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Head Chef- Monday - Friday

Job Introduction

🔥 Join Our Culinary Leadership Team as Head Chef – Fresh Food, Bold Flavours, Exceptional Experiences 🔥

Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
Salary: up to  £45,000 per annum
Hours: 40 hours per week | Monday – Friday | 7:00am – 4:00pm

At Gather & Gather, we don’t just feed people – we create moments. As one of the UK and Ireland’s most distinctive workplace hospitality providers, we’re passionate about fresh, seasonal food, outstanding coffee, and service that makes a real difference.

We’re looking for a dynamic Head Chef to lead our culinary team across two vibrant sites on a large, modern campus in Ware. This is more than a kitchen job – it’s a chance to shape exceptional employee dining experiences for a diverse, engaged community.

🍽 What You’ll Be Doing:

• Leading with flavour – bringing fresh, innovative menus to life with locally sourced ingredients.
• Inspiring and developing a talented kitchen team of up to 8 team members,  to deliver consistently high-quality food and service.
• Working closely with our hospitality and front-of-house teams to deliver seamless, memorable dining experiences.
• Managing daily operations with creativity, precision, and a love for what you do. 

👨‍🍳 What You’ll Bring:

• A passion for fresh food and bold culinary ideas.
• Leadership that motivates, mentors, and drives excellence.
• Experience delivering high-volume, high-quality food in a multi-site or campus-style environment.
• A love for hospitality, and a genuine desire to elevate workplace dining. 

Why Gather & Gather?

• A supportive, food-focused culture where your ideas matter.
• Monday to Friday schedule – keep your evenings and weekends for yourself.
• A real opportunity to make your mark on a flagship campus site. 

Ready to take your chef career to the next level? Bring your passion and creativity to Gather & Gather and help us redefine what workplace dining can be.

Apply now and let’s cook up something amazing together. 🍳✨

What's in it for you?

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

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Private medical eligibility
• 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