Chef Manager

Bartlett-Mitchell

Epping Forest

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 52,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Annual day off for birthday

Monthly masterclasses with Michelin‑st

Fully funded development courses 2–7

Discounts and cashback

Cycle-to-work scheme

Freedom Friday – paid charity day

Free lunch every workday

Mental Health Charter App access

Enhanced parental leave

Paid fertility leave

Grandparent leave

Job summary

Bartlett-Mitchell in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Chef Manager to lead a contracted site, ensuring outstanding food and service daily.

You will recruit, train and motivate the team, manage budgets and GP, forecast demand, and work closely with the client to exceed expectations while promoting innovation and quality across menus and service.

Qualifications

Experience managing a contract catering site.
Strong leadership and people-management capabilities.
Proven ability to control budgets and forecast GP.
Knowledge of food safety, hygiene and COSHH requirements.

Responsibilities

Lead the site and manage contract operations to meet client expectations.
Recruit, train and motivate the onsite team to deliver high service standards.
Manage budgets, GP, weekly reports and stock counts with accurate forecasting.
Collaborate with the client to ensure exceptional food and service daily.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Forecasting

Menu development

Staff training

Customer liaison

Food safety & hygiene

Quality standards

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 full-time position, working Monday to Friday, with a total of 40 hours per week.

The role will be based at our new location:

National Grid Substation
Waltham Cross, Essex
EN10 6EY

Start date -1st September 2026

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 and experience 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: