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Restaurant Head Chef

Ireland, Dublin Employment contract 55000.00 EUR / Year · Job Posted June 16, 2026
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As Restaurant Head Chef at the RDS, you will lead the culinary vision and day-to-day food operations across all restaurants in the RDS. Working with Levy's market-leading food philosophy, you'll be responsible for delivering outstanding restaurant quality dishes across Ireland's top racecourses.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead the culinary vision and day-to-day food operations across all restaurants in the RDS
  • Develop menus that are innovative, commercially sound and operationally scalable for large-volume events
  • Drive continuous improvement, creativity and food innovation across all offers
  • Oversee all restaurant kitchen operations across RDS
  • Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality food, presentation and service at scale
  • Plan and resource kitchens effectively to meet fluctuating event demands
  • Lead, motivate and develop a growing kitchen team
  • Build a strong talent pipeline through training, mentoring and succession planning
  • Foster a positive, inclusive and high-performance kitchen culture
  • Work closely with senior kitchen team to manage food costs, gross profit, labour and stock management
  • Assist in purchasing, supplier relationships and cost control in line with Levy and Compass Group standards
  • Drive waste reduction and sustainable practices across the operation
  • Ensure full compliance with food safety, hygiene, health & safety and HACCP requirements
  • Maintain audit readiness and uphold Levy's quality and safety standards at all times
  • Ensure all equipment, kitchens and storage areas are maintained to the highest standards
  • Work closely with the restaurant managers to deliver seamless event experiences
  • Support client tastings, menu presentations and bespoke event proposals
  • Represent Levy and RDS with professionalism at all times

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Head Chef or Sous Chef within a large-scale, high-volume environment
  • Strong background in fine dining restaurant or similar venue
  • Exceptional leadership and people-management skills
  • Strong and proven cost and margin control
  • In-depth knowledge of food safety, HACCP and compliance

Nice to have

  • Experience working within a premium fine dining restaurant e.g. Michelin standard
  • Track record of menu innovation and culinary development

What we offer

  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Clear opportunities for development and progression within Compass Group
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