Chef Manager

Scattergoods Agency; Guildford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A contract catering company is seeking a Chef Manager in Guildford, England. You will lead the kitchen team, ensure excellent service, and utilize fresh ingredients. The role offers a great work-life balance with daytime hours, Monday to Friday, and a fantastic benefits package including a rewards platform and employee recognition. If you're passionate about food and people management, apply now!

Benefits

Rewards Platform with exclusive discounts

Excellent work-life balance

Free meal on shift

Uniform

Pension

Wellbeing assistance

Employee recognition rewards

Online learning and career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Experienced Chef Manager, preferably with experience in contract catering.
• Used to cooking with fresh seasonal ingredients at volume.
• Skills in managing kitchens and leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Manage the successful operation of the catering unit.
• Recruit, manage, and inspire the team.
• Track and manage profits and losses effectively.
• Ensure compliance with food legislation and safety training.
• Build strong client relationships and deliver excellent customer experience.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Verbal Communication

Leading People

Coaching

Driving for Results

Planning and Prioritising

Job description

Our client is a successful and growing contract catering

company and they are currently recruiting for a Chef Manager

for one of their school contracts based in Guildford, Surrey.

They are looking for someone with great cooking and people

management skills. You will be an experienced Chef Manager,

used to cooking using fresh seasonal ingredients at volume,

managing your kitchen and liaising directly with onsite clients.

As manager you will head up the team, making sure service

runs smoothly and that all due diligence is adhered to.

If you are looking to create great food whilst having a fantastic

work life balance then this could be the perfect role for you! You

will be working daytimes, Monday to Friday with weekends and

the school holidays off!

The company are committed to rewarding and developing

people and offer a great benefits package including:

-Rewards Platform with exclusive discounts and benefits

-Excellent work life balance

-Free meal on shift

-Uniform

-Pension

-Wellbeing assistance

-Employee recognition rewards

-Online learning platform with access to training, resources and

career growth

Hours:

- 42 week contract (term time)

- 45 hours per week

- Monday to Friday

- 6.30am-4pm

Duties

-Managing the successful operation of the catering unit through

the team, ensuring customers have an inspiring experience

encouraging them to return thereby maximising the unit's

commercial contribution.

-Recruits, manages and inspires the team so that they are

excited and want to perform at their best, thereby providing a

safe environment and an outstanding customer experience.

-Understands, tracks and manages the departments profits and

loss drivers so as to minimise costs and optimise the units profit

contribution to the business.

-Ensures the team have completed all their relevant safety and

food legislation training including allergens and safeguarding,

to ensure sites maintain company standards and are compliant

so a consistently safe customer and colleague experience is

maintained every day.

-Plays an active role in the education model supporting

hospitality functions and promoting the business positively.

Creates legendary client relationships through understanding

and meeting needs in a timely manner.

-Maintains adherence to the operating standards to deliver

consistently strong standards across the sites and in line with

business policies and procedures.

-Consistently seeks to deliver best food, including presentation

and service of product.

-Delivers an excellent customer experience so that the teams

can see what great service looks like.

-Monitors overall performance and strives to deliver long-term

sustainable customer satisfaction.

-Builds a rapport with customers and client to support the

objective of helping pupils eat more adventurously.

Skills required:

-Teamwork

-Attention to detail

-Verbal Communication

-Leading People

-Coaching

-Driving for Results

-Planning and Prioritising

If you are a Chef Manager looking for a fantastic new opportunity, please apply now.