Caterlink Chef Manager

WSH Group; Northampton; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service company is looking for a Chef Manager to work at Buckton Fields Primary School in Northampton. This position involves preparing and presenting nutritious meals in a term-time only capacity, with a focus on health and safety compliance. Key responsibilities include managing day-to-day operations, supervising staff, and ensuring high standards are met in service and food quality. This role offers flexibility, great working hours, and opportunities for personal development through training and employee benefits.

Benefits

Access to Employee Discount Platform

Wellbeing Services including Employee Assistance Program

Blended learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation and presentation.
• Understanding of health and safety regulations related to food.
• Ability to manage teams and budgets effectively.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and present food to required standards.
• Ensure all statutory and company requirements are met.
• Enhance company reputation through quality service.
• Oversee daily operations and manage inventories.
• Communicate with clients and monitor KPIs.

Job description

We are hiring for a Chef Manager at Buckton Fields Primary School Northampton 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

• 13.50 per hour
• 35 hours per week working Monday Friday
• Term-time only working 39 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 companys 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 Programand 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 Pensionscheme

Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full-time

Key Skills

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Experience: years

Vacancy: 1