Chef Manager

WSH Group; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Genuine creative freedom and access to

Premium ingredients

Collaborative culture

Career progression

Job summary

Genuine Dining is hiring a Chef Manager to lead the retail workplace restaurant and a small team in a fast-paced environment. You will influence menus, ensure food safety, and collaborate with the wider team to deliver exciting, seasonally driven dishes.

As a strong culinary leader, you’ll champion quality, compliance, and sustainability while balancing volume, pace, and commercial awareness to delight today’s workplace diner.

Qualifications

• Proven Head Chef / Manager experience in high-volume, high-quality environments.
• A natural leader who motivates, develops, and leads by example.
• A chef who values creativity, consistency, and compliance equally.

Responsibilities

• Lead the retail workplace restaurant and a small team in a fast-paced environment.
• Provide culinary input, menu collaboration, and operational support for the wider team.
• Design and deliver modern, exciting menus; champion seasonal produce.
• Ensure HACCP, food safety, hygiene, allergen controls and compliance.

Skills

Head Chef

Leadership

Menu Planning

Food Safety

Quality Control

Job description

• Compensation: up to GBP 34644.48 - yearly

Company Description

Chef Manager

Job Description:

Are you an inspiring Chef Manager ready to lead a modern workplace dining operation.Genuine Dining is looking for a confident, people-focused culinary leader who is uncompromising on food safety standards and passionate about delivering creative, exciting food at scale.

Job Description

The Role

As Chef Manager, you will have full responsibility for the retail workplace restaurant, leading a small team in a fast-paced environment.

You will also support the wider team when required, offering culinary input, menu collaboration, and operational support.

This is a standout opportunity to shape the food culture of a premium contract, delivering menus that are seasonal, sustainable, nutritionally balanced, and designed to excite today’s workplace diner.

Food safety is fundamental to this role. You will be accountable for:

• Maintaining exceptional food safety, hygiene, and allergen controls
• Ensuring full compliance with HACCP, EHO, and Genuine Dining standards
• Leading a strong food safety culture through training, coaching, and attention to detail
• Delivering consistent quality and safe systems across all retail services
• Creativity & Menu Innovation

Alongside operational excellence, creativity is key. You will:

• Design and deliver modern, exciting menus that encourage engagement and repeat visits
• Champion seasonal produce and premium ingredients
• Balance innovation with volume, pace, and commercial awareness
• Drive sustainable practices, reducing food waste and carbon impact

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For

• Proven Head Chef / Managerexperience in high-volume, high-quality environments
• A natural leader who motivates, develops, and leads by example
• A chef who values creativity, consistency, and compliance equally

Additional Information

Why Join Genuine Dining?

• Genuine creative freedom and access to premium ingredients
• A collaborative, forward-thinking, people-first culture
• Ongoing learning, development, and clear career progression
• A rare evening free Chef Manager role
• If you’re a Head Chef who believes modern workplace dining should be safe, inspiring, and full of personality, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Type: Full-time

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