Caterlink - Chef Manager

Caterlink; Alcester; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company is seeking a Chef Manager at St Nicholas in Alcester to ensure the provision of nutritionally balanced food during term time. The role includes managing a kitchen, supervising staff, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Ideal candidates must have a Level 2 food production qualification. This position offers a flexible work schedule with no weekends and various benefits including a blended learning program for development and access to wellbeing services.

Benefits

Employee Discount Platform

Wellbeing Services including free Virtual GP

Pension scheme eligibility

Qualifications

• Level 2 food production qualification required.
• Understanding of Health and Safety and Food Safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and present food to required standards.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Manage the day-to-day running of the kitchen and supervise teams.
• Communicate with the line manager to monitor KPIs.

Skills

Food production

Health and Safety compliance

Education

Lvl 2 food production

Job description

Overview

We are hiring for a Chef Manager at St Nicholas in Alcester B49 6AQ who wants to ensure our future generations are provided with nutritionally balanced and tasty food. This role is working term-time only and no weekends, which is great for those looking for flexibility.

The role

• £15.00 per hour
• 40 hours per week, working Monday – Friday
• Term-time only – working 39 weeks per year

Your key responsibilities

• To prepare, cook and present food to the standards required by Caterlink and the client
• To ensure that the location meets statutory and company requirements of Health and Safety, Food Safety and environmental legislations and procedures
• To ensure that the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers and expectations are consistently exceeded
• To be responsible for the day-to-day running of the location and supervising teams including managing inventories, monitoring budgets, and implementing action plans
• To be the main point of contact for our client in your school ensuring that regular adjustments and improvements are both recommended and implemented
• Communicating regularly with your line manager to monitor KPIs and financial targets to ensure these are achieved
• Supporting and training our teams, leading from the front to make sure everyone can excel in their role by ensuring all training is completed and performance is managed

Caterlink strives to always provide a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all our teams where every individual is treated with respect, integrity and has the opportunity to grow and be treated equally and with fairness at all times.

Caterlink is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be obtained for this role.

Qualifications

• Lvl 2 food production

Additional Information

• There are many advantages to working for us including:
• You have the opportunity of a blended learning programme that can include formal qualifications including apprenticeships, classroom training, eLearning and on the job training to support and encourage your development and enable you to be the best you can be
• We offer you access to our Employee Discount Platform where you can make great savings at supermarkets, cinema, restaurants as well as holiday discounts, family days out and many more!
• You will have full access to our Wellbeing Services including the Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP benefits which are there for you and your family to use free of charge at any time
• You may be eligible to join our Pension scheme