Caterlink - Chef Manager

Caterlink LTD; Swindon; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in education catering seeks a passionate Chef Manager dedicated to providing nutritious meals to future generations. This role requires hands-on leadership, ensuring that every meal served meets high standards of quality and safety. Join a team that values development and work-life balance, offering opportunities for training and growth while working term-time only with no weekends. With a commitment to safeguarding and inclusivity, this position is perfect for those who want to make a difference in the lives of students while enjoying a supportive and rewarding work environment.

Benefits

Blended Learning Programme

Employee Discount Platform

Employee Assistance Program

Virtual GP Benefits

Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar environment with a passion for food and service.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety, and food safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the provision of nutritionally balanced meals to students.
• Lead a team in delivering exceptional food service in schools.

Skills

Communication Skills

Health and Safety Knowledge

Food Safety Knowledge

Cooking Skills

IT Literacy

Organizational Skills

Education

Formal Qualifications (e.g., Chef Training)

Apprenticeships

Job 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, with a genuine passion for what you do. You should 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. 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:

1. With Caterlink, you have the opportunity for 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. Everyone who joins us is provided with an induction where they learn more about us and enable them to be the best they can be. We invest in development opportunities and are always looking to recruit, train, and retain the best people for our own future talent and your own future development.
2. Working for Caterlink ensures you enjoy a great work/life balance – this is the beauty of working term-time only and no weekends!
3. We offer you access to our Employee Discount Platform where you can make great savings at supermarkets, cinemas, restaurants, as well as holiday discounts, family days out, and many more!
4. Our Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP benefits are there for you and your family to use free of charge at any time.
5. You may be eligible to join our Pension scheme.