Caterlink - Relief Chef Manager

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Dudley; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blended learning programme

Employee discounts platform

Wellbeing services

Pension scheme

Job summary

Caterlink, the education sector catering specialist, is hiring a Relief Chef/Catering Manager to cover in the Birmingham area. This mobile role requires you to have your own transport and works term-time only with no weekends.

The role involves preparing, cooking and presenting food to the standards required by Caterlink and clients, and ensuring all locations comply with Health and Safety, Food Safety and environmental legislation while maintaining excellent service standards.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Chef Manager in contract catering, education preferred.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Passion for fresh, quality ingredients and innovative menus.
• Excellent organisational, communication, and financial management skills.
• Knowledge of current food trends, sustainability, and allergen control.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and present food to Caterlink and client standards.
• Ensure locations meet Health and Safety, Food Safety and environmental laws.
• Maintain Caterlink’s reputation for high food quality and service.
• Support daily running of locations, supervise teams, manage inventories and budgets.

Skills

Chef Manager

Leadership

Menu planning

Food safety

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 hiring for a Relief Chef/Catering Manager to provide cover in the area of TOWN to support our existing site-based teams This role is working term-time only and no weekends so is great for those looking for flexibility.

This role will be a mobile-based role so you will therefore need to have your own transport.

The area covered will be in and around Birmingham.

The role:

• £13.50per hour
• 27.5hours per week working Monday – Friday
• Term-time only
• Your key responsibilities will include:
• To prepare, cook and present food to the standards required by Caterlink and the client
• To ensure that our locations 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 support with the day-to-day running of the location and supervising teams including managing inventories, monitoring budgets, and implementing action plans

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.

Qualifications

Candidate Profile:

• Ideally, you will have experience as an Chef Manager within a contract catering environment, preferably in independent education, or a high-profile business and industry setting.
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Passionate about fresh, quality ingredients and innovative menus
• Excellent organisational, communication, and financial management skills
• Knowledge of current food trends, sustainability, and allergen control

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