Chef Manager

Elior; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality service provider is seeking a Cafe Chef Manager in Greater London to manage teams and ensure excellent service delivery. The role involves motivating staff, budget management, and maintaining high-quality standards. Ideal candidates will have leadership experience and a background in catering. Work pattern is 37.5 hours per week over 5 days.

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in customer service excellence.
• Proven team leadership experience required.
• Previous experience in catering is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage and motivate the team on site.
• Control and manage the budget.
• Ensure team communications and operational excellence.

Skills

Customer service excellence

Team leadership

Self-motivated

Job description

Elior Hospitals - Nourishing Those Who Care

At Royal Marsden within our Hospitals division, we make sure teams, patients, and visitors have access to wholesome, comforting food when they need it most. Because good nutrition isn't just fuel - it's part of the recovery journey, and we're proud to play a role in that.

What you'll be doing...

As a Cafe Chef Manager you will proactively manage teams on site as well as be accountable for recruiting, inducting, training, and supporting colleagues to deliver an efficient, high-quality service to Elior UK, our customer and clients.

• Motivating and managing a team
• Controlling and managing a budget
• Accountable for ensuring ongoing team communications, including building internal and external relationships, management reporting and client liaison to enable operational excellence

Working Pattern: 5 days out of 7. 37.5 hours per week.

What can you bring?

• Genuine interest in customer service excellence
• Focused on the front line
• Proven team leader experience
• Self-motivated and able to work well unsupervised
• Previous experience within catering desirable