Chef Manager

Impact Food Group; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive catering company in Chelmsford is seeking a Chef Manager to oversee kitchen operations. This role offers a daytime schedule with weekends and evenings free, along with school holidays off. The ideal candidate should possess strong cooking and management skills, be experienced in using fresh ingredients, and be ready to ensure smooth service for onsite clients. The position comes with a competitive salary and additional benefits, including a bonus potential and free meals during shifts.

Benefits

Bonus potential of up to 10%

Free meals on shift

Company pension

Career development opportunities

Staff discount scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a kitchen and cooking at volume.
• Ability to liaise directly with onsite clients.
• Understanding of quality control and food safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the kitchen team to ensure smooth service.
• Ensure adherence to due diligence and health standards.
• Prepare and cook meals using fresh ingredients.

Skills

Cooking skills

People management

Fresh seasonal ingredient knowledge

Job description

About IFG

Welcome to IFG, we are one of the fastest growing, education catering companies in the country and were recently awarded Education Caterer of the year at the Foodservice Catey Awards. IFG is has 4 amazing brands, Cucina, Innovate, Hutchison & Chapter One.

We’re not going to bore you with a long list of empty adjectives, we want one simple thing : awesome people to help us feed more children better food.

Job Details

• Job Title : Chef Manager
• School Location : New School Opening in Chelmsford Area
• Working Days : Monday to Friday
• Shifts & Working hours : 7am-4pm (45hours per week)
• Working Weeks : 42weeks per year (term time, inset days and 3 additional weeks)
• Pay Details : £38,000 per year

Benefits

• Bonus potential of up to 10% of salary (Company Discretion)
• Free meals on shift & IFG uniform
• Company pension and other great IFG benefits

Background & Responsibilities

We’re open 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, managing your kitchen and liaising directly with onsite clients.

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

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 school holidays off, giving you the opportunity for some great work‑life balance.

As an added bonus a free meal is supplied on shift! (and uniform)

We’ll give you a place to grow and a career to be proud of. There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities to be had and we’ve got a staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers! We also run monthly opportunities for the best teams to win shopping vouchers...

Next Steps

If you think you’ve got what it takes, and the times above suit you, we’d love to hear from you! An interview and 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 required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which IFG will pay for.

EEO & GDPR

We are a committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.