Chef Manager

bartlett mitchell - #GThatcham

Colthrop

On-site

GBP 38,000 - 48,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Birthday day off

Michelin-starred chef masterclasses

Fully funded development courses

Discounts & cashback

Cycle-to-work

Freedom Friday – paid charity day

Free lunch

Mental Health App access

Enhanced parental leave

Fertility leave

Grandparent leave

Job summary

bartlett mitchell is seeking an experienced Chef Manager to lead a contract catering site, delivering outstanding food and service across 5 days out of 7 (40 hours per week).

You will run the site operations, liaise with the client, and steer your team to meet targets.

Qualifications

Education and certifications in food safety and safety standards.
Proven management experience in contract catering.
Strong planning, budgeting and forecasting abilities.

Responsibilities

Run the contract and liaise with the client to deliver high-quality food and service.
Recruit, train and motivate your team.
Manage budget, complete weekly reports and stock counts.
Forecast accurately to meet GP and budget targets.
Interact with customers and maximise sales through concepts.
Attend BM Academy workshops to stay ahead of innovations.

Skills

Team leadership

Budget management

Menu planning

Forecasting

Stock control

Food safety

Education

City & Guilds 7061/7062

NVQ or equivalent

Food Safety Level 3

Health & Safety Level 2

Job description

We’re a multi award-winning contract catering company, with a team of trained foodies serving over 45,500 satisfied customers every day. We now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Chef Manager to join our team.

This is a Chef Manager position to work 5 days out of 7 days (40 hours per week).

This is a management role so you will be responsible for the running of the contract, liaising with the client to make sure that all of the customers enjoy the food and service at site, and you will be responsible for recruiting, training and motivating your team. You will also be expected to manage the budget, complete various weekly reports and stock counts, as well as ensuring that you and your team achieve GP and budgets every week. This will require good planning and organising skills, in-depth knowledge of contract catering so that you can forecast accurately, plus the drive and commitment to deliver innovative food and service each and every day – something which sets bartlett mitchell apart from other contract caterers. We know that you will be proud of your standards in hygiene, food safety and compliance. You will want to brief your teams, support your team and find new ways of bringing our fundamentally foodies values into the site. You will be a great manager and chef who can produce outstanding food – you’ll be inspired by the ingredients you work with to create seasonal, balanced and nutritious menus. Being a part of our culture of learning is important here at bartlett mitchell. That’s why you’ll attend our forums andAcademy workshopsto keep up-to-date with food innovation. Being in the kitchen regularly doesn’t mean you won’t see your customers. We expect you to interact regularly with the people who enjoy our food – to measure success and gain inspiration for new ideas and to maximise sales with our concepts and innovations. Ideally you will be educated to a City & Guilds 706 1 and 2, NVQ or have equivalentskills andhold a Food Safety qualification at Level 3 as a minimum, with Health Safety at Level 2. You must also have an excellent knowledge of Food Safety Management System requirements as well as COSHH.

Our benefits include: