Relief Chefs

• Area Relief Chef
• Contract: Government
• Location: London, E14 4PU
• Hours of work: 40 – Monday – Friday, 07:00 – 16:00

Contract Type: Permanent We are seeking an experienced and versatile Area Relief Chef to support our GPA contract, delivering consistently high standards of food quality, safety and service across multiple sites.​ You will play a key role in maintaining compliance with Health & Safety, Food Hygiene and COSHH regulations, while ensuring our food offer remains fresh, innovative and customer focused.

Job Description We are looking for a strong kitchen leader who can confidently step in for the Head Chef, support menu development and new food innovations, and drive profitability through excellence in execution.​ This role will involve travelling to and supporting various sites, sometimes at short notice, and working closely with the Head Chef, Account Lead Chef and Catering Manager to deliver against budgetary and operational targets.

Key Responsibilities

Lead kitchen operations in the absence of the Head Chef, maintaining company standards, policies and procedures relating to Health & Safety, Food Hygiene and COSHH.

Support multiple sites within the GPA contract as and when required, adapting quickly to different teams, kitchens and service styles, sometimes at short notice.

Deliver excellent food preparation and service across both retail and hospitality offers, ensuring food production, presentation and quality meet company standards.

Support menu development and innovation with the Account Lead Chef and Head Chef, including menu planning, seasonal changes, DMP/menu planning and product tastings, ensuring all recipes and specifications are followed.

Manage kitchen controls including food purchasing, storage, stock management and stock takes, opening and closing procedures, food safety systems and food wastage management using contract tools/software.

Motivate and supervise the kitchen team, holding chefs’ meetings where required, and supporting daily food service briefs to Front of House, including full allergen communication to all staff.

Work to agreed budgets and targets, driving profitability for both ISS and the client through effective execution, portion control and minimising waste.

Represent the company professionally, providing high-quality service to customers and clients.

Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications Strong customer focus, with the ability to build positive relationships and respond quickly to customer and business needs.

Excellent communication skills, able to brief teams clearly, engage confidently with senior clients and support effective teamwork.

Proven experience as a Sous Chef (or capability to reach this level within probation), with experience in high-volume environments.

Strong culinary skills across a range of food styles, including retail, street food, deli, bakery, events, canapés and fine dining.

Solid understanding of food safety, HACCP, allergen management and maintaining audit-ready standards at all times.

Experience in kitchen leadership, motivating and supervising teams, leading service briefs and supporting team development.

Strong organisational skills with experience in stock control, ordering, portion management, wastage reduction and opening/closing procedures.

The Company ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger,

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#facilitiesmanagement ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.

We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.

We are a Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s scheme.

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.

If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com

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