Assistant Chef Manager

TN United Kingdom; Huthwaite; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a fast-growing company as an Assistant Chef Manager, where you will lead a passionate team in providing exceptional food experiences for students. This role offers fantastic hours, working Monday to Friday during school term time, allowing you to enjoy more time with family and friends. With a focus on creativity and quality, you will support the Chef Manager in delivering top-notch catering services while benefiting from a dedicated team that supports your development through training and apprenticeships. This is a unique opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children while advancing your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Training courses and apprenticeships

No late nights

More time off during holidays

Qualifications

• Passion for delivering exceptional food and service to schools.
• Ability to lead, develop, and motivate kitchen teams.

Responsibilities

• Support Chef Manager with operational and financial responsibilities.
• Ensure consistency of food and service standards.
• Drive sales through promotions and events.

Skills

Craft-based experience using fresh ingredients

Knowledge of health and safety practices

Basic understanding of gross profit management

Supervisory experience

Experience within a similar environment

Job description

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Aspens Services Ltd is a market leading contract catering company specialising in school food. By combining our understanding of the education sector and our knowledge of what's on trend in the food world, we encourage creativity and excitement in our kitchens, allowing our teams to do what they do best and provide fantastic food experiences for the children.

By providing excellent care and services to both clients and children, we have ensured the successful growth of the company and to keep up with the rapid pace of this growth, we are now looking for an experienced Assistant Chef Manager to join the team.

The role:

As the Assistant Chef Manager you will be supporting the Chef Manager with the operational and financial responsibility for your school catering facility, focusing on delivering the highest quality of food and service as well as having the flair, originality and ability to make this one of the best school catering offers in the area.

Your responsibilities will include:

Leading, developing, coaching, training, and motivating the team in your kitchen

Assisting with the catering operation including stock, food, and labour costs

Ensuring consistency of food and service standards delivered to the students and staff

Driving sales through monthly promotions and added-value events

Assisting with managing and improving controllable costs

Maintaining company systems & procedures, and legislation

Carrying out regular audits to ensure standards are being met

About you

We need someone who shares our passion for delivering exceptional food and service to our schools along with the following skills and experience:

Craft-based experience using fresh ingredients

Knowledge of health and safety practices

Basic understanding of gross profit management

Supervisory experience

Experience within a similar environment

Firstly, fantastic hours. You'll work Monday to Friday during school term time meaning more time with friends and family and no working at Christmas!

This role is:

37.5 hours per week - with no late nights

Working 39 weeks per year based around term time - what could you do with all that time off?

£13 per hour

You'll also benefit from:

Working for a fast growing, ambitious company. There is no ceiling here in terms of where you can take your career

A dedicated L&D team to support you in developing your skills including apprenticeships and training courses that are available for everyone.

Please note, we do expect all staff to share our commitment of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/young people and an enhanced DBS disclosure will be sought by the company.