Eixample, Barcelona
Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It You’re the seasoned culinary professional ready to be a part of and help drive two exciting new projects opening in The Social Hub Barcelona. Grandmother is an all day cafe serving serving sandwiches, baked goods and delicious meals inspired by everyone’s favourite Grandmother. The Clubhouse is the all-day heart of The Social Hub. A busy, social kitchen serving modern club classics from breakfast through to late night, built around quality produce, familiar dishes done properly, and a fast, friendly service culture. It’s a place where chefs cook food people genuinely want to eat, every day. You’ll oversee kitchen operations across multiple outlets and event spaces, ensuring every dish meets the highest quality standards and every service runs smoothly. Innovation is your middle name: you bring fresh ideas, seasonal inspiration, and a touch of daring to every plate while keeping operations efficient and commercially strong. You lead from the front, coaching your team to grow, collaborate, and perform at their best. Reporting to the Executive Chef and working closely with the Director of F&B and Regional Head Chef, you play a key role in maintaining quality, driving culinary innovation, and achieving operational and financial targets. Your mission is simple: create a kitchen that guests love, and teams are proud to be part of. In Case You Don’t Know Who We Are Known for being the rule breakers in hospitality, TSH is a fun, creative and inspiring environment where everyone can work, stay, learn and play and most importantly – be themselves. As an employer we look, act and think like a hotel, but instead we offer a lot more. Think student accommodation, long and short stay options, gyms, talks, events, rooftop bar and eat & drink escapes as well as community and coworking spaces. Located in The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, and the UK, with several new openings on the way, this hybrid hospitality concept may take root in the heart of Europe, but our plans are set for going global. What You’ll Do Lead and inspire the kitchen team to deliver memorable dining experiences across all outlets and event operations. Design and continuously evolve menus in collaboration with the Regional Head Chef and F&B leadership. Oversee day-to-day kitchen operations, ensuring quality, consistency, and efficient service delivery. Implement and maintain strong kitchen systems for prep, workflow, hygiene, and inventory control. Manage staffing schedules and team development to ensure productivity and team wellbeing. Control food costs, labor, and inventory while maintaining menu quality and guest satisfaction. Implement waste reduction initiatives and track food waste to improve sustainability and efficiency. Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure fresh, local, and sustainable sourcing. Work closely with events and F&B teams to ensure seamless execution of catering and special events. Engage with guests when possible, gathering feedback and continuously improving culinary experiences. What You’ll Have Minimum 3 years’ experience as Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef with full responsibility for kitchen operations in a busy, high-quality environment. Strong expertise in menu creation, kitchen leadership, and multi-outlet or high-volume operations. Proven experience leading teams, coaching talent, and fostering collaboration and performance. Strong financial understanding, including budgeting, food cost control, labour management, and P&L awareness. A creative mindset with a passion for hospitality and memorable guest experiences. Calmness under pressure, decisiveness, and a hands-on, solution-oriented approach. You speak English and Spanish What We Offer The opportunity to work at a dynamic, multi-national company. Not just another hotel - we’re a game changing innovator, challenging every convention and defining the future The opportunity to work for a Certified B Corp® company that balances profit with positive impact, collaborating with organizations like and the to create meaningful change The chance to learn and grow in your role with the potential for future growth Awesome discounts in all our properties in Europe and not just for you, but also for your friends and family! A wonderful workplace to call home, full of events, fun colleagues and all the other amazing salary/benefits stuff Who you are, is how we want you to be. To us, hybrid hospitality goes across the board, from how we service our guests to how we represent ourselves. Here, everyone belongs, and we welcome people no matter their nationality, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion or culture. Your authenticity keeps our team diverse. Come as you are.
