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🥝 CPU Head Chef up to 52k

COREcruitment | London, United Kingdom | Posted June 07, 2026

CPU Head Chef up to 52k

Job Description

Head Chef - Production Unit (CPU) – Southeast London – Monday to Friday 50-52k

A unique role for a restaurant chef looking for Monday–Friday, daytime only hours.

Work alongside a Michelin-starred chef in a new central production unit, supplying top London restaurants with high-quality mis en place, stocks, sauces, and fresh pasta.

We are partnering with a new premium food production business that supplies some of London's best-known restaurant groups. This is not a restaurant role – it's a chance to apply your kitchen skills in a production environment, with genuine work-life balance and long-term progression.

The Role:

  • Join a small, growing CPU in South East London
  • Work directly alongside a Michelin-starred chef-owner.
  • Batch cook confit meats, stocks, sauces, dressings, pesto, preserves, and fresh pasta for restaurant clients
  • Manage production planning, labelling, batch tracking, and food safety compliance.
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