Caterlink - Term Time Chef Manager £25,000

TN United Kingdom; Derby; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Chef Manager to lead their catering services in schools and colleges across the UK. This hands-on role requires a commitment to providing exceptional food and service, ensuring that every meal is nutritionally balanced and delicious. You will work closely with your team, demonstrating leadership and expertise in health and safety, food safety, and cooking. With a focus on professional development and a supportive work environment, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on future generations while enjoying a great work/life balance.

Benefits

Blended learning programme

Employee Discount Platform

Employee Assistance Program

Pension scheme eligibility

Qualifications

• Must have experience as a Chef Manager in a similar environment.
• Sound knowledge of health, safety, and food safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure provision of nutritionally balanced and tasty food.
• Manage a team and maintain high standards of food safety.

Skills

Communication Skills

Health and Safety Knowledge

Food Safety Knowledge

IT Literacy

Cooking Skills

Education

Experience in a similar environment

Formal qualifications (e.g., Apprenticeships)

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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:

• With Caterlink you have the opportunity to 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.
• Working for Caterlink ensure you are able to enjoy a great work/life balance – this is the beauty of working term-time only and no weekends!
• 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!
• Our Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP benefits are there for you and your family to use free of charge at any time.
• You may be eligible to join our Pension scheme.