to enhance customer experience and drive sales.
• Maintain the highest standards of food quality, presentation, hygiene and safety.
• Manage stock control, ordering processes and supplier relationships.
• Drive innovation and continually review and improve the food proposition.
• Ensure compliance with all food safety and health & safety legislation.

We are looking for a chef who combines strong operational leadership with genuine culinary creativity.

Working with Gather & Gather has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.  

About Us

As part of Compass you'll help to feed people, fuel progress and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.