Caterlink - Chef Manager

BaxterStorey; Hampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education sector catering provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Chef Manager to provide nutritionally balanced meals for schools and colleges. The ideal candidate will have great communication skills, a passion for food, and the ability to work hands-on with their team. Responsibilities include ensuring health and safety standards, managing a diverse team, and preparing meals daily. The role offers a competitive salary and career development opportunities, along with a term-time contract allowing for work/life balance.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

Work/life balance – term-time only and no weekends

Employee Discount Platform

Employee Assistance Program

Team events scheduled throughout the year

28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays

Pension scheme

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Experienced in a similar environment.
• Ability to cook.
• Well presented and organized.

Responsibilities

• Ensure nutritionally balanced meals for schools.
• Lead a team in meal preparation and service.
• Maintain health and safety standards.

Skills

Great communication skills

Health and safety knowledge

Food safety knowledge

Passion for food and service

IT literacy skills

Job description

Company Description

Caterlink is the education sector catering specialist. For over 20 years, the Company has delivered fresh food solutions to pupils and staff at Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across the UK. The company caters more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our “Fresh Food Policy” is the foundation of our success and growth in the market coupled with a desire to truly deliver on the promises we make to our clients and support our site-based teams.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Chef Manager who wants to ensure our future generations are provided with nutritionally balanced and tasty food. We serve thousands of meals every day across the UK and want this exceptional service to our schools and colleges to continue.

We therefore need you to be well presented, organised and possess great communication skills and have a genuine passion for what you do. We really want you to demonstrate a real passion for food and service, having worked in a similar environment at a similar level. The role will be hands on, working with your team and having sound health and safety and food safety knowledge as well as a good understanding of GP calculations and IT literacy skills will massively help you be successful in the role. You must also be able to cook.

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.

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.

Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us including :

• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
• Work / life balance – term-time only and no weekends!
• Employee Discount Platformfor savings at supermarkets, cinema, restaurants and many more!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Team events scheduled throughout the year
• 28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
• Pensionscheme
• Competitive salary