Chef Manager

Aramark Ltd; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme and life assurance

Generous annual leave

Free meals on shift

Employee benefit scheme

Job summary

Aramark UK is recruiting a Chef Manager to lead the culinary team at Westminster Kingsway College in London. The role is permanent, term-time only (37 weeks/year), full-time 40 hours weekly, 7am–3:30pm to cover breakfast and lunch service.

Benefits include Enhanced DBS, pension, life assurance, generous leave, free meals on shift, and access to employee discounts and support programmes. DBS will be required for the position.

Qualifications

• Recent Chef Manager experience, preferably within the education sector.
• A passion for producing good food.
• A willingness to engage with the students to enhance their experience within the catering areas.
• People management experience.
• Good client communication skills.
• Strong computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Hot and cold food production for breakfast and lunch.
• Organise and coordinate hospitality while leading the team to allocate tasks and ensure food prep is delivered.
• Accountable for stock control and rotation of products.
• Direct and coach team members on procedures and standards for kitchen tasks.
• Ensure training and development needs are met.

Skills

Chef management

People management

Client communication

Computer skills

Passion for good food

Job description

Aramark UK is recruiting a Chef Manager to lead the culinary team at one of our sites in London, Westminster Kingsway College. This is a permanent, term time only position, working 37 weeks per year, giving you plenty of time off over the holidays! This is a full time role, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday. The Chef Manager will be working 7am-3.30pm to allow for breakfast and lunch preparation and service. If you love creating meals that put a smile on people's faces, we would love to hear from you. An Enhanced DBS check will be needed for this position. Interested? Read on!

A day in the life of a Chef Manager:

Hot and cold food production for both breakfast and lunchtime You will be organising and coordinating hospitality - alongside leading the team to ensure tasks are appropriately allocated and food preparation activities are delivered Accountable for stock flow and rotation of products

• Direct and coach team members to learn procedures and standards for all kitchen tasks,
• ensuring all training and development needs are met

• Recent Chef Manager experience, preferably within the education sector
• A passion for producing good food
• A willingness to engage with the students to enhance their experience within the catering areas
• People management experience
• Good client communication skills
• Strong computer skills

• A salary of up to £35,000, DOE Term time only, 37 working weeks per year!
• Pension scheme and life assurance
• Generous annual leave that increases in line with service, with the opportunity to buy extra
• Free meals on shift
• Access to an employee benefit scheme that offers discounts across hundreds of retail and leisure providers
• Employee assistance programme, available for free 24/5
• Access to a network of trained mental health champions
• FOOD! A plethora of opportunities to attend in-house events and try out the culinary genius of our teams (we are a food business after all!)