Catering Manager: Lead Menus, Service & Team

OCS

Peterborough

On-site

GBP 38,000 - 46,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a dedicated Chef Manager to lead our catering team across appointed premises. You will deliver outstanding food and drink offerings to clients and visitors, ensuring high service standards.

The role requires strong leadership, menu planning, and rigorous adherence to health and safety. You will recruit local unit team members and work closely with the Operations Manager to uphold quality and connectivity with customers.

Qualifications

  • Right to work in the UK
  • Autonomous yet able to work in a team
  • Background in contract catering preferred but not essential
  • Excellent knowledge of health and safety and food safety
  • Ability to recruit and develop local unit team members
  • Experience in planning menus and stock control

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and manage all catering and associated services at appointed premises
  • Manage the food production in line with company recipes, cooked and presented to a high specification
  • Planning and promotion of menus, stock control and EDI ordering of all supplies
  • To always be responsible for the security of the unit money
  • To recruit all local unit Team Members as agreed with the Operations Manager and appraise all unit Team Members on an agreed time scale

Skills

Team leadership
Customer service
Health and safety
Food safety
Cooking
Contract catering experience

Education

City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2 or level 2 diploma in Professional Cookery

Job description

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a dedicated Chef Manager to lead our catering team across appointed premises. You will deliver outstanding food and drink offerings to clients and visitors, ensuring high service standards.

The role requires strong leadership, menu planning, and rigorous adherence to health and safety. You will recruit local unit team members and work closely with the Operations Manager to uphold quality and connectivity with customers.

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