Caterlink - Chef Manager

Caterlink Ltd; Crawley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading catering service provider in Crawley is seeking a Chef Manager for The Mill Academy. This role focuses on ensuring nutritious and appetizing meals for students while maintaining excellent food standards. Working term-time only with no weekends, this position requires managing kitchen operations, supervising staff, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Ideal candidates should have experience in food preparation and team management, offering a competitive pay rate of £13.15 per hour for 30 hours a week.

Qualifications

• Experience in kitchen management and food preparation.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations in food services.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food adhering to company standards.
• Supervise teams and ensure effective communication.
• Manage inventories and monitor budgets.
• Be the main contact for the client and implement improvements.

Skills

Food preparation

Health and Safety compliance

Team supervision

Communication skills

Job description

Chef Manager – The Mill Academy, Crawley

We are hiring for a Chef Manager at The Mill Academy, Crawley 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 so is great for those looking for flexibility.

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.

Compensation and Hours

• £13.15 per hour
• 30 hours per week working Monday – Friday
• Term‑time only – working 38 weeks per year