Chef Manager

Aramark Ltd; Grays; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Parking

Local transport links

MyStaffShop discounts

Life assurance

Pension contributions

Generous holiday entitlement

Job summary

Aramark UK is recruiting an experienced Chef Manager to oversee daily kitchen operations at USP Palmers, Grays, Essex. You will direct a team, prepare meals, and ensure food quality and brand standards across deli and hot counter service.

The role is full-time (40 hours/week, Mon–Fri, 7:00–15:30) with evenings free; benefits include free meals, parking, discounts, and potential career progression within a world-leading contract catering company.

Qualifications

• Must have resided in the UK for the past 5 years and have a legal right to work.
• Must be able to pass full security vetting and DBS checks.
• Relevant culinary qualification and previous on-the-job experience.
• Previous managerial experience and financial awareness (P&L, stocktaking).

Responsibilities

• Hot and cold food production for deli grab & go and hot counter service at breakfast and lunch.
• Organise and coordinate hospitality; lead the team to ensure tasks and recipes meet brand standards.
• Accountable for stock flow, rotation, and regular stock takes along with back-office paperwork.
• Place orders and manage stock rotation; handle customer complaints as required.
• Direct and coach team members, ensuring training and development needs are met.

Skills

Managerial experience

UK residency 5 years

Security vetting / DBS clearance

Financial processing, P&L, stocktaking

Education

Culinary/cookery qualification

Job description

Mandatory qualifications

• Must have resided in the UK for the past 5 years and have a legal right to work
• Must be able to pass full security vetting and DBS checks
• Relevant culinary/cookery qualification and previous on the job experience - ideally within a school environment.
• Previous managerial experience
• Knowledge of financial processing and an understanding of P&L and stocktaking.

Your Aramark journey starts here:

• Aramark UK are currently recruiting an experienced Chef Manager to join our team working at USP Palmers, Grays, Essex, RM12 5TD
• You will be responsible for overseeing the day to day running of the unit, preparing meals, delegating tasks to your team and leading your team to success.
• Aramark UK are making a work life balance achievable whilst still working in hospitality, cultivating your culinary career with a world leading organisation.
• Aramark provides world-class contract catering services to our extensive list of clients across the UK, including Defence and Judicial, private industry and Education.
• We are very lucky to have some of the best Culinary and Catering talent that the UK has to offer working within our teams.
• A day in the life of a Chef Manager:
  • Hot and cold food production for the deli grab & go and hot counter food service 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 using standard recipes and in line with Aramark brand standards
  • Accountable for stock flow and rotation of products
  • Placing orders and stock rotation, carrying out regular stock takes and completing the relevant back office paperwork.
  • Handle customer complaints as required
  • Direct and coach team members to learn procedures and standards for all kitchen tasks, ensuring all training and development needs are met

Work hours and compensation

• This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, term time only. Shifts range between 7am - 3.30pm, leaving your evenings free - a rarity when you work within culinary/hospitality.
• The hourly rate is £16.50.
• Free meals, parking and local transport links.
• You will have access to MyStaffShop - which includes 100's of discounts, including savings on your weekly supermarket shop and weekend treats.
• We also offer a company package including life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy more, and many more perks.
• You will also be joining a talented team, with fabulous career prospects that could lead to all sorts of opportunities - we LOVE to promote from within.
• We are passionate about developing our people from within; great training and development is available. We also offer apprenticeship schemes, so that your learning journey can continue.