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About the Role

The Head Chef will lead all culinary operations within the Heritage Halls, delivering world-class food experiences across conferences, exhibitions, banquets, VIP events, and live cooking stations. This role ensures exceptional quality, innovation, food safety compliance, cost control, and seamless coordination with event and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead all kitchen operations across exhibitions, banquets, VIP functions and special events, ensuring exceptional standards and flawless delivery.
• Create innovative menus featuring seasonal, international and bespoke dishes that embrace culinary trends, sustainability and local sourcing.
• Deliver outstanding event catering, managing high-volume, multi-outlet food production, service excellence and premium presentation standards.
• Inspire and develop your team, leading, training and scheduling kitchen colleagues while fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Drive operational excellence, managing budgets, stock, wastage, compliance, reporting, client tastings and stakeholder relationships while representing the ICC brand.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing hospitality, events and function catering within a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Strong leadership skills, with a track record of motivating, developing and managing successful teams.
• Excellent knowledge of food hygiene, health & safety and statutory requirements, supported by a food hygiene qualification as a minimum.
• Commercially minded, with experience managing budgets, controlling costs and delivering operational efficiencies.
• A confident communicator, providing exceptional customer service, building relationships across all levels and using IT systems effectively.
• Satisfactory pre-employment checks, including verification of identity, proof of address, right to work, employment history, qualifications, and DBS check where relevant.

Skills

• Culinary innovation
• Menu creation
• Food safety compliance
• Cost control
• Team leadership
• Budget management
• Stock management
• Wastage control
• Client relationship management
• IT systems proficiency

Location

• London

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Management experience in hospitality, events, and function catering

Education Level

• Food hygiene qualification

Benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave
• Life Assurance
• 5% Pension Contribution
• Healthshield Cover
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eye Care Support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme

About the Company

• Olympia Events manages iconic event venues at Olympia, a cultural and architectural landmark hosting extraordinary events since 1886.
• Olympia is undergoing a £1.3 billion transformation into London's newest fully integrated entertainment, culture, and business destination.
• Legends Global is committed to leading the entertainment industry towards a greener, faster, and more innovative digital future.
• Legends Global aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by colleagues, customers, and suppliers.

Equal Opportunity

• We are committed to active inclusion, diversity, and equal opportunities.
• We welcome discussions about flexible working arrangements.
• If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know in your application.