Head Chef

£33,143 per annum Full time – 37 hours per week About the role: Do you have a passion for creating high quality, diverse and seasonal food that enhances the visitor experience? Are you excited by the opportunity to lead a busy kitchen within one of Luton Culture’s flagship heritage sites? If yes, we’d love to hear from you! We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Head Chef to join the team at Stockwood Discovery Centre, supporting the Head of Commercial Operations in the overall management of our kitchen. You will lead on menu development, uphold exceptional culinary standards and ensure that our 5 star food hygiene rating is maintained. Stockwood Discovery Centre is a vibrant, visitor focused venue with a busy café and a wide variety of events including Illuminated, Living History Weekend and Colourscape. This creates exciting opportunities to innovate, develop new food concepts and help maximise income while delivering memorable experiences for our guests. You will design seasonal menus and daily specials that reflect Luton's rich cultural diversity, ensuring our food offering remains fresh, inclusive and relevant. Alongside this, you’ll manage day to day kitchen operations, supervise staff, monitor budgets and contribute to the smooth running of our commercial services. The role is primarily daytime hours, but some evening work and support at other Trust venues may be required. About you: You will bring strong culinary experience, ideally with previous leadership responsibility within a busy kitchen environment. You’ll have excellent knowledge of menu planning, food safety and stock management, and a passion for producing high quality, culturally diverse dishes. You’ll be organised, calm under pressure and committed to maintaining high standards in food quality, customer service and hygiene. Experience supervising staff and delivering consistent operations in a fast paced setting is essential. A flexible approach to working patterns is required to support events and operational needs across the Trust. Approximate Shift pattern: Summer (April–October): Week 1 & 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 9.00 – 16.30 Off Off 9.00 – 16.30 9.00 – 16.30 9.00 – 16.30 9.00 – 16.30 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 9.00 – 16.30 9.00 – 16.30 9.00 – 16.30 9.00 – 16.30 9.00 – 16.30 Off Off Winter (October–April): Week 1 & 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 8.30 – 16.00 Off Off 8.30 – 16.00 8.30 – 16.00 8.30 – 16.00 8.30 – 16.00 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 8.30 – 16.00 8.30 – 16.00 8.30 – 16.00 8.30 – 16.00 8.30 – 16.00 Off Off About us: Luton Culture is an award winning charitable trust delivering arts, heritage and cultural services across Luton. We work in partnership with our communities to create inspiring, inclusive spaces that improve quality of life for those who live, work and visit the town. How to apply: Please complete the application form and email it to [email protected].