Area Support Chef Manager

Elior; Stafford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company is seeking an Area Support Chef Manager in Stafford, England. This role involves supporting management teams, recruiting and training staff, and ensuring high-quality catering services in schools. Ideal candidates will have leadership experience and a background in catering. Flexible working hours and benefits, including free lunches and family leave, are offered.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Family Leave

Paid Charity Leave

Free On-Site Lunches

Pension schemes

Wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in customer service excellence.
• Proven team leader experience required.
• Experience in contract catering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support management teams and deliver high-quality service.
• Recruit, train, and support colleagues.
• Manage and control budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service excellence

Team motivation

Self-motivation

Catering experience

Job description

General information

Area Support Chef Manager Ref : 2024-66196 Job Information Division : Taylor Shaw Advert Closing Date : 07 / 09 / 2024 Contractual Hours : Full-time Salary : £16.00 Contract Type : Permanent Working Pattern : Monday - Friday, 35 hours per week, term time only Location : Stafford, ST16 2JA Join our team!

Are you a passionate Chef / Cook Manager? If so, we’d love you to join our fantastic catering team supporting our schools within Stafford & Birmingham!

This role sits within our Education division – catering for students. Dedicated to providing high-quality, nutritious, fresh, and sustainable food for our younger generation, we're 100% committed to supporting a healthy diet. At Taylor Shaw & Edwards & Blake, we're driven by the knowledge that young people deserve and need the best food for their wellbeing; we do food with a difference.

What you'll be doing

As an Area Support Chef Manager you will proactively support the management teams on site as well as be accountable for recruiting, inducting, training, and supporting colleagues to deliver an efficient, high-quality service to Elior UK, our customer and clients. you will support sites in Stoke on Trent and Birmingham.

Responsibilities

• Motivating and managing a team
• Controlling and managing a budget
• Accountable for ensuring ongoing team communications, including building internal and external relationships, management reporting and client liaison to enable operational excellence
• Supporting events at site level
• Supporting craft skills throughout the area

Elior is committed to safeguarding children and colleagues. Candidates that are shortlisted for this role, will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, including Children’s Barred List, and two suitable references.

Working Pattern : Monday - Friday, 35 hours per week, term time only

What can you bring?

In this role

• Genuine interest in customer service excellence
• Focused on the front line
• Proven team leader experience
• Self-motivated and able to work well unsupervised
• Previous experience within catering desirable
• Working within an education background in contract catering

Our way of saying thank you

At Elior, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel appreciated & rewarded, which is why we offer generous rewards & benefits in exchange for your dedicated efforts.

FREE On-Site Lunches : Enjoy complimentary lunches, saving you time & money while ensuring you stay nourished & energised throughout the day.

Support Your Way of Life

• Flexible Working : We offer full-time & part-time roles, with varying shift patterns across the business. Allowing colleagues the flexibility to balance their personal & professional commitments
• Term Time Holidays offering you flexibility
• Family Leave : Prioritise family commitments with flexible leave options
• Paid Charity Leave : Make a positive impact with two additional paid days for charity work

Big Enough for Growth, Small Enough to Connect

• Opportunities for career progression while developing a close-knit community

Supporting You Through Life’s Ups & Downs

• Access mental health support & comprehensive wellbeing benefits

Keeping Finances & Wellbeing in Mind

• Life assurance, workplace pension schemes, discounts, cashback, entertainment, leisure discounts, & a cycle-to-work scheme

Why it’s great to work for us

Elior is a multi-award-winning people business and one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, with over 10,000 colleagues operating across a diverse range of sectors including :

• Workplaces & Office Space
• Sporting Venues & Stadiums
• Attraction & Heritage Sites
• Public Sector & Defence
• Health, Care & Hospitals
• Schools, Colleges & Universities

Along with our purpose of enriching lives everywhere, every day, we’re committed to an inclusive culture and want our people to feel appreciated, supported, and fulfilled.

That’s why 85% of colleagues tell us how proud they are to work for us!

Elior Celebrates Equality Our aim is to celebrate a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, continuing to make Elior a great place to work!

Every colleague has a distinctive set of values, skills, and aspirations. To ensure that we attract, develop,and retain best people from the widest possible talent pool we're committed to providing an inclusive environment where our colleagues fulfil their potential and have the opportunity to succeed.

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