We are Company of Cooks, and we believe brilliant food and drink starts with brilliant people. For over 25 years, we’ve been part of some of the UK’s most loved cultural destinations, from historic palaces and botanical gardens to buzzing galleries and performance spaces, running the cafés, restaurants, bars and events that bring these incredible places to life.
Our values - Craft, Creativity and Community - guide everything we do. They shape how we work together, how we support our partners, and how we make each guest feel welcome. If you care about food, people and doing things properly, you’ll feel right at home here.
Wherever we are, we do more than serve. We bring places to life through food, service and creativity and we’re looking for a Chef Manager to join our team in London.
Location: London EC3N 4AB
Rate of Pay: £35,000 per annum
Working Pattern: 40 hours per week, 5/7, 8:30am - 5:00pm

GUEST EXPERIENCE & SERVICE:

• Lead a warm, fast, and consistent service culture across all outdoor points of sale.
• Be a visible floor leader during peak trading; handle guest feedback and recover service on the spot.
• Ensure clear, attractive menus/price points and signage suitable for high-footfall, outdoor trading.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Proven supervisor/manager experience in high-footfall, outdoor or quick-service F&B.

• Strong food safety knowledge (Level 3 Food Hygiene preferred) and allergen management confidence. • Commercially sharp: forecasting, labour planning, GP drivers, waste control.

• Systems: Lolly Move (or similar POS), rota/HR platforms (e.g., Ubeya), MS Office/Sheets.
• Physically capable of outdoor trading requirements (weather exposure, safe manual handling of carts/equipment).
• Calm, clear communicator; leads from the front and coaches in the moment.