Caterlink - Chef Manager

Caterlink; Crawley Down; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeships

Employee Discount Platform

Wellbeing Services

Pension scheme

Job summary

Caterlink is seeking a Chef Manager for The Oaks Primary School in Crawley to provide nutritionally balanced, tasty meals during term-time. The role offers 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 38 weeks per year, at £13.75 per hour.

Lead kitchen operations, supervise staff, manage inventories and budgets, and ensure Health & Safety and Food Safety standards are met. You will be the main client contact, drive improvements, and support training and KPI achievement.

Qualifications

• Experience in kitchen operations and supervising staff.
• Ability to manage inventories and budgets.
• Strong understanding of Health and Safety and Food Safety standards.

Responsibilities

• To prepare, cook and present food to Caterlink and client standards.
• Ensure location meets Health & Safety, Food Safety and environmental laws.
• Maintain Caterlink's reputation by delivering high-quality food and service.
• Oversee day-to-day running, supervise teams, manage inventories and budgets.
• Serve as main client contact at the school, drive improvements.
• Communicate with line manager to monitor KPIs and financial targets.
• Lead and train teams, ensuring training completion and performance management.

Skills

Food preparation

Team supervision

Budget monitoring

Health & Safety

Job description

Job Description

We are hiring for a Chef Manager at The Oaks Primary School, 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.

The role:

• £13.75per hour
• 30 hours per week working Monday - Friday
• Term-time only - working 38 weeks per year

Your key responsibilities will include:

• 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.

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