Chef Manager

Impact Food Group; Bromley; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Impact Food Group is seeking a proactive Chef Manager in Bromley to lead the kitchen team at a school, ensuring the delivery of high-quality meals. The role involves managing kitchen operations, from food preparation to team leadership, all while maintaining high standards of food safety. With a competitive salary and opportunities for growth, this is a chance to make a meaningful impact in educational catering while enjoying a great work-life balance.

Benefits

Free meals on shift

Uniform provided

Pension scheme

Mileage compensation

Career development opportunities

Staff discount scheme

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and cooking skills.
• Experience in managing kitchen teams.
• Food hygiene and preparation qualifications essential.

Responsibilities

• Head the kitchen team at one of the schools.
• Manage stock, rosters, and staff.
• Ensure high standards of food safety and hygiene.

Skills

Leadership

Cooking Skills

Financial Skills

Organisational Skills

Food Hygiene

Job description

Welcome to IFG, we are one of the fastest growing, education catering companies in the country and were recently awarded Contract Caterer of the year 2025 at the Contract Catering Awards,

We’renot going to bore you with a long list of empty adjectives; we want one simple thing: awesome people to help us feedmorechildren better food.

Due to continued growth, we are recruiting additional Chef Managers to join the IFG Team- You will assist with the mobalisations of our new sites in September then move to head up the team as Chef Manager at a school local to where you are based.

The role…

Job Title: ChefManager

Area Supporting: Bromley and surrounding areas

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Shifts & Working hours: 6.30am/7am start some flexibility needed (45 hours per week)

Working Weeks: 42weeks per year

(Term time, inset days and 3 additional weeks for deep cleans, stock and getting ready for the new term)

Pay Details: £35,000 per year

Benefits: Whilst mobilising mileage paid at 45p per mile,

free meals on shift, uniform, pension, and other great company benefits.

To begin with this will be a mobile position whilst training and will require a full valid UK driving license and your own vehicle.

What will I be doing?

• As Chef Manager you will head up the kitchen team at one of our schools
• Cook from our amazing menu using fresh seasonal ingredients
• All stock ordering, rotas, and people management
• Responsible for the health and safety & maintaining a high level of food safety and hygiene compliance
• Being financially accountable for the unit attaining its GP/COGs
• Be the face if IFG with the client.

Skills needed:

• Proven leadership skills and the ability to motivate staff
• Strong technical Cooking Skills
• Good financial skills for stocks and menus
• Ability to work in challenging environments, while maintaining high standards
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Food hygiene and food preparation qualifications essential

Your Background…

We’reopen to people with great cooking and people management skills.You will be an experienced Chef Manager, used to cooking using fresh seasonal ingredients at volume of 300+, managing your kitchen and liaising directly with onsite clients.

As the manager you will head up the team, making sure service runs smoothly and that all due diligence is adhered to.

We’renot in the business of making school food,we’rehere to makegoodfood, after all, that’s why our clientsandcustomers love us!

What’s in it for me?

So maybe you fancy working somewhere close to home, with daytime hours, and with your weekends and evenings free?

Not to mention all schoolholidays off, giving you the opportunity for some great work-life balance.

Asan added bonusa free meal is supplied on shift! (and uniform)

We’llgive you a place to grow and a career to be proud of.

There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities to be hadandwe’vegot a staffdiscount scheme at over850 retailers!

We also run monthlyopportunities for the best teams to win shopping vouchers...

Next steps…

If you thinkyou’vegot what it takes, and the times above suit you,we’dlove to hear from you!

An interview and trade test/kitchen visit will be required for this role.

IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are requiredtoundergo an enhancedDBS check, which IFG will pay for.

We area committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail withinyourapplication. Allinformation is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.