Caterlink Chef Manager

WSH Group; Reading; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A catering services provider in Reading is seeking a part-time Chef Manager for St Michaels Primary School. The role focuses on preparing nutritionally balanced meals during term time only, with the added benefit of no weekend work. You will oversee food preparation, manage a team, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards. This position offers various training opportunities and employee discounts.

Benefits

Employee Discount Platform

Wellbeing Services

Training and Development opportunities

Pension scheme access

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation and presentation.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• Ability to manage budgets and inventories.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and present food to required standards.
• Ensure statutory and company compliance with health and safety.
• Manage day-to-day operations and supervise teams.
• Maintain and enhance the company's food reputation.
• Communicate KPIs and financial targets with the management.
• Support and train team members.

Skills

Food safety knowledge

Team management

Customer service

Job description

We are hiring for a Chef Manager at St Michaels Primary School Reading 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.

Role :

• 13.00 per hour
• 30 hours per week working Monday Friday
• Term‑time only working 38.6 weeks per year (includes 3 mandatory cleaning days)

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 Programme 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.

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Part‑time