Chef

Mytime Active; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused social enterprise in Greater London is seeking a culinary professional to prepare, cook, and present meals with a focus on using fresh, seasonal ingredients. This role includes managing a budget and supervising catering staff to ensure smooth kitchen operations. The ideal candidate should have experience in a similar environment handling varied menus and events. Join us and support local wellbeing initiatives through our diverse services.

Benefits

Free access to Mytime Leisure & Golf

30 days annual leave

25% off food and beverage

Early Pay

New Employee Referral Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in cooking and presenting a varied daily menu, buffets, and catering for functions.

Responsibilities

• Comply with set menus using fresh and seasonal products.
• Prepare, cook, and present all meals attractively.
• Supervise food delivery and presentation.
• Manage the food budget to meet monthly targets.
• Order supplies cost-effectively.
• Keep stock secure and maintain accurate records.
• Manage catering staff for efficient kitchen operations.

Job description

If so, bring your culinary skills to a vibrant team and make a real impact on our guests' experience at our sites!

Benefits

• Free access to Mytime Leisure & Golf for you and one other (worth up to £1,000 each year!)
• 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays). Additional leave with length of service.
• 25% off food and beverage and free hot drinks.
• Early Pay – withdraw a part of your salary in advance of the pay day.
• New Employee Referral Bonus.
• Discounts, eVouchers & salary sacrifice schemes via ourEmployee Benefits Platform.

Key Duties

• Comply with set menus which reflect Mytime Actives standard of using fresh, high quality and seasonal products.
• Prepare, cook and present all meals attractively and in line with specification. The majority of dishes will be made in-house.
• Supervise food delivery and presentation.
• Manage the food budget so that expenditure does not exceed the set monthly targets.
• Order all supplies cost-effectively using nominated and approved suppliers.
• Keep stock secure at all times, storing foodstuffs appropriately and maintain accurate records. Avoid unnecessary wastage and deterioration of foodstuffs.
• Manage catering staff to ensure a professional, safe, clean and efficient kitchen operation.

Role Requirements

• Experience of working in a similar environment which has included cooking and presentation of a varied daily menu, buffets and catering for functions.

Interested? Here's a little more about us:

We are an independent social enterprise on a mission to improve wellbeing through our range of accessible services.

These include golf, swimming, gyms, bowling, social and health programmes at 20 locations across Bromley, the Midlands and Hampshire.

We reinvest our profits into the long-term wellbeing of our local communities and our staff to ensure we deliver the best service possible.

To date weve helped hundreds of thousands of people to live a happier and healthier lifestyle and you can become apart of giving back to the community!